The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be reset Friday - a full week ahead of schedule. That has opened a one-week window to reserve climbing permits for those who ...

Half Dome cables are up in Yosemite National Park, California for the the 2019 summer hiking season. Permits are required. Here’s more information about how to prepare and enter the lottery for ...

YOSEMITE (CBS/AP) - A summer rite of passage is underway at Yosemite National Park, where the handrails on Half Dome are in place and hikers began scaling the granite monolith Friday morning. Park ...

The trail to Half Dome from Yosemite Valley is an extremely strenuous hike covering more than 17 miles. Hikers reach 4,800 feet of elevation along the trail that passes highlights such as Vernal ...

In the fastest five minutes of the year, Yosemite sold all the permits to climb Half Dome for weekends in May and June. For weekdays, the new required permits sold out in 23 minutes. "We knew they ...

Want to hike to the top of the Half Dome in Yosemite? It might be tougher to get a permit this summer than last. The National Park is considering creating… ...

The scariest part of climbing the famous Half Dome cables is not the difficulty of the climb, the steepness of the slope, the dizzying exposure or the altitude.

If you’re hoping to hike Half Dome at California’s Yosemite National Park this summer, you’ll want to take action by March 31. That’s because, under a new system, permits to reach the ...

Half Dome cables are up in Yosemite National Park, California for the the 2019 summer hiking season. Permits are required. Here’s more information about how to prepare and enter the lottery for ...