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An experienced rock climber fell to his death Monday, October 23, 2006, while climbing near Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite Valley. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/skinner1024.htm

A Korean mountaineer was rescued from Half Dome today at approximately 8:30am after being swept downhill in an avalanche yesterday afternoon. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue209.htm

Early contact with the approximately 40 year old mountaineer indicates that he is alert and responsive https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/hdrescue0209a.htm

California Highway Patrol Assists in Rescue At approximately 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2010, the Yosemite Emergency Dispatch Center received a call regarding a climber that had fallen on a popular climbing route on El Capitan. The climber, a 48 year old male from France, fell approximately 65 feet …

A twenty eight year old climber died in a rock climbing accident on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park yesterday afternoon, Sunday, June 2, 2013. Felix Joseph Kiernan, from London, England, was climbing on the East Buttress of El Capitan, a popular climbing route in Yosemite Valley, when he was …

Hans Florine once climbed the Nose route of El Capitan (a nearly vertical climb of 2,900 feet) in just over two hours. It was record-setting at the time. The guy … Click to Continue »