Women Venturing Into The Unknown
Climber Steward Mary Grace explores the vertical wilderness inspired by women past and present.
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.
Tuolumne Conditions Report
Tioga Pass and Highway 120 East opened on June 29th, restoring access to Tuolumne and…
Accident Report: Dropped Haul Bag, El Cap
Dropped haul bag results in open arm fracture near base of El Capitan.
Voyager – Fifi Buttress
In recent years, Fifi Buttress in Yosemite Valley has become the playground of choice for…
Backcountry Climbing – The Pharaoh
Approximately 8 percent of Yosemite National Park is accessible by road. Though the iconic Valley…
Tangerine Trip in a Shove
There’s nothing quite like that moment in a climb when you realize you're no longer worried about your headlamp batteries dying - because the sun is starting to rise again.
Tuolumne Rest Day
Climber Stewards set down the rock shoes and explored the Sierras by other means this past week.
Trip Report: Never Never Land
“Is there ANY time that we should just plan on bivying on Thanksgiving ledge? Or…
62 years later – Half Dome Regular NW Face
First climbed in 1957, the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome stills draws climbers from…