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Major update in missing case of backpacker who disappeared in Yosemite National Park
3 months, 1 week ago

Major update in missing case of backpacker who disappeared in Yosemite National Park

Daily Mail  

The grieving family of a former state park ranger has warned that no-one can take their safety for granted after it took nearly three weeks to find his body in the Yosemite wilderness. Kirk Thomas Olsen, 61, pictured with niece Holly Leeson was found dead in Yosemite on Saturday, nearly three weeks after setting out on its Ostrander Lake trailhead …

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After a young woman falls to her death in Yosemite, Half Dome’s risks are on everyone’s mind
4 months, 2 weeks ago

After a young woman falls to her death in Yosemite, Half Dome’s risks are on everyone’s mind

LA Times  

Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. A fall from that height — on the climbing cables that mark the final 400-foot ascent to the summit of Yosemite’s Half Dome — could easily be fatal. Rohloff said …

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He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says safety changes could prevent more tragedies
4 months, 4 weeks ago

He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says safety changes could prevent more tragedies

LA Times  

The last rays of light dance across the top of Half Dome in this view from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. “It just seems unnecessarily dangerous.. I’ve done so many hikes in so many places, and that one just seems like they could easily put more reinforcements.” Angels Landing in Utah, which is considered one of the most dangerous …

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Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite's iconic Half Dome
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite's iconic Half Dome

Hindustan Times  

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A bucket-list climb to the top of Yosemite National Park's Half Dome turned to tragedy for a young Arizona woman who fell to her death during a descent forced by a sudden storm that pounded the iconic granite monolith this month. Hiker falls to death during storm on Yosemite's iconic Half Dome Grace Rohloff, 20, …

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College student, 20, falls 200ft to her death in front of her dad
5 months ago

College student, 20, falls 200ft to her death in front of her dad

Daily Mail  

A college student who slipped and fell to her death while hiking in Yosemite with her father said, 'dad, my shoes are slippery' seconds before she plummeted. Grace Rohloff, 20, plunged 200 feet down the treacherous Half Dome after she lost her footing while descending cables on the cliff. She and her dad Jonathan Rohloff are both experienced hikers but …

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Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
5 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops

Raw Story  

This article first appeared on Wisconsin Watch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. “It makes departments look like they’re overspending their budgets because they’re incurring expenses that they didn’t have a revenue source for.” President Biden has not visited Green Bay this year, but first lady Jill Biden visited the Brown County Public Library in June to …

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