John Muir

John Muir

male, deceased (1914)
John Muir was one of the first modern preservationists. His letters, essays, and books telling of his adventures in nature, and wildlife,...
Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

male, deceased (1984)
Ansel Easton Adams was an American photographer, best known for his black and white photographs of the American West. Adams also authored numerous...
Hans Florine

Hans Florine

male, 45 years old
Hans Florine is an American rock climber, who together with Yuji Hirayama holds the current Speed Climb World Record for climbing "The Nose" of...

Royal Robbins

male
Royal Robbins (born 1935) was one of the early pioneers of American climbing. Learning his skill at Tahquitz he moved on to put up many of the...
Ron Kauk

Ron Kauk

male
Ron Kauk (born 1958) is an American rock climber and Yosemite Camp 4 regular. Kauk began spending summers in Yosemite in 1974. In 1975 he free...
Cary Stayner

Cary Stayner

male, 48 years old
Cary Stayner (born August 13, 1961) is an American serial killer currently on death row for the 1999 murders of four women in Yosemite, California....
Galen Clark

Galen Clark

male, deceased (1910)
Galen Clark (March 28,1814 - March 24,1910) is known for his discovery of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees and for his role as Guardian of...

John Long

male
John Long (born 1953) is an American rock climber and author. A one-time divinity student at Claremont School of Theology and former weightlifter,...
William Henry Jackson

William Henry Jackson

male, deceased (1942)
William Henry Jackson (April 41843 - June 301942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer famous for his images of the American West. He...
Chief Tenaya

Chief Tenaya

male
Chief Tenaya (died 1853) was a Native American chief of the Yosemite Valley people in California. Tenaya's father was the chief of the Ahwahneechee...