Search results for: “Climbing”
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The Cables Are Up! Read All About It!
There’s a great article over at the Sonora Union Democrat site which talks about the lure of climbing the cables up Half Dome, which by the way, are up for the season. So check out the article then grab your hiking shoes, some water and a sandwich and take off. The Union Democrat: Brian Ward,…
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What’s Your Teens Plans For The Summer?
So what are your kids planning to do with their summer? Lay around? Watch TV? Play video games? Hang out at the mall? Well, how about rafting, backpacking and climbing in Yosemite while earning college credits and getting valuable experience working in the field with naturalists? That’s what you get when you sign up for…
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Something For Free
So I was talking to Jon over at YosemiteTrailsDVD.com and he’s given me permission to pass along a great offer to you. If you visit his website and order one of his great DVDs packed full of information on trails, beautiful photos, and great tips you can get it for only $19.95 (plus S&H and…
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Another Great Yosemite Resource
The Weather Channel (weather.com) has a really great page on Yosemite with lots of cool things including mosquito reports, moon-sun rise and set, activity guides, and average temperatures. They’re also the ones I turn to for my 10 day weather forecast. What else could a photographer want in a website? Technorati Tags: climbing, cool, photography,…
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Only serious climbers can tackle El Capitan
The Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio.com) has a pretty good article with some good information about climbing El Capitan. Akron Beacon Journal: “El Capitan — also called The Chief and The Big Rock — features gray granite that is especially tough and weather resistant. That makes it very appealing to climbers, many of whom consider El…
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Yosemite Climber and Paramedic Saves Lives One Last Time
I’m glad there are people like this in the world. What a great guy. Be sure to read all the story over at SF Gate. SF Gate: “As in life, paramedic Daniel Paul Scott went on saving people after dying in a rock-climbing accident. Mr. Scott’s major organs went to six people in California and…
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Half Dome Crazy
Amy Balfour wrote this awesome article which appeared in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel about her experience hiking the backside of Half Dome. You have to read it. It’s fantastically witty, humorous, and engaging. Here’s a clip to get you warmed up. Sun-Sentinel : “I approach the cables on this warm July 4th weekend, scrutinizing my…
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Eyesore substation removed from Yosemite Valley
One of the things I’ve always thought was totally out of place and destroyed the beauty of Yosemite has been removed. The big green electrical substation at the end of Camp 4 has been an eyesore since the 1990’s when it was taken out of operation but that’s no more. The substation was removed by…
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Help A Great Cause, Get Some Awesome Artwork
The Yosemite Climbing Association will be holding a silent art auction hosted by the Ansel Adams Gallery on October 22nd. The artwork will be available for viewing October 21st with bidding beginning the 22nd. Such notable artists as Galen Rowell, Greg Epperson, Vern Clevenger, Chris Falkenstein, Karl Bralich, Jody Langford, Michael Frye, Penny Otwell and…
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When Passions Collide by Misha Logvinov
“It’s 4 AM and we wake from a short three-hour sleep just outside the West Gate of Yosemite National Park. Our rogue “campsite” was a discovery I made a few years back after realizing that civilized camping within park boundaries during tourist high season is impossible on short notice. Still barely awake, I silently drive…