Hiking Yosemite's Half Dome
The seventeen-mile roundtrip trip hike to the top of Half Dome is an iconic Yosemite experience. It's a beautiful hike on a well-crafted trail, concluding with a 450-foot cable-assisted ascent up the 45-degree granite backside of Half Dome.
Up to 500-people a day make the climb in the peak of summer. I climbed it from the valley floor the day after Labor Day (Sept. 5, 2006) and found only 4 people at the top when I arrived. We had perfect weather and none of the crowds of mid-summer.
The seventeen-mile roundtrip trip hike to the top of Half Dome is an iconic Yosemite experience. It's a beautiful hike on a well-crafted trail, concluding with a 450-foot cable-assisted ascent up the 45-degree granite backside of Half Dome.
Up to 500-people a day make the climb in the peak of summer. I climbed it from the valley floor the day after Labor Day (Sept. 5, 2006) and found only 4 people at the top when I arrived. We had perfect weather and none of the crowds of mid-summer.
posted by Greg Witt | 3:28 PM
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