Safety concerns lead to new Yosemite permit system for Half Dome cable access. By Christopher Reynolds . Feb. 28, 2010 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. Email; Facebook; X; ...

FILE - This August 2011 file photo shows Half Dome and Yosemite Valley in a view from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. The national park announced changes to the reservation system ...

If you’re hoping to hike Half Dome at California’s Yosemite National Park this summer, you’ll want to take action by March 31. That’s because, under a new system, permits to reach the ...

Concerns over safety prompted the National Park Service to require hikers to obtain a permit seven days a week for a shot at the hair-raising push up the summit cables to the top of Yosemite's ...

A raven flies in front of Yosemite National Park’s famous Half Dome on a spring day, April 23, 2021. A hiker stops to pose for a photo before making his way down the infamous cables section on ...

In an effort to better regulate the number of hikers using the cable system to the top of Half Dome, Yosemite National Park will begin requiring day-use permits for the popular climb when the ...

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The cables allowing hikers access to the summit of Yosemite National Park’s iconic Half Dome will be set in place this week. Park officials say the metal ...

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...

Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...