Mother of famed climber Alex Honnold marks 70th birthday with record-setting ascent up Yosemite's El Capitan
Wolownick marked her 70th birthday by scaling Yosemite National Park's famed El Capitan, again breaking her own record as the oldest woman to climb the world's largest granite monolith.
Yosemite honors Chinese immigrants who helped develop national park
Yosemite National Park has a new attraction that honors the contributions of Chinese workers who helped turn the remote area into an international tourist destination.
Yosemite National Park adds feature to honor immigrant workers
Yosemite National Park is adding an exhibit to the park that recognizes the work of immigrant laborers from China who were instrumental in the park's development.
New landmark recognizes Chinese contributions to Yosemite
A century-old building originally used as a laundry by Chinese workers at Yosemite's iconic Wawona Hotel has been restored and turned into a visitor's attraction, recognizing Chinese Americans' contributions to the early history of the national park.
California hiker missing in Yosemite National Park
A hiker is missing after a solo hike in Yosemite. Officials say he had planned a 3-day hike in the national park.
Lightning possibly caused death of family hiking near Yosemite
Authorities are now looking into whether lightning strikes caused the death of a San Francisco family hiking near Yosemite. Exposure to mining chemicals along the trail as well as gun or other weapon use have all been ruled out.
Yosemite ranger gives heartbreaking account of mother bear calling for cub killed by driver
A Yosemite National Park ranger has shared a heartfelt, heartbreaking story about a young bear that was struck and killed by a vehicle and her grieving mother that spent hours by her side hoping to wake her up.
Beloved Camp Tawonga staffer from Berkeley drowns in river near Yosemite
A 20-year-old Berkeley man who worked as a staff member at a well-known Jewish summer camp died Thursday while swimming in a river near Yosemite National Park.
National parks see surge in visitors as people are eager to explore great outdoors
If you have plans to visit a national park this summer, you're not alone.
Body of longtime California professor found in Yosemite National Park
The body of a longtime university professor was found last week in Yosemite National Park and park officials are asking anyone who may have seen him at the park to contact investigators.
2 San Francisco brothers set record crossing large gap on a highline in Yosemite
Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California.
Two San Francisco brothers claim highline record at Yosemite
Two brothers from San Francisco say they have set a record for the longest highline ever walked in both Yosemite National Park and California. Earlier this month, they and a group of friends spent nearly a week stringing a single, 2,800-foot-long line from Taft Point west across a series of gulleys that plunge 1,600 feet. Highlining is high-altitude slacklining, in which a narrow strip of strong, nylon webbing — usually an inch wide and a few millimeters thick — is strung between two anchor points and serves as a kind of balance beam.
Amid a worsening drought, water supplies at one important reservoir are in good shape
The Sierra snowpack is vanishing quickly. Compared to the historical snowpack for this time of year, the May survey shows that it is at 2 to 5 percent of normal.
Yosemite climbers now face new a obstacle: permits
Climbing El Capitan and the famous big walls of Yosemite National Park got a bit harder Friday after the park rolled out a new permitting system.
Day-use passes for Yosemite National Park available for reservations starting April 21
Reservations opened Wednesday for day passes to Yosemite National Park. The park requires advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of visitors and allow social distancing amid the pandemic.
Yosemite is requiring advanced reservations for day visitors this summer
Under the new rules, advance reservations will be required for day use visitors who enter Yosemite from May 21 to Sept. 30.
Yosemite National Park to limit summer visitors amid ongoing pandemic
Yosemite National Park will require advanced reservations for day visitors during the peak summer season to limit the number of visitors and allow social distancing amid the pandemic.
2 skiers defy death in descent of Yosemite's Half Dome
Two skiers navigated a thin layer of snow with no margin for error down the shoulder of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and skied back to the valley floor in an unusually daring feat.
How to see Yosemite's stunning 'firefall' phenomenon this year
The window to witness Yosemite's breathtaking 'firefall' phenomenon is open and there are new restrictions for visitors this year.
Yosemite reopens with new reservation system following powerful storms
Yosemite National Park reopened to visitors on Monday after a series of strong storms and it also launched a temporary reservation system for day-use.