Shattered Air
A True Account of Catastrophe and Courage on Yosemites Half Dome

On the evening of July 27, 1985, five hikers made a fateful choice to climb Yosemites Half Dome, even as the sky darkened and thunder rolled. By nights end, two would be dead from a lightning strike, three gravely wounded, and desperate EMTs would be overseeing a harrowing midnight helicopter rescue.