They also use crampons, ice screws and carabiners. The conditions have to be just right: When it’s too warm, the ice grows soft and can separate from the rock wall; when it’s too cold, the ice becomes ...

The New York Historical honor goes to Randall K. Wilson, whose “A Place Called Yellowstone” chronicles a landscape “capable ...

Their images helped influence Congress to make Yellowstone the first National Park. Smithsonian American Art Museum Rainbow over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Smithsonian American Art Museum Old ...

Today, Yellowstone remains a place of low volcanic risk. Sure, there are sometimes small explosions stoked by hot water and ...

Yellowstone National Park was created in 1872 ... Hayden showed Yellowstone’s beauty through their explorations and art. Their work helped win over Congress, making Yellowstone a public reserve ...

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...

Yellowstone National Park’s two million acres of wilderness contain many stories, including one of the best case studies in ...

On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill creating Yellowstone Park, the first national park in the history of the world. Despite the fact that the new national park comprised ...