To the editor: At age 27 in 1978, I was an experienced climber and wilderness guide. I wore Vibram-soled climbing boots, no harness and no gloves when I easily ascended the Half Dome cables.

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 ...

Half Dome rises to 8,800 feet (2,682 meters) above sea level. The hike is a 16-mile (26- kilometer) round trip with an elevation gain of 4,800 feet (1,463 meters).

First Posted: 1/4/2013 (AP) Climbing Yosemite’s Half Dome is one of the national park system’s most iconic hikes in the nationwide system, but fewer people are going to be able to scale 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 ...