Spending time in Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park in California is a great introduction to this national park. But ...

A prominent feature of the Yosemite Valley, this granite rock face rises up 4,737 feet above the valley floor (8,844 feet above sea level). In 1875, George Anderson scaled the rock face and ...

Aside from the ice climbers, mountaineers, and Charles Albert, every climber needs a pair of reliable climbing shoes.

These five places in California's wilderness are jaw-droppingly beautiful but stealthily treacherous, taking the lives of ...

I got certified in wilderness medicine, learned how to drive 12-passenger vehicles with 12 sea kayaks attached to the back ...

I’m an adventure guide for an all-women’s travel company, which means I get to lead groups of incredible women on hiking, backpacking, surfing, rappelling, snorkelling and cultural trips ...

The granite faces of El Capitan and Half Dome are dream destinations for climbers who train for years to scale them. In spring, runoff from the Sierra snowpack turns the valley into a roar of water.

A 26-year-old San Ramon woman died Sunday after she fell from the Half Dome cables at Yosemite National Park, according to park officials. The park’s emergency communications center received a 911 ...