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 […]
Rockfall – West of Camp 4
Between Wednesday, August 3rd and Friday, August 5th, seven significant rock fall events occurred just west of Camp 4.