Yosemite

Danner Mountain 600 Evo Review: A Best-Selling Boot Updated for Backpacking
Testing the Danner Mountain 600 Evo, a Backpacking-Specific Update to an Icon

Thoughts on the bootmaker’s new backpacking-specific boot after testing in Yosemite National Park, where on-trail performance matched its modern look

5 Weekend Backpacking Trips in California to Do This Summer
5 Best Weekend Backpacking Trips in California to Do This Summer

Use these helpful guides to plan your next trip now, and find yourself among nature once the stay-at-home order lifts

Photographing a Yosemite Atmospheric River on 120 & 35mm Film
13 Film Photos From a Moody, Weird-Weather Weekend in Yosemite

A late-fall trip into America's most-photographed valley proves that a crummy weather forecast can coax out some of its dreamiest views

11 Surreal Reflection Photos of Yosemite's Most Iconic Landmarks
11 Surreal Reflection Photos of Yosemite's Most Iconic Natural Landmarks

Stunning film photography turns the placid Merced River into a mirror, capturing El Cap & Half Dome with dreamlike double vision

A Local’s Guide to Trad Climbing in Yosemite National Park
Trad Climbing in Yosemite National Park, Explained on 35mm Film

A rundown of cams, nuts, anchors, leaders, and more in the context of climbing Central Pillar of Frenzy, a Middle Cathedral Rock classic

Q&A: Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & Free Soloing 3200' El Capitan
Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & His Free Solo of El Cap

The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else

What to Do With 24 Hours in Yosemite National Park
Finding Magic In Yosemite National Park With Just 24 Hours

One film photographer's rainy day exploration of one of America's most iconic natural landscapes

Experimental Film Exposures From the California Wilderness
12 Experimental Film Exposures From the California Wilderness

San Francisco-based photographer Jason Corning shares a selection of 35mm film photographs made to capture a feeling of time

Mile High Camping in Yosemite National Park
Mile High Camping at Taft Point in Yosemite National Park

A night of rare solitude atop iconic granite in the heart of the park and height of a no-show winter season

Exploring Yosemite's Iconic Backcountry Ski Hut
Exploring Yosemite's Historic Backcountry Ski Hut

A last minute 10-mile ski tour to Ostrander Lake, deep in Yosemite National Park

Local's Beta on Climbing Super Slide, a Yosemite Classic
16 Film Photos From Climbing Super Slide, a Yosemite Big Wall Classic

Celebrating Rocktober with expired film and a perfect send on well loved Royal Arches Area route

Lessons Learned From a Case of PCT Cheryl Strayed Syndrome
Lessons Learned by an Unprepared First-Timer on the PCT

A local Yosemite photographer helps out a fellow lost and unprepared hiker deep in Yosemite National Park