Matthew Stewart started an adventure climbing Half Dome in Yosemite in 2023 just like many fit 28-year-olds would: Prepared, optimistic, excited, and aware. He never expected to have to be ...

The trail then ventures up the sub dome. When you finally reach the base of the Half Dome, a steep rocky climb finally takes you up the Half Dome Cables, a vertical, exposed rock face scalable by ...

However, a combination of wetness, climber fatigue, and impatience have led to a fair share of accidents on the trail. Half Dome has claimed approximately 60 hikers, the most recent of which was ...

Legendary climber Zach Milligan, who skied down Half Dome in Yosemite, dies after an ice climbing accident in the Canadian Rockies. Legendary free-solo climber Zach Milligan was found dead at the ...

From 2005 to 2015, Half Dome's perilous climb has prompted at least 140 search ... A smaller crowd might also mean that the trail wouldn't become bottle-necked during poor weather conditions.

Yosemite Valley offers hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulty from the half-mile Bridalveil Fall Trail (which is under construction through fall 2023) to the Half Dome Trail, a 14-mile ...