Search results for: “Half Dome”
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HIking Half Dome – What You Need to Know
The cables up the side of Half Dome. It doesn’t look too hard in does it? Looks can be deceiving though. Photo by Sathish. Avuton wrote in: “A few months ago I have done a hike up to the top of the waterfall and enjoyed it immensely. Since then I’ve wanted to do the half-dome…
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Man Saves Hiker From Plunging Off Half Dome
You may remember back a few week ago when an afternoon storm brought rain and hail to Yosemite. It was a dangerous time to be out walking on the slick, wet granite. That day claimed one life and almost another had it not been for the quick thinking and selfless actions of a 60 year…
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Morning Shot Aug 25 2009 – Moon Over Half Dome
Dave Miller from Bay Area Outdoors took this beautiful sunrise shot of the moon over Half Dome on his recent trek around the North Dome Loop. I really like the great colors in Dave’s photo. The different tones of blue and the complete blackness of the silhouette are awesome. Great shot, Dave. Today’s Forecast: Sunny.…
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Alex Honnold Free Soloing Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome
Alex Honnold free solos Half Dome from Hennie vJ on Vimeo. Wow. He does it so non-chalantly too. Just like, “doo dee doo…walk in the park.”
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Long Lines on Half Dome – You Have Been Warned
A steady stream of hikers ascend Half Dome on a regular summer weekend. Photo by Aram Kudurshian. Paige: “Last year I decided to hike Half Dome on Labor Day. We got there at 5, met fewer-than-normal people on the trail (both ways), and had little to no traffic on the way out. I wish I…
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Chess Atop Half Dome
Well I heard a couple weeks ago of a little league team that held a game atop Half Dome so, why not chess? Hey guys, who won? Photo by Ryan Jones.
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Half Dome 3:16 (video)
John Beede shot this great video of his run up Half Dome from the Valley floor. Total time to get to the top: 3 hours 16 minutes. Nice job, John.
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Photo of the Day: Stormy Half Dome by Nicole Charman
Tonight’s Photo of the Day is one from a vantage point you’ve likely never seen nor will ever be able to experience. It is in fact from the top of the tower of the Ahwahnee. During last week’s stormy afternoons Nicole Charman from yosemite Satellite and TV happened to be up there fixing the satellite…
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Photo of the Day: Half Dome from Sentinel by Edie Howe-Byrne
Today’s Photo of the Day is from our longtime friend Edie. Edie took this beautiful shot up Tenaya Canyon with Half Dome in the mid-ground from Sentinel Dome, one of my favorite places to shoot from. Edie would like to be with us but she’s currently freezing her butt off on the eastern side of…
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Victim of Deadly Half Dome Fall Identified
At about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, Yosemite Emergency communications Center received 911 calls regarding an individual who had fallen from the cables on Half Dome. Manoj Kumar, a 40 year old male from San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending. Day time weather conditions mirrored…