The Half Dome cables protect the last 400 feet of an eight-mile hiking route to the top of the iconic batholith. The cables section is a Class III scramble with high-consequence exposure.

To make Half Dome safer, take down the cables. Connie Stewart, Santa Monica.. To the editor: Your article seems to indicate ...

When nature photographer Kirk Keeler was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer two and a half years ago, he made a promise to himself: To climb Yosemite's notoriously challenging Half Dome while he ...

For Keeler, the Half Dome climb marked a return to the skyline of one of his favorite places. ... Those routes on Half Dome range from 5.9 or 5.12 on a difficulty scale that tops out at 5.15.

Backers of a proposal to allow an unlimited number of people to hike to the top of Yosemite National Park's iconic Half Dome seem to ignore the obvious: This is nuts. Because permits from the ...

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 ...

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.