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| Freddys27 | Route Climbed: The Cables Date Climbed: 1979, 1986, 1998  | |
| I first climbed this when I was 7 years old. Thanks Dad! | ||
| Posted Mar 3, 2005 1:18 pm | ||
| jtree | Route Climbed: Snake Dike Date Climbed: May 2004 | |
| Larry S. and I were the first ones on the route and enjoyed the beautiful solitude of having a classic all to ourselves. I thought the second pitch was just amazing! We used one 9 mm rope which in retrospect might not have been such a good idea especially if one of us took a 300 footer, which is possible I guess if things go way bad. Luckily the day we climbed was the first day the cables were put up so we had an easy time descending. A four star day! | |
| Posted Feb 27, 2005 12:57 pm | ||
| The Defiant One | Route Climbed: Tourist Cables Date Climbed: June 2003, 2004 | |
| everytime i do this it starts with a random night of sleeplessness in the SF Bay Area then a midnight phone call to my trusted go-anywhere friends three hours of driving, three more of hiking and a sunrise from the top of half dome. half dome is such an impulsive decision everytime | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2005 2:31 am | ||
| bigwallt | Route Climbed: Regular Northwest Face Date Climbed: Oct 1 1992 | |
| climbed this route in a day, the day after I got married with my best man. My wife new she was marrying a climber when she said, "I DO!" She is still with me 13 years later. | |
| Posted Feb 22, 2005 12:01 am | ||
| Franz77 | Route Climbed: The Cables Date Climbed: 24 May 2004 | |
| Me and Paglia from Curry village in 5 hours. Nice view. Nice environment. | |
| Posted Feb 10, 2005 2:40 am | ||
| SgtSarge | Route Climbed: Mist Trail Date Climbed: June 2004 | |
| Beautiful views up here. Too many people though. | |
| Posted Feb 2, 2005 4:13 pm | ||
| charles97 | Route Climbed: Mist Trail, Muir Trail Date Climbed: May 29, 2004 | |
| Absolutely stunning. Gorgeous hike on a gorgeous day. | |
| Posted Jan 28, 2005 2:40 pm | ||
| Gene | Route Climbed: Cables, Snake Dike Date Climbed: 1970 - 2000 | |
| The tick marks in my guide book say 19 trips to the top so far. Have done it in the 70s, 80s, 90s, & 00s. In my teens, 20s, 30s, 40s. Gotta do it again now I'm in my 50s. The best was when my (then) 9 year old daughter and I went up the cables. Four trips up Snake Dike from about 1973 through 2000. Will do it again this year. I blew my ACL on the Regular NW Face route in 2000. For some reason, I consider my retreat and subsequent unassisted descent of the Death Slabs one of my finest days in the hills. | ||
| Posted Dec 10, 2004 8:36 pm | ||
| bricewilson | Route Climbed: The Cables Date Climbed: June 8, 2004 | |
| Fun day hike, next time I'm going ultra-light and running! | |
| Posted Dec 8, 2004 6:33 pm | ||
| Steve Larson | Route Climbed: Cables Date Climbed: July 1993 | |
| An easy route with a slooowwww group. Didn't get back to the cars till almost 10:00, followed by an all-night drive to LA, then back to work after a quick shower (ugh!). But I suppose that the awesome view of the valley makes up for it. Next time will take a different route! | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2004 2:50 pm | ||
| JanG | Route Climbed: Regular hike (by the cables) Date Climbed: Oct 1992 | |
| Half Dome was the first day-long hike that I took with my sons Christoph (aged 11 at the time) and Alexander ( aged 9); it was an exhilarating experience for all of us, especially leaning over the top! Somehow that hike must have given the boys a positive impression of hiking and mountaineering in general. Indeed, both of them subsequently asked if they could join me in a quest to climb the Matterhorn in Switzerland ( in 2002, see details in Trip Report on Matterhorn). | |
| Posted Nov 19, 2004 1:48 pm | ||
| Liga | Route Climbed: cables Date Climbed: August 2004 | |
| Great trekking, nice views. We reached the top in less than 4 hours starting from the valley. Nice weather and great swimming in the river above Vernal falls. | |
| Posted Nov 17, 2004 9:50 am | ||
| ripper333 | Route Climbed: cables Date Climbed: oct 2002/june 2003 | |
| great experience both times. great weather | ||
| Posted Oct 24, 2004 5:15 pm | ||
| ChuckO | Route Climbed: cables Date Climbed: late 1970's | |
| Joined in a Sierra Club trip when I was in high school. Just looking to catch a ride to the mountains for some wilderness time - got Half Dome too. Bonus! | |
| Posted Oct 19, 2004 3:59 pm | ||
| Gail J | Route Climbed: Snake Dike Date Climbed: October 7, 2004 | |
| An eleven hour round trip from Little Yosemite Valley. A long day, but I was so happy to do the route, I wasn't tired. Thanks to my climbing partner for doing all the leading. | |
| Posted Oct 14, 2004 1:28 pm | ||
| Chris Doig | Route Climbed: cables Date Climbed: October 7, 2004 | |
| Climbed Half dome for the first time last Thursday. Went with my 15 year old son Zach and a few friends, Wow. This was the highlight of a 5 day backpack trip from TM to the valley. Met a bunch of Danish gymnasts on top, wait till you see the pictures! | |
| Posted Oct 13, 2004 1:08 am | ||
| Johnhl94563 | Route Climbed: Snake Dike Date Climbed: October 7, 2004 | |
| Time for the 4th annual climb of Half Dome. This time, Snake dike instead of the cables with my climbing partner Gail. What a great climb. Even on a Thursday in early October there were over 10 climbers on the route. We were just lucky enough to be the first ones there :-) Did this as a EASY 3 day trip with two nights spent at Little Yosemite Valley. About 4 hours spent on the route with another hour (more or less) hiking up the slabs to the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 10, 2004 12:19 pm | ||
| shakesman | Date Climbed: Sept 03 | |
| A great way to spend your day! | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2004 2:00 am | ||
| usarock69 | Route Climbed: via Yosemite Valley Date Climbed: 9/5/2004 | |
| We started around 7AM via Happy Isles, following the Mist Trail reaching the summit at 1:30 with plenty of stops to take pictures. This was my second time to hike Half Dome and once again I had a blast! The weather was perfect, the only downside were the crowds. The line at the cables was long, we ended up climbing the final part outside the cables, instead of inside. I think we saved an hour, maybe hour and half. otherwise, it was a beautiful hike with stunning views. | |
| Posted Sep 7, 2004 4:54 pm | ||
| RobertCharlesAltman | Route Climbed: The Cables Date Climbed: 9/2/04 | |
| Hey! I did it! I hiked on up the extraordinary trail past Vernal and Nevada Falls. I loved the stairs cut right out the granite. Be sure to take your camera for the falls! The trail up from Nevada to the Cables is sweet.. very fine for running down. I ran down it from near the Cables to top of Nevada Falls-about 4.5 miles. The Cables are great! I loved going up and coming down-lots of fun..! Be sure to take you camera! I also ran down from Vernal Bridge to Happy Isles. It's pretty easy to run down most the trail. It's too steep for running from near the cables and between Vernal and Nevada Falls which is about 2 miles total that needs to be hiked down. I love to run-so I ran about 6 miles of it on down. Great area. I love Yosemite. | |
| Posted Sep 4, 2004 11:41 pm | ||
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