Accident Report: Stuck Rope, Royal Arches Stuck rope while rappelling Royal Arches results in stranded climbing party.
Accident Report: Lowering, Lunatic Fringe Scenario On 5/7/2018 at approximately 1:30 pm Yosemite Dispatch received reports of a climber ground…
Women Venturing Into The Unknown Climber Steward Mary Grace explores the vertical wilderness inspired by women past and present.
60th Anniversary of the First Ascent of The Nose, El Capitan 2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the first ascent of The Nose, one of the most legendary ascents in Yosemite climbing history.
Accident Report: Double Climber Fall, Salathé Wall, El Capitan SCENARIO At approximately 8:10 am on June 2nd 2018, Yosemite dispatch received multiple reports of…
Valley Accident Round Up – Spring 2018 Yosemite Valley saw multiple climbing accidents in the Spring of 2018. We have compiled these…
Accident Report – Leader Fall, The Nose On May 3rd 2018, at approximately 2:00 pm Yosemite Dispatch received reports of a climber fall with injuries on the Nose route of El Capitan.
Accident Report: Rappelling, Fifi Buttress On November 17, 2017, Yosemite Park Rangers were notified that the body of Niels Tietze…
Accident Report: Matthes Crest July 30th, 2017 climber fall on Matthes Crest results in cut rope and fatality.
Accident Report: Two Ground Falls, Lowering July 3rd, 2017 saw two climbing accidents almost identical in nature. Both were ground falls, and both resulted from a belayer lowering their climber off the end of a rope.
Accident Report: Rappelling Near Misses Yosemite has seen a tremendous amount of rappelling related injuries, fatalities, and near miss rescues.
Tuolumne Conditions Report Tioga Pass and Highway 120 East opened on June 29th, restoring access to Tuolumne and…