To keep the crowds at bay, the park distributes a limited number of permits using a lottery system. The last stretch to the peak is on a narrow ridge, and hikers have to cling to chains to get there.

Zion National Park begins its new pilot program requiring tickets to hike the iconic Angels Landing Trail on Friday, and officials are asking prospective visitors for some flexibility as they enter ...

Dripping sweat and winded from a 2-mile hike up a red rock trail, I watched as a half dozen people carefully picked their way down a steep cliffside in Zion National Park. Some appeared calm but ...

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Zion National Park is a canyon of contrasts. Towering sandstone walls glow amber at sunrise. Rivers carve emerald green ...

Angels Landing is a 1,500-foot hulk of red-and-white sandstone towering over the desert floor of Zion National Park in southwest Utah. To reach it, hikers must ascend to that height over the span of ...

We are 1,400 feet up a mountain in Zion National Park, starting out on the scramble from Scout Lookout to the famous Angels Landing, when things start to get hairy. Yes, there is a chain to hold on to ...

Earlier this year American alpinist and excavation contractor Nathan Brown, with the help of Jackson Marvell and Sam Mack, made the first ascent of 'Civil Disobedience' (V 5.9 A3) the right of the ...

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Zion National Park in southwest Utah is a stunning landscape of towering sandstone cliffs, narrow canyons, and sweeping ...

I climbed to the top of Angels Landing, one of Zion National Park's most popular hikes. To keep the crowds at bay, the park distributes a limited number of permits using a lottery system. The last ...