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 ...

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 ...

Half Dome's cables have been around for more than a century. The cables are crude and dangerous — and have fascinated adventurous souls from the start. (Jack Dolan / Los Angeles Times) Clinging for ...

YOSEMITE N.P. - Hitting Yosemite's iconic Half Dome anytime soon? Don't forget to pick up after yourself while you're there. The most famous -- or infamous -- part of the hike is the ascent up Half ...

“I need you to sit down,” the doctor told Kirk Keeler, a nature photographer who grew up in Sonoma County and is now living in Nevada City. Keeler had just had his first colonoscopy and was still ...

Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again, as my forearms trembled ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - There was a time not long ago when a climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome was a solitary trek attempted by only the most daring adventurers. Over the ...

This week, a group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, many with disabilities, marked Sept. 11 by climbing two peaks in Yosemite National Park.... For Wounded Vets, Climbing Half Dome Only Half The ...

Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again, as my forearms trembled ...