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  • 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…

  • Two Bear Cubs: A Miwok Legend

    The San Souci’s are well known in the childrens literature circles for their wonderful stories and colorful, vibrant artwork that really bring stories to life. Two Bear Cubs is an adaptation of a Southern Sierra Miwok legend as to the creation of El Capitan (Tu-tok-a-nu-la). In the book two bear cubs stray from their mother…

  • 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park by Marc J. Soares

    Amazon review: “Your guide to the best assortment of family walks, day hikes, overnighters, weekend trips, and backpacking adventures that Yosemite National Park has to offer! 100 Hikes in Yosemite National Park includes Yosemite Valley (Half Dome, Yosemite Falls, El Capitan), Tuolumne Meadows (great for peak bagging), Hetch Hechy Reservoir (excellent, less trafficked trails above…

  • Terra Galleria: Climbing Yosemite

    If you liked the previous article on climbing The Nose, you’re not going to want to miss QT Luong’s photos over at Terra Galleria. There’s a great number of images of Yosemite climbs including The Nose, Shield, Leaning Tower, Washington Column, Zodiac, and Reticent. There’s also a great section of photos from various places on…