A very nice hike with an amazing view at the top. The last few hundred feet were extreme. Using cables and metal rods for help. Very fun. Can't wait to do it again. You get to see allot of the park around you as well.
climbed Snake Dike back in June of 07. great climb. and great views
farrisgl - Mar 3, 2009 8:06 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
Day hike with our Scout Troop
Our group of about 30 Boy Scouts and adults started at 5 am in hopes of avoiding the crowds. Cables not to crowded on the way up but on the way down, was I5 in downtown LA at rush hour. My 6th time on the summit, 3rd time as a day hike.
tooantsy - Feb 20, 2009 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2002
My first big day hike
The first hike I ever did was up Half Dome - been there three times after that. Highly recommend going off season when the cables are DOWN. What a rush!
daw37 - Feb 14, 2009 4:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2006
Cable Route
The cables weren't nearly as bad as they looked. Patch of snow on the summit made cooling off great!
Livelife4Summits - Feb 1, 2009 2:48 am Date Climbed: Nov 19, 2007
Via Cable Route
Day tripping from a long weekend in San Francisco en route back to San Diergo. Base camped near the Lodge (Camp 4) and took the route via Happy Isles. The Cables were the best part of the whole hike, thank god for the safety harness I brought...would love to do it again when snow is in full effect.
selinunte01 - Dec 28, 2008 4:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2008
Cables
Hot day, wonderful hike, many people
cdog - Dec 22, 2008 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2004
labor day weekend
this was my 2nd time up, the first being with scouts many years before. I brought my girlfriend and we left the valley around 4am, getting a nice start to ensure some solitude on the way up. We ended up being the earliest to the top but then had to pass the masses on the way down--some people make the passing on the cables exciting.
ozarkmac - Dec 19, 2008 11:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 28, 1992
cables down - unforgettable outing
My wife and I hiked up from the valley. When we got to the shoulder, we saw the cables were laying down for the winter season and the climb looked daunting. We about turned around when a lady at least 60 years old scurried down the cables and told us it was not as hard as it looked. With that, we each straddled a cable and pulled ourselves up. Even with the cables down, there were dozens of people on top. We spent a long time atop the iconic monolith soaking in the setting. We stumbled down the trail exhausted, in the dark, without lamps and very happy.
Went up on a weekday w/ my wife and Ben (6m old son) and our friends Megan (8m pregnant) and Jon. Should have seen the looks we got on the cables lugging up Ben. Crowds not too bad.
Noondueler - Nov 4, 2008 11:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 1994
Regular trail
Busy saturday on the cables. Some bonehead was driving golf balls off the dome into Tenaya Canyon.
eruselow - Oct 10, 2008 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008
no sweat
Beautiful day to climb Half Dome. The climb up took 3.5 hours starting at Curry Village. Those cables at the end are no joke.
Came up the easy side of Half Dome (well, harder than taking a chopper to the top, I s'pose), back in the summer of '92. Part of a farewell-to-the-US three-day hike from Tuolomne Meadows I did with my ex.
jboldt1971 - Aug 24, 2008 6:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
Cables
A long, crowded hike, but well worth it. It was funny to see what some people were wearing for a 16 mile hike. Some people definitely were not prepared. Bring a water filter! The cables were incredibly crowded so give yourself some extra time if you're doing this on the weekend.
Stu Brandel - Aug 17, 2008 3:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008
Half Dome from the Valley
My 11 year old son wanted to do this and we had a great heavy duty hike up the cables. Going back in the heat was hard on the knees for me. While I was ordering the promised victory pizza, my son fainted but was revived enough to enjoy it.
thegoldengriff - Aug 14, 2008 12:47 am Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008
Snake Dike
Summited via Snakedike and then down the cables. A long 16+ mile day but well worth it.
VermontMike - May 16, 2009 1:30 am Date Climbed: Oct 20, 2008
So much nicer when the cables are down . . .Beautiful day . . . guy I met hiking up and I were the only ones on the summit
bfrench - Apr 30, 2009 9:14 pm
Half DomeClimbed the cables route on day two of the John Muir Trail.
Hotoven - Apr 16, 2009 11:25 pm Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2008
Nice Day Hike On A Nice Day!A very nice hike with an amazing view at the top. The last few hundred feet were extreme. Using cables and metal rods for help. Very fun. Can't wait to do it again. You get to see allot of the park around you as well.
Groundswell - Mar 30, 2009 9:19 pm
Reg NWdid in 3 days. slept at base, pitch 11 and Big Sandy. fun. no crowds
SummitJunkie - Mar 12, 2009 12:38 am Date Climbed: Jun 1, 2007
CablesClimbed via JMT to the cables. Left at 4, just missed sunrise on top. Great day!!
jonmeek16 - Mar 8, 2009 4:28 pm
Awesomeclimbed Snake Dike back in June of 07. great climb. and great views
farrisgl - Mar 3, 2009 8:06 pm Date Climbed: May 27, 2007
Day hike with our Scout TroopOur group of about 30 Boy Scouts and adults started at 5 am in hopes of avoiding the crowds. Cables not to crowded on the way up but on the way down, was I5 in downtown LA at rush hour. My 6th time on the summit, 3rd time as a day hike.
tooantsy - Feb 20, 2009 5:37 pm Date Climbed: Nov 4, 2002
My first big day hikeThe first hike I ever did was up Half Dome - been there three times after that. Highly recommend going off season when the cables are DOWN. What a rush!
daw37 - Feb 14, 2009 4:50 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2006
Cable RouteThe cables weren't nearly as bad as they looked. Patch of snow on the summit made cooling off great!
Livelife4Summits - Feb 1, 2009 2:48 am Date Climbed: Nov 19, 2007
Via Cable RouteDay tripping from a long weekend in San Francisco en route back to San Diergo. Base camped near the Lodge (Camp 4) and took the route via Happy Isles. The Cables were the best part of the whole hike, thank god for the safety harness I brought...would love to do it again when snow is in full effect.
selinunte01 - Dec 28, 2008 4:36 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2008
CablesHot day, wonderful hike, many people
cdog - Dec 22, 2008 10:37 pm Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2004
labor day weekendthis was my 2nd time up, the first being with scouts many years before. I brought my girlfriend and we left the valley around 4am, getting a nice start to ensure some solitude on the way up. We ended up being the earliest to the top but then had to pass the masses on the way down--some people make the passing on the cables exciting.
ozarkmac - Dec 19, 2008 11:33 am Date Climbed: Sep 28, 1992
cables down - unforgettable outingMy wife and I hiked up from the valley. When we got to the shoulder, we saw the cables were laying down for the winter season and the climb looked daunting. We about turned around when a lady at least 60 years old scurried down the cables and told us it was not as hard as it looked. With that, we each straddled a cable and pulled ourselves up. Even with the cables down, there were dozens of people on top. We spent a long time atop the iconic monolith soaking in the setting. We stumbled down the trail exhausted, in the dark, without lamps and very happy.
davidjhoopes - Nov 27, 2008 9:48 pm
Unbeatable Day HikeWent up on a weekday w/ my wife and Ben (6m old son) and our friends Megan (8m pregnant) and Jon. Should have seen the looks we got on the cables lugging up Ben. Crowds not too bad.
Noondueler - Nov 4, 2008 11:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 1994
Regular trailBusy saturday on the cables. Some bonehead was driving golf balls off the dome into Tenaya Canyon.
eruselow - Oct 10, 2008 6:06 pm Date Climbed: Sep 11, 2008
no sweatBeautiful day to climb Half Dome. The climb up took 3.5 hours starting at Curry Village. Those cables at the end are no joke.
Ratballs - Aug 28, 2008 11:15 pm
From Tuolomne MeadowsCame up the easy side of Half Dome (well, harder than taking a chopper to the top, I s'pose), back in the summer of '92. Part of a farewell-to-the-US three-day hike from Tuolomne Meadows I did with my ex.
jboldt1971 - Aug 24, 2008 6:32 pm Date Climbed: Jun 9, 2007
CablesA long, crowded hike, but well worth it. It was funny to see what some people were wearing for a 16 mile hike. Some people definitely were not prepared. Bring a water filter! The cables were incredibly crowded so give yourself some extra time if you're doing this on the weekend.
Stu Brandel - Aug 17, 2008 3:37 pm Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2008
Half Dome from the ValleyMy 11 year old son wanted to do this and we had a great heavy duty hike up the cables. Going back in the heat was hard on the knees for me. While I was ordering the promised victory pizza, my son fainted but was revived enough to enjoy it.
thegoldengriff - Aug 14, 2008 12:47 am Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2008
Snake DikeSummited via Snakedike and then down the cables. A long 16+ mile day but well worth it.