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Yosemite National Park, CA, to Mandate Big Wall Permits

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Yosemite has been discussing the possibility of enforcing big wall climbing permits for a few years. After a two-year pilot program, they have come to a decision to enforce permits starting in January 2023 permanently.  Project Goals The stated main focus of the permit system is to preserve wildlife. The National Park Service (NPS) described its struggles with big wall […]

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Riley McDonald | November 11, 2022
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8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA

8 year old boy attempting to climb El Capitan in Yosemite

This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […]

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Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022
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Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA

Anna Parsons recovers

Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […]

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Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022
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[VIDEO] 2,650′ Rappel Off El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, CA

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CragBrains | August 9, 2022
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