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  • Sunlit

    Sunlit Originally uploaded by Campin’ Guy. One of my favorite photos from last weeks trip to Yosemite is this one of the west scarp of El Capitan from across the meadow.

  • Should I try to get a first come, first served site or make reservations?

    Sherwin writes: I am planning on going to Yosemite the 20, 21, 22 of March, I believe thats a monday, tuesday, wednesday. Do you know if it is busy at that time or will I be able to get into the first come first serve camp by El Capitan? If its busy then im gonna…

  • Horsetail Fall

    Here’s another great photo sent in by Chaz. Horsetail Fall is a thin, fine wisp of ephemera as it courses over the northeast face of El Capitan and, when conditions are just right for two weeks each February, it is illuminated by the cross light of the setting Sun. Sort of our own “Stonehenge at…

  • Yosemite From The Air

    Yosemite Aerial Originally uploaded by x180. James Davidson took this great shot of Yosemite from the air looking east. In the shot you can clearly make out El Capitan, Half Dome, Tuolumne Meadows and Mono Lake in the distance. Great shot.

  • Climber Aims to Bring Awareness to Organ Donation

    KESQ News: “A woman who has climbed several of the world’s best-known peaks since surviving a heart transplant ten years ago, began her toughest ascent yet today — the sheer, nearly three-thousand-foot-high face of El Capitan. 43-year-old Kelly Perkins started what’s expected to be five days of vertical climbing and camping on the massive granite…

  • Bears Look For Free Lunch In Climbers Haul Bags

    Looks like a couple of bears have found a new, easy meal away from the rangers and the hub-bub of the camp grounds; they’ve began raiding climbers haul bags. NPS: “Climbers, please be vigilant. Two or more bears have been tearing into haul bags and day packs at the base of El Capitan for food.…

  • Rangers Are Ready. Where Are The Bears?

    Union Democrat: “Yosemite National Park officials are prepared to use a new hazing technique to keep black bears out of campgrounds in Yosemite Valley. Now, if the bears would just make an appearance. Not that they’ve disappeared — here and there the bruins crop up to snatch an El Capitan climber’s lunch or surprise a…

  • Spring Inspires Climbers

    The Sacramento Bee: “‘Yosemite just comes alive in the spring,’ says Dave Bengston, 44, who has climbed El Capitan 48 times and logged over 1,000 hours on Yosemite rock. ‘All the plants and animals are moving into the growing season. Although there can still be a bit of water on the north-facing cliffs, there’s such…

  • Climber Dreams of Preserving Yosemite’s Rich Climbing History

    Yosemite has long been felt as the “heart” of big wall climbing in America. In fact, much of what we know as climbing today was pioneered in Yosemite or by climbers who’d grown up climbing Yosemite’s big walls. Here’s one man who’d like to see that rich history preserved. LA Times (free registration required):During three…

  • Zac’s First Yosemite Photo

    DSCF0006 Originally uploaded by tmbs03. This is my sons first photo of Yosemite. Not bad for not even being 3 yet. He took this while we were at the base of El Capitan. You can see the warning sign in the background. The white thing in the corner is my shoulder as I took a…