That climb had gone so smoothly he was certain he could free solo it, despite the route's legendary difficulty. When Half Dome was first climbed, in 1957, it had taken Californian Royal Robbins ...

Details the tenth attempt by Jim Erickson and Art Higbee to scale the two thousand-foot-high vertical face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Narrated by Robert Redford.

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 ...

Among the many displays, there are artifacts from the first ascents of Half Dome and ... the Yosemite Climbing Association. The entry fee is just $5. Kids 12 and under get in for free.

Mountain climbing ... "Free Solo". Alex also holds the record for the fastest ascent of the "Yosemite Triple Crown", which includes Mount Watkins, The Nose, and the Regular Northwest Face of Half ...

In 2008, Alex free-soloed the Half Dome, another infamous Yosemite landmark. He admits that choosing not to prepare was a near-fatal mistake. There were a number of moments during the climb that ...

The essential gear that Jason Torlano and Zach Milligan used to survive their historic ski descent of Half Dome to the Yosemite ... old Black Diamond Alpine Bod climbing harness with the leg ...