US & Canada 26 October 2018 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45994506 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Officials in California's Yosemite National Park are investigating the deaths of two people who fell from a popular lookout … [Read more...] about Two dead after fall from Yosemite cliff
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Climber dies after fall at Yosemite National Park
This August 2011 file photo shows Half Dome and Yosemite Valley in a view from Glacier Point at Yosemite National Park, Calif. A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday, May 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone, File) YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions, authorities said Tuesday. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday at about 4:30 p.m. in the Northern California national park. The hiker’s body was recovered Tuesday afternoon. NPS spokeswoman Jamie Richards said the man and a companion were scaling the steepest part of the trail where rangers recently installed cables to help hikers get to the top of the 8,800-foot (2,862-meter) rock face. Richards said the companion was helped from the trail … [Read more...] about Climber dies after fall at Yosemite National Park
Hiker dies after falling from Yosemite’s Half Dome trail
SHARE A hiker who fell in Yosemite National Park while using the Half Dome cables died on May 22, 2018. This National Park Service video explains how to be careful while climbing the attraction. Yosemite National Park David Caraccio A hiker who fell in Yosemite National Park while using the Half Dome cables died on May 22, 2018. This National Park Service video explains how to be careful while climbing the attraction. Yosemite National Park David Caraccio State Hiker dies after falling from Yosemite's Half Dome trail The Associated Press LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story May 22, 2018 06:19 PM YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to his death while climbing the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome in rainy conditions, authorities said Tuesday. The National Park Service said the accident occurred Monday at about 4:30 p.m. in the Northern California national park. The hiker's … [Read more...] about Hiker dies after falling from Yosemite’s Half Dome trail
Climber Hans Florine injured in fall on Yosemite’s El Capitan
By Bay Area News Group | PUBLISHED: May 5, 2018 at 6:07 am | UPDATED: May 5, 2018 at 7:18 am Climber Hans Florine broke bones in a fall on Yosemite’s El Capitan and was airlifted Friday after spending a night on the crag’s top with his rescuers. Florine, 53, of Lafayette — well-known for his speed records on El Capitan’s Nose route — announced Thursday’s accident in a smiling Instagram post as he awaited the rescue team: “Well, there is a rescue going on, on El Capitan. And it’s me. I think I broke my leg. Rescuers please be safe.” The fall happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Florine was ahead of his climbing partner, Abraham Shreve, about 2,300 feet up the Nose route of the iconic cliff that looms over Yosemite Valley. In his account later on Instagram and Facebook, Florine said he was on self-belay when a nut he had used to secure the rope to the wall — a metal wedge inserted into a crack — popped out. … [Read more...] about Climber Hans Florine injured in fall on Yosemite’s El Capitan
Get ready to pay more at Yosemite. Trump administration raises fees at national parks
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