For most routes here though, the rule of thumb here is to wait for one to two days after it rains to let the rock dry. During much of the year, Yosemite Valley's granite is slick due to glacier ...

the most popular big-wall route up the unmistakable 3,000-foot cliff that greets people entering Yosemite Valley. By the evening, they’d strung their banner tight across the sheer rock face ...

Motorists are asked to enter Yosemite through Highways 41 or 120 as the affected area remains closed. Tires are required to have chains on them while driving through the alternate routes ...

California has been hit with repeated storms that have dumped feet of snow in the mountains and created debris flows and rock slides on highways across the state. The Yosemite Valley recorded 7.38 ...