Rangers closed the gate on the John Muir Trail at Clark Point, which was already closed for the winter season due to icy conditions, as geologists assess the slope ... by falling rock and ice.

Rock slope stability is a critical area of study in geotechnical engineering, particularly concerning the mechanisms that lead to toppling failures. Toppling failures occur when rock masses tilt ...

trail slope, trail geology, and trail use. He identified a slope of greater than 10 degrees and precipitation as the most significant environmental threats to trail quality and that trail overuse and ...