Tag: cables
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Half Dome Hiking Permit Lottery Begins March 13th
After a bit of a delay, the annual for Half Dome summit permits will begin on March 13th at 7:00am PDT. Permits are required for all hikers wishing to ascend the subdome steps and the Half Dome cables seven days a week when the cables are up. During the preseason lottery, 225 permits are available…
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Half Dome Cables Up This Saturday
The cables to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park will be in place this Saturday, May 2 and available for hikers.
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Instapicked: That’s a lot of people!
Seriously, when I saw this photo ‘Ants Marching’ by Dave Mathews Band suddenly sprang into my head and I couldn’t stop humming it.
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Instapicked: Down the Cables
I guess no one ever told her not to look down.
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Up and Down Half Dome (video)
Perhaps the most breathtaking part of climbing Half Dome via the cables isn’t the steep climb up, but the wonderful views you get climbing down.
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What happened to the cables?
If you’re not on Twitter or weren’t attempting to hike to the top of Half Dome last Friday then you probably missed the closing of the cables for a short time. Here’s the full story.
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Half Dome Cables Up This Friday. Got your permit?
The cables will be in place for visitors wishing to climb Half Dome via the shoulder route starting this Friday, May 25th 2012. Permits are required to hike to the top of Half Dome for all visitors. Visitors are required to have a permit to ascend the Half Dome cables seven days per week. The…
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Got your permit? Half Dome cables go up Wednesday, June 22nd
Don’t forget, you have to have a permit.
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Permits Needed Everyday to Hike Half Dome Starting Spring 2011
If you’ve been thinking about hiking Half Dome when the cables go up this spring get ready to get your permit. They’re now required no matter what day you want to hike.
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Don’t like the Half Dome permit system? Make your voice heard.
Don’t like the new Half Dome permit system? Got a better idea? Now is the time to make your voice heard. Hurry, you only have until July 6th to comment.