Yosemite Blog

Search results for: “Climbing”

  • Use headphones

    This isn’t about Yosemite, although climbing El Cap is one of the ideas mentioned in the new episode of The Dirtbag Diaries. This audio series, by Fitz Cahall, is almost one year old and covers all kinds of outdoor stuff. He even has a famous sponsor. Check out #12, too, with photos from a little…

  • Venues needed for Denny exhibit

    This is the last week to see “Yosemite in the Sixties: Climbing life through the lens of Glen Denny”, at the museum (near the Visitor’s Center). There are some amazing photos at this exhibit. Check out these two at the Yosemite Climbing Association. The YCA wants to “… have the Denny exhibit travel. Anyone that…

  • A. Phimister Proctor & Half Dome

    Now there’s a name for you! Why is he the subject of today’s blog?  Well, we all should know by now that the first ascent up Half Dome was done by George Anderson in 1875. As any 3rd grade history student knows, he did this by drilling holes and made his own staircase with steel…

  • Trail Running with Nemo

    Summer wanes. Days are short and still getting shorter and weather is less stable. The fall colors are all but gone, but on the plus side the summer crowds are all but gone as well. I came to Yosemite for the rock climbing, but lately, it’s the hiking and especially trail running that appeals to…

  • Anniversary Run

    A few weeks ago I celebrated a one year anniversary by going for a run on one of my favorite Yosemite trails. It has been a whole year since I was crushed by a giant boulder midway up LeConte gully, rescued by the heroic Yosemite Search and Rescue team, and put back together at Stanford…

  • Climber Dies on Cathedral Peak

    Bad weather claimed the life of a 44 year old Oakland man when he was trapped on Cathedral Peak overnight by sleet and snow. San Jose Mercury News: “Peter Charles Noble, 44, was unresponsive when park rescue crews found him Sunday morning, park officials said. Bad weather trapped Noble and his climbing partner, whose name…

  • Two Cool Videos of Bouldering In Yosemite

    I personally don’t climb because I’m a big stupid animal who is very clumsy (so not lieing here) but I have great admiration for those who love the sport. Here’s a couple of great videos from Betabase via Tom over at Allclimbing.com of bouldering in Yosemite. Way cool. BetaBase: “As some of you know Courtney…

  • Man Rescued from Peak after Fall

    [Yosemite Search and Rescue] and the [Mono County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue] team were called in to rescue an injured climber after he slipped and fell while traversing an ice field just outside the east entrance of Yosemite National Park. Tahoebonanza.com: “Kerry Knovak, 41, suffered a possible broken ankle after sliding about 20 feet at…

  • It’s Different in the Winter

    Yosemite is a different place in the winter, one that the millions of visitors who only come during the busy season (June, July, August) never see. It’s a little more quiet, there’s a little more solitude and life takes on a slower pace as the surrounding mountains lie under a deep blanket of snow. Don’t…

  • Doing The Impossible

    Karen Darke had kayaked the inside passage from Canada to Alaska, skied across Greenland and bicycled over the Himalayas; all major accomplishments in themselves but for Karen, paralyzed from the ribs down since she was injured in a climbing incident 15 years ago, she had one more thing she wanted to do, climb [El Capitan].…