Former Sonoma County resident Kirk Keeler, who has Stage 4 colon cancer, and Santa Rosa professional climber Kevin Jorgeson are attempting a route called Snake Dike that on Half Dome’s southwest face ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK -- Yosemite National Park rangers have recently discovered evidence of a black bear's presence on the summit of Half Dome. Rangers say Yosemite bears are excellent climbers and ...

To the editor: My suggestion for making Half Dome safer is to take the cables down. Not just part of the year, as is done now ...

1 of 11 — Veterans Andrew Sullens and Nate Watson scale the western wall of Half Dome with help from Tim "Timmy" O'Neill, co-founder of Paradox Sports, and volunteer Pat Warren. 2 of 11 — Sullens, who ...

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Hikers use cables to make their way toward the Half Dome summit in Yosemite National Park in 2015. (Marc Martin / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: My suggestion for making Half Dome safer is to take ...

I'd just hiked the grueling 7.5 miles from Yosemite Valley up to the base of the storied Half Dome cables, and though I'd researched the trek plenty, my first reaction to seeing the cables up close ...