Hiker fell from the cables during/after that violent storm system yesterday afternoon:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/parknews/laflammesar.htm
by fedak » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:12 pm
by fedak » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:25 pm
by Alpinist » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:53 pm
Hayley LaFlamme, a 26 year old female from San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending when she fell 600 feet off the cables. National Park Rangers pronounced her deceased upon arrival on scene.
The last hiker who died on Half Dome was Majoj Kumar, from San Ramon, California, on June 13, 2009.
by mrchad9 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:59 pm
by simonov » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:13 am
by climbing1 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:11 am
by Palisades79 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:09 pm
by AceSierra » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:22 pm
by mrchad9 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:59 pm
by Hotoven » Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:59 pm
by Hotoven » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:05 pm
by Tonka » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:17 pm
Palisades79 wrote:I think that the National Park has to re-engineer the cables because the present setup is clearly is inadequate and dangerous. The path should be widen,every person should wear a harness ,and should be clipped into an ascent cable on one side while going up and a descent cable on the other side while going down . No one should be allowed to ascend in bad weather and the costs of the system should be included in their permit.
The present situation is going to result in new rules and regulations that will have unintended impacts on peak baggers and technical climbers .
by Skateboards2Scrapers » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:18 pm
by mrchad9 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:22 pm
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