To hike Half Dome, the trail is about 14 to 16 miles long and features elevation gains totaling 4,800 feet (for reference, the elevation gain on the Mist Trail is between 1,000 and 2,000 feet ...

An Arizona college student died earlier this month after slipping and falling down during a hike at California's Yosemite ...

Rising more than 1,500 metres above Yosemite Valley and 2,682 metres above sea level, Half Dome is one of the most challenging hikes in Yosemite. Spanning more than 30km, the hike is suited to ...

A year later, he was back on Half Dome to do that climb. Here, in his own words, is how he made it through: I’M AN EAST Coaster who started taking annual trips out west to hike and backpack with ...