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 ...

You should also be prepared with a map and compass ... the park service began limiting the number of people allowed to hike Half Dome each day by requiring day-hike permits.

Last month, 20-year-old Grace Rohloff slipped and died descending from the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National ... for the final ascent and initial hike down, but deaths caused by falls ...

A fall from that height — on the climbing cables that mark the final 400-foot ascent to the summit of Yosemite’s Half Dome — could ... Then there’s the grueling hike itself.

The permits required for the Half Dome hike have been canceled through June 13. Hikers who have permits for days when the trail remains closed will not have to pay the $10-a-person fee ...

The Half Dome hike is a full-day outing ... Instead, lucky lottery winners are given a paper ticket, a map, coordinates, and ...

Rohloff described how the pair had completed several hikes together throughout Arizona, and how his daughter was thrilled when she secured a permit to hike Yosemite's Half Dome. The dome stands ...

Rohloff recalled his daughter's excitement when they secured permits to hike Half Dome. He described her as "extremely detailed-oriented and thorough" and said she suggested they tackle the hike ...

An Arizona college student died earlier this month after slipping and falling down during a hike at California's Yosemite National Park, officials confirmed Wednesday. The Mariposa County coroner ...