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| SamG | Fun  Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2002 | |
| Fun hike | |
| Posted Sep 2, 2006 3:29 am | ||
| jonhersh | 2 times Date Climbed: Sep 2, 1991 | |
| Climbed it the first time as part of a backpack trip from Sunrise Lakes trailhead. I still remember being amazed by the exposure standing on the diving board. Climbed it a 2nd time as a dayhike from the valley with a friend from Nepal. With no training and uncomfortable boots he still kicked my butt. | |
| Posted Aug 31, 2006 10:14 pm | ||
| thediddler | Mist/ JMT Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2004 | |
| First long hike after 8 years of inactivity. IB issues, but it was a successful day. | ||
| Posted Aug 31, 2006 6:59 am | ||
| Rockman | Third Time Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006 | |
| Third time was nice but the first I'll never forget. | |
| Posted Aug 29, 2006 4:58 am | ||
| osatrik | Cables - 1972 Date Climbed: Aug 19, 1972 | |
| My sister and I climbed this on a trip with Holly and Leslie. I found the date on the back of the photo! The bears got our food above Nevada Falls (this was before the days of bear boxes), but we were not to be denied that photo on the overhang at the summit. 5000 ft of nothing but air!!! Whahooooooooo | |
| Posted Aug 25, 2006 6:52 am | ||
| Peak Baguette | 5th time: Valley/Mist/Cables Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2006 | |
| One of my favorite hikes - I love the beauty and power of the falls on the Mist Trail. My fifth time - and I love it even more every time I summit! | |
| Posted Aug 19, 2006 4:45 am | ||
| Vertigo soul | The Cables Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006 | |
| Me and my girlfriend enjoyed the summit to ourselves (almost, for the exception a nice guy me met on the way). I can't imagine climbing the cables later with all the crowds. We heard the day before there was a 45-minute wait to use the cables, and that there was between 200-300 people on the summit at one time. F@#% that! | |
| Posted Aug 14, 2006 6:41 pm | ||
| mdash | Valley / Cables Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2006 | |
| FUN! This hike is steep! The cables were a blast--much easier coming down than I thought. | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2006 9:39 pm | ||
| Craig Nielsen | Mist / Cables Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2006 | |
| Climbed in about 3.5 hours to the top. Many people despite an early start. A great climb and wonderous views! Got in a traffic jam on the trail back on the mist trail :( But was still very much worth it | |
| Posted Aug 13, 2006 4:08 am | ||
| SeanReedy | Half Dome from Sunrise Lakes via Clouds Rest Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2006 | |
| Made it up and back down the cables with Bud, Trent, and Stephen after coming down from Sunrise Lakes Trailhead and Clouds Rest. More strenuous than I thought it would be, but more than worth it for the views and experience! | |
| Posted Aug 12, 2006 12:22 am | ||
| kngalaric | Been up and down 5 times | |
| Great hike even with the Disneylanders. Better to make it a point to point from Glacier Point down to the valley and have a car waiting. Last time we went on opening Saturday, it was a zoo. People had to wait in line for the cables, we went up on the outside, and people were annoyed by this. Who wants to wait in line for an hour to stand behind people who are out of shape and/or afraid of falling? Not me! | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2006 2:00 am | ||
| Gahugafuga | The Cables Date Climbed: Sep 30, 2004 | |
| Climbed on a weekday after tourist season. We pretty much had the summit to ourselves which meant we got all of the best nap spots. It sounds like this hike is more rewarding when you do it during the non-crowded times. | |
| Posted Aug 7, 2006 2:16 pm | ||
| rasgoat | great place! | |
| standard route. when we got to the base of the cables there was a horde of people trying to come down and the ranger was contemplating closing the trail. when the horde subsided me and my friend paul made our way up the cables and were some of the few people on the summit above the scattered clouds. luckily we didnt get hit by lightning either! | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2006 10:33 pm | ||
| rangermatt | Memorial Day '06 Date Climbed: May 29, 2006 | |
| Two-day trip, not too bad. Not as nice views as Clouds Rest, and way more crowded too. The cables were a fun adventure, though, and made it worthwhile! | |
| Posted Aug 6, 2006 2:51 am | ||
| climberfirefighter | A Must! | |
| A must hike for all visitors! | ||
| Posted Aug 3, 2006 11:22 pm | ||
| Brandon Fuller | Cables Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2000 | |
| First major hike for me. What an experience it was. | |
| Posted Aug 1, 2006 7:20 am | ||
| RMdaytripsgrl | First taste of climbing Date Climbed: Jun 25, 1999 | |
| Everyone must see this place before they die! Not exactly sure on the exact day of the climb, did this on the way out to the backcountry for 6 days. (But I know the day we got back to San Fran, we watched my Buffalo Sabres lose the stanley cup via "No GOAL"...HEARTBREAK AGAIN...) Took the Mist Trail/Cables route. Cables can cause severe pants crapping on first time...SWEET! First big climb,how can you not get hooked? Will forever be my favorite mtn in the world! Did it also again the following year via John Muir trail...much more fun to descend the Mist Trail vs. climb it with all your backcountry gear...:) | |
| Posted Jul 26, 2006 8:03 pm | ||
| joe_akeem | Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2003 | |
| Nice but too crowded for my liking... | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2006 9:26 am | ||
| 395guy | I hate the cables Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006 | |
| This was my second time up Half Dome (also in 2002). I forgot how much I hate the cables until I got there. I was about 10 minutes ahead of the 4 others from my group and I could have bolted up the cables at that time since there was a large gap up to the next group going up the cables. I waited though to make sure the others from my group were up for the challenge (especially the teenagers who had not done this climb). But now we ended up behind a slow couple and too many people were descending to pass them. My calves were cramping as we waited and waited from this couple to make slow progress up the cables. But they made it and so did we. I had brought a kite with me to the top of Half Dome. Everyone on the trail that saw it sticking out of my pack thought it was a cool idea. I had tried to fly it 2 years ago on top of North Dome but there was no wind. I figured, surely there would be enough wind on Half Dome. I told my 3 kids to watch for it about noon. Unfortunately, the sporadic and chaotic winds on Half Dome thwarted all my attempts to get it in the air. Oh well. It was still a fun hike. The quote of the day came from one of the teenagers in our group: "All this work for only half a peak. Next time I'm going to hike a whole peak." | |
| Posted Jul 18, 2006 6:29 am | ||
| IdaClimber | Crowded Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2005 | |
| Gotta do it if you are in YNP!!! | ||
| Posted Jul 10, 2006 9:20 pm | ||
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