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Yosemite News

17th hiker fatality on Yosemite's Half Dome

Yosemite National Park's Half Dome is more than just a spectacular view from the top. It can also be a challenging hike with the inherent dangers of being atop a huge granite boulder.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar

Half Dome claims another hiker in Yosemite

Yosemite National Parks Half Dome cable climb has claimed another hiker. The hiker was on the climb Sunday when she fell.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 9 comments

Vernal Falls claims three hikers in Yosemite (updated)

Since the beginning of published accounts in 1920, there have been at least 13 hikers who have been swept over the edge of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park. Three hikers have gone missing in the area, according to media reports.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar

Two more Yosemite hikers feared lost

The Yosemite and Hetch Hetchy valleys have been dangerous this year due to the amount of snow melt occurring recently. The rivers and streams have been running heavy and very cold the past few weeks.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 5 comments

First fire for summer in Yosemite National Park

Dry lightning and even lightning associated with thunderstorms is a larger problem in spring and summer in the back country wilderness of Yosemite National Park. (6/28/11 update)

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 3 comments

Two hikers perish in Yosemite National Park

Two hikers have lost their lives in separate incidents in Yosemite National Park on Friday, the thirteenth. Weather conditions are partly to blame.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar

Yosemite National Park still closed

Yosemite National Park has also taken the brunt of the recent storms passing through Northern California in the past few weeks.

In the Media by Gar Swaffar - 1 comment

Yosemite celebrates its 120th birthday

Yosemite Ntl Park - Yosemite National Park, the third national park created in the United States after Yellowstone and Sequoia national parks, celebrated its 120th birthday yesterday --- Friday, October 1st.

In the Media by Ken Wightman - 3 comments