Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau Become the First Women to Complete the Yosemite Triple Crown
On June 8, Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau climbed El Capitan, Mount Watkins, and Half Dome in 23 hours and 36 minutes.
Half Dome
Half Dome
“You Rotten Lucky Bastards”
How Royal Robbins’s first ascent of the 'Regular Northwest Face' of Half Dome transformed the history of American climbing—and its culture.
Jerry Gallwas Established the U.S.’s First Big Wall. It was the Defining Moment of a Brief Career.
Jerry Gallwas made history when he climbed the Northwest Face of Half Dome with Royal Robbins and Mike Sherrick in 1957. Then the army, raising a family, and a 150-foot fall changed his priorities.
We Stole the Preacher’s Food and Ran For It. I Had to Come Clean
A gang of Camp 4’s hungriest showed up for an orthodox affair fielded by the Arise and Shine Pentecostal Church out of Modesto, California. We’d never seen so much grub...
“Add Some More Bolts” Says Snake Dike First Ascensionist
"Snake Dike is a lovely route on one of the great monoliths of our planet. Had we had more time and more bolts, we would have [placed more bolts] ourselves during the first ascent."
Retro-Bolt Snake Dike? Peter Croft, John Long Think So, Others Debate.
Five veteran climbers, Peter Croft, Jeff Jackson, John Long, Pete Takeda, and Dougald MacDonald argue the issue of retro-bolting older moderate routes with big runouts.
Was This Yosemite’s Most Miserable Shiver Bivy?
In the winter of 1986, three highly experienced Yosemite wall climbers were trapped for days in a blizzard on Half Dome's South Face.
What Does It Take To Impress Alex Honnold? Blitz Up El Cap, Half Dome and Mt. Watkins. That’s 71 pitches, 7,000 feet of Climbing, in a Single Day.
Oh, plus miles of approach and descent for Jordan Cannon and Scott Bennett, who also biked between the walls.
Seeing the Light Through the Eyes of an Artist and Climber
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TED: Alex Honnold—How I Climbed a 3,000-Foot Vertical Cliff Without Ropes
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By the Numbers: Yosemite Rockfall
The stats and science behind the Valley’s constantly exfoliating granite.
The Science of Rockfall: What We Know—and What We Don’t
Yosemite geologists, with the help of climbers, are inching closer to answering the elusive question: "Why do rocks fall?"
That One Time: Thunder Thighs
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Royal Robbins: The Kingpin of Yosemite's Golden Age
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Half Dome Post-Rock Fall Conditions: One Year Later
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Video: An LED Topo on Half Dome’s Snake Dike
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The Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome has Been Restored
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
What’s Next For Damaged Half Dome Route?
Check out Dougald MacDonald's author page.
Key Section of Famed Half Dome Route Falls Off
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Details on Women's Nose Record, El Cap–Half Dome Link-Up
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Late Season El Cap & Half Dome Link
Check out Luke Laeser's author page.
The First Free Ascent of Arcturus, Half Dome – Photo Gallery
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Honnold Free-Solos Half Dome's NW Face
Check out Dougald MacDonald's author page.
Caldwell, Honnold: Yosemite Free Triple Crown
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Committed: Northwest Face of Half Dome, Yosemite
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Snake Dike (III 5.7 R)
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Honnold and Stanhope Interview: Southern Belle (5.12d R)
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Late Season El Cap & Half Dome Link
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Not Busted: Free Climbing Half Dome's Regular NW Face
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Katie Brown: Half Dome All-Free Onsight
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Honnold Free-Solos Half Dome's NW Face
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Scary Half Dome Route Gets Second Free Ascent
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Women Break Speed Records for El Cap, Half Dome
Check out Chris Van Leuven's author page.