Half Dome Climber's Log

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DarrenKnezek

DarrenKnezek - Nov 22, 2011 6:52 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 1995

Climbed Regular Northwest Face in 15 hours.  Sucess!

My first Big Wall climb. Climbed in about 15 hours and camped back at the base. Climbed with an old friend, Mike Hunter.

MCGusto

MCGusto - Oct 28, 2011 12:22 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006

sunrise on half dome  Sucess!

Left at midnight and arrived atop half dome for sunrise. Just me, jarrod, matt, and travis, along with two other travelers on top at the end of august

ssbclimber

ssbclimber - Oct 8, 2011 2:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009

Cables Route  Sucess!

Solo on the cables route. Left trailhead at 4:45AM and was glad I did. By the time I got down the cables around 10:30AM and the line was probably 75 people deep just to get on. No surprise the quota was established the following summer.

danblock - Sep 6, 2011 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2011

Hikers Unite  Sucess!

One of the best hikes I've done. Went with a big group this time, and most made the top. So much better on the cables with the quota system in effect.

Jonodo

Jonodo - Sep 1, 2011 7:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011

Tenaya Lake TH  Sucess!

Hike the cables route after stopping by at Clouds Rest. Even with the crowds I still had fun and will be back soon. With Dennis H.

wleuzinger

wleuzinger - Aug 30, 2011 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011

Half Dome

I have approached this from nearly every angle. Valley Floor, Tuolomne, and Glacier Point. All great. Valley Floor is the toughest. The hike never gets old. It is scenic and challenging.

Rocky Alps

Rocky Alps - Aug 18, 2011 2:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011

Cables Route  Sucess!

Went up the John Muir Trail and went back down the Mist Trail, and realized I should have done it the other way around just like most people do, upon seeing over a thousand people on the trail near Vernal Falls. The scenery at the beginning and end of this hike was awesome, but I didn't care much for the sandy trail in the middle. The cables were a lot of fun. See "Investigating the Hype" trip report for details.

xpda

xpda - Aug 11, 2011 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 1994

Cable  Sucess!

It's easy with the cable. Packed in from Tuolumne Meadows.

zoomloco

zoomloco - Jul 16, 2011 4:16 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2010

avoid cables  Sucess!

a technical route is the way to go on this baby. I have quite an axe to grind about the attitude embodied on the cables route.
http://zoomloco.xanga.com/734578780/climb-every-mountain--but-at-what-cost/

Osterizer

Osterizer - Jul 15, 2011 8:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2005

Osterized  Sucess!

Made the summit around 11am via the Easy Way (cables)

tednv - Jul 8, 2011 11:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2011

cables  Sucess!

loved it

moohead

moohead - Jun 26, 2011 5:03 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011

Perfect day for a grueling, but incredible, hike!  Sucess!

Hiked the second full day that cables have been up for the 2011 season. Left the Bay Area at 1:30AM, on the trail by 6:00AM. Mist Trail felt more like Hurricane Trail - the Merced River is raging this year! Reached the cables around 11:00AM and there weren't too many people at that time, but on the way down at 12:00PM there were a lot more people going up the cables and arriving at the top of the sub dome. The view from the top of Half Dome is unreal. Took the JMT on the way down because Mist Trail was way too wet/flooded. Arrived back at Happy Isles around 5:00PM.

Smithman123

Smithman123 - Jun 19, 2011 12:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011

Cable-free  Sucess!

We drove up from the Bay Area, arriving in the park at midnight. We climbed the cables route, reaching the summit by 5a. There was almost no snow on the entire route (a path was cleared through what remained), but the cables were not yet "up". Awesome sunrise on top of Half Dome!

mjp20k

mjp20k - Jun 6, 2011 5:47 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 1996

Cables route  Sucess!

A long day, left the valley floor at noon and returned at 9 PM.

harryquach

harryquach - Jun 2, 2011 12:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2004

Crowded Summit  Sucess!

Nice hike, many people along the trail

triyoda

triyoda - May 13, 2011 7:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010

Cables Down  Sucess!

I can't imagine what a zoo this place is when the cables are up.

cwharringtonlaw - May 12, 2011 1:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009

Cable-Town  Sucess!

Camped in position to be the first up the cables in the morning. Pulled myself up using both cables without the usual mob present. Lingered a bit long and bumped into the crowd as I was coming down. As such, descent took much longer.

Denjem

Denjem - May 12, 2011 12:25 pm

Climbed it  Sucess!

Went to do snake dike. Went up the cables instead. Didn't like carring my climbing gear on a day hike. Snake dike, you will be mine.

Niels79

Niels79 - Apr 16, 2011 10:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009

Halfdome night hike  Sucess!

Fantastic view

Haddadb

Haddadb - Apr 16, 2011 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010

Great but long day hike.  Sucess!

Climbed with Steven Bradley and Jon Berry from Happy Isles.

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