<p>This Sept. 19, 2012 photo shows hikers on a guided backcountry trip in Yosemite National Park near Stubblefield Canyon.</p>
April 27, 2013
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April 27, 2013 9 p.m.
Hard-core hiking on Yosemite backcountry adventure
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - A few loose, fist-sized rocks tumbled by as we hiked down a steep mountain pass over unstable terrain, off trail deep in Yosemite's wilderness. We tightly gripped the solid rock holds on the side of Stanton Pass to steady ourselves when our feet slipped out from under us.