Reducing rockfall risk in Yosemite National Park

Abstract

Yosemite National Park preserves some of the world's most spectacular geological scenery, including icons such as Half Dome and El Capitan. The glacially sculpted granite walls of Yosemite Valley attract 4 million visitors a year, but rockfalls from these cliffs pose substantial hazards (Figure 1). © This paper is not subject to U.S. copyright. Published in 2014 by the American Geophysical Union.