Accident Report: Half Dome Rescue Due to Winter Conditions
Scenario On the evening of October 17 two climbers, Kate, 28, and Nick, 26, began…
Accident Report: Rope Soloist Fall, Manure Pile Buttress
Scenario On April 13th, 2021, Yosemite Search and Rescue responded to a rope-soloist who had…
Accident Report: Leader Fall, Five Open Books
SCENARIO The climbers involved have requested we use pseudonyms to protect their privacy. On March…
Trip Report – Yosemite Highline Patrol
Yosemite Climbing Rangers conduct a first ever “Highline” Patrol, as slacklining and highlining continue to…
Accident Report: Leader Fall, Cathedral Peak
The climbers involved have requested we use pseudonyms to protect their privacy. Scenario On June…
Accident Report: Leader Fall- Lembert Dome
SCENARIO On August 4, 2020, Tuolumne Search and Rescue responded to reports of a climber…
Accident Report: Rappelling, Middle Cathedral Rock
Central Pillar of Frenzy- Rappelling Error SCENARIO At approximately 8:40 pm on June 8th, 2019,…
Zodiac, November 2020
Brandon Adams and Eric Lynch patrol the classic El Capitan route Zodiac in November 2020
Accident Report: Incorrect Leader Tie-in, Five & Dime Cliff
SCENARIO The climbers involved have requested we use pseudonyms to protect their privacy. On the…
The First Human Powered Link-Up of Peter Crofts Big 4
A trip report from a week-long human powered link up of Peter Croft's Big 4 free climbs of the High Sierra
Reflections of a Yosemite Climbing Ranger
Brandon Adams reflects on the last five seasons as a Yosemite climbing ranger.
Mountain Rambles- Trip Reports from the Yosemite Backcountry
A wilderness climbing patrol of two seldom climbed backcountry objectives