Half Dome Climber's Log

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mfutch78

mfutch78 - Oct 1, 2007 1:21 am Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2007

night ascent  Sucess!

Hiked Half Dome under a full moon and had the summit to ourselves at sunrise.

breagen

breagen - Sep 25, 2007 2:49 pm Date Climbed: May 22, 2007

Cables  Sucess!

Almost ran up this thing, kinda silly because its a beautiful route. Crowds are of course expected, but we got on the second day the cables were up.

CookieMonster

CookieMonster - Sep 25, 2007 2:06 am Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2007

Cables  Sucess!

There's nothing wrong with my vocab, but it's tough thinking of adjectives to describe this climb. From Yosemite Valley, past waterfalls, through meadows, and finally up the rock. The cables section seemed steeper than shown in any picture, and the rock was worn smooth. It takes a little courage to make it, but it's definately worth it!

MoapaPk

MoapaPk - Sep 21, 2007 11:45 pm Date Climbed: Sep 18, 2007

Harf Dome Cables  Sucess!

I used no gloves, but it seemed everyone else did. My palms and fingers are slightly calloused from pull-ups, maybe that was the key for me.

I was surprised by all the people, even at midweek in September. Came down on the outside of the cables, which was fast, but seemed to put the ascendant ones in a state of confusion about protocol. I'd guess my grip is stronger than average, again from the pull-ups.

mgp5000

mgp5000 - Sep 14, 2007 9:31 am

Playing Catch-Up  Sucess!

I remember it was a long day and a beautiful hike. Lots of marmots up top and lots of Vitamin-I after it was all done.

ryan_tx

ryan_tx - Sep 13, 2007 9:48 pm Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2007

Via Cables  Sucess!

Started bright & early at sunrise & completed approx. 4pm that afternoon. Definitely the toughest hike I've done in a day! Although it was a bit crowded, it was an amazing experience that I will never forget.

Climber Dave

Climber Dave - Sep 13, 2007 10:15 am Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007

Warm day in the valley  Sucess!

Drive into the valley took longer than expected, so got a late start. Pretty warm day. Fair amount of people, but went after Labor Day so crowds not bad, no wait at the cables. Seems like miles of stairs, goin up the Mist Trail, falls both flowing but just barely, wrong time of year to see these. Overall a good long day.

HikingBoots

HikingBoots - Sep 7, 2007 1:44 am Date Climbed: Jul 13, 2005

What can I say...  Sucess!

Love the view from the top.

whaynal

whaynal - Sep 4, 2007 3:08 pm Date Climbed: Sep 9, 2007

Third times a charm.  Sucess!

Finally started early enough...and the weather was great all day, too.

renogurt

renogurt - Aug 27, 2007 8:36 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2007

Awesome  Sucess!

What a cool climb up the cables. It is pretty funny to see all the funny webbing contraptions people come up with as a false sense of security. Overall cool. p.s. do the mist trail.

glahhg

glahhg - Aug 27, 2007 3:27 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2007

Regular Northwest Face  Sucess!

Day 1: up the death slabs (which are pretty tame, don't take the long trail), then fix 3 pitches. Day 2: blast to big sandy (pitch 17). Day 3: Top out and run down the mist trail. Destroyed for days afterwards.

cluck

cluck - Jul 20, 2007 10:03 pm Date Climbed: May 15, 2007

Snake dike  Sucess!

A fun day in Yosemite. Creeping across the polished granite slabs on P1 was the crux. The run out sections of low 5th after that were fun and easy. Nice to get up this beautiful hunk of granite in off peak time. We saw 3 parties climbing Snake Dike. Cables were down so there were zero hikers and no traffic jams. This was the right time to go, I'd think.

EastcoastMike

EastcoastMike - Jul 16, 2007 4:41 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2007

Night Hike

My girlfriend, a friend, and I left Monday the 9th around 12:45 am and hit the cables at sunrise. We all were really glad we did it at night, beating the mobs of ya-hoos and having the cables to ourselves.

Idaho Kid

Idaho Kid - Jul 12, 2007 2:34 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007

Cables  Sucess!

This was a night Hike. We left at 11:30 P.M. the night before. It was great, we beat the heat and the crowds. It was nice to see all of the tired face going up when we were coming done. I can now see why Half Dome is one of the must climb mountains!

EastcoastMike

EastcoastMike - Jul 16, 2007 4:41 pm

Re: Cables

Hey we did it at night also a couple days after you! What a great idea!

WeatherMan

WeatherMan - Jul 11, 2007 2:18 am Date Climbed: Jun 11, 2007

Always a fun one  Sucess!

Start from Happy Isles... summit by noon... then hustle back so you can catch Happy Hour at Curry Village, and sip on a pitcher of beer while you wait for your pizza; all in the shadow of the monolith you've just topped. You couldn't ask for a better day hike if you ask me.

genmai3

genmai3 - Jun 23, 2007 2:14 pm

Cables  Sucess!

Great weather, great hike, great views.

davebobk47

davebobk47 - Jun 19, 2007 12:55 pm

Amazing  Sucess!

Long day, started shortly after 5am. The cables are one of the coolest things I have done. A really great mountain.

Jim Carr - Jun 15, 2007 3:04 pm Date Climbed: Sep 23, 2006

Cables  Sucess!

An early start is the way to go to beat the crowds on this one. Started at 3:00 am by headlamp and caught the sunrise near the summit. No waiting on the cables. Round trip car to car in about 6 hrs, 45 min.

gjonbelay

gjonbelay - Jun 11, 2007 5:20 pm

The Cables, Summer 1994  Sucess!

My first Sierra peak! The one that started it all and lead to one of my most interesting adventures one year later.

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