Northwest Slabs Rescue Last week, a climber was seriously injured while hiking up the Northwest slabs (“Death Slabs”) approach to Half Dome’s Northwest Face. Near the middle of the approach the climber was navigating a loose, boulder filled gully when a rock slid onto them. Yosemite Search and Rescue conducted a rescue through the night […]
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