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kayak22	Untitled Comment
Hasn't voted	In 1881, 2 young Americans, on a whim, scaled half dome using just a rope and sheer nerve. The cable there today is evidence of their success. This story is from the book "Sculptor in Buckskin" as told by Alexander Phimster Proctor. http://www.frontier.net/~merryeye/ours.html Alden Sampson was my great-great-grandfather.
	Posted Jan 2, 2002 8:48 pm

otalison	Untitled Comment
Hasn't voted	Id recommend that you start early (5am ish). By noon there is an hour wait to climb the cables (see pics, it was just like that when we went). Nothing takes the wind out of your sails on a pretty day in the outdoors like standing in line!
	Posted Dec 31, 2005 12:11 am

5.4 ?

Hasn't voted

Is the cables route really 5.4 without the cables ? It seemed way more difficult than that.

Posted Sep 6, 2007 12:30 pm

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