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The scariest part of climbing the famous Half Dome cables is not the difficulty of the climb, the steepness of the slope, the dizzying exposure or the altitude.

Yosemite's most underrated trail, like many of the park's most popular routes, gets its name from historical figures. Olmstead Point was named after landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and his ...

Shutterstock Half Dome Cable Route, California George Anderson was either brave or totally nuts when he decided to drill his way up Half Dome in 1875. By hand. Armed with basic tools and serious guts, ...

Kirk Keeler and his wife, Anna Keeler, after Kirk and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson climbed the Snake Dike route on Half Dome in Yosemite National Park on Aug. 3, 2024. (Kaare Iverson) ...

A preseason lottery system is used for those permitted to climb the cables each year, limiting the route up the cables to 300 people a day—225 hikers and 75 backpackers.

Astroman is one of Yosemite Valley’s legendary climbs and one of the most famous in the world. It is located on the East Face of Washington Column, way down in the valley, right in front of Half Dome.

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...

Climbing Half Dome is risky. The solution, if we're concerned about safety, is to completely remove the cables, not enhance them.