Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...

I’ve hiked Half Dome four times. I consider myself an experienced hiker, but even so, every time I complete the cable section I breathe a huge sigh of relief. The final 400-foot climb to the top ...

It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are ... followed by a long, flat section through Little Yosemite Valley near the Merced River.