Climbing the legendary Zodiac route on El Capitan, a dream years in the making. From steep aid pitches to sun-baked walls and ...

In Yosemite National Park, an elite search-and-rescue team helps lost hikers, evacuates injured climbers and saves people ...

The major rescues weren't attributed to severe incidents like climbing accidents, but mishaps that are common and can occur with anyone. The rescues were related to everyday outdoor mishaps like minor ...

Ten firefighters in New Taipei City and four people from three funeral service companies have been indicted for allegedly colluding to leak emergency medical and death case information in exchange for ...

Yosemite Search and Rescue, the team that responds to emergencies in Yosemite National Park, is often lauded for its complex, technical rescues on El Capitan's sheer granite and Half Dome's slick, ...

The endemic period of enterovirus has ended, but as there were still 10,283 cases last week, caregivers of young children should not let their guards down, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said ...

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route — a journey she said ended up being the "most formative and challenging climb" of her career. "When ...

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route — a journey she said ended up being the "most formative and challenging climb" of her career. "When ...

Sasha DiGiulian, 33, is now the first woman to free-climb what's known as the "Platinum Wall," the longest route straight to the 3,000-foot peak of Yosemite's El Capitan. She did it in the face of a ...

On November 26, Sasha DiGiulian of the U.S. did the first female free ascent of the Platinum Wall, a 914m route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Also known as the Direct Line, it has 39 to 40 ...