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DarrenKnezek - Nov 22, 2011 6:52 pm Date Climbed: May 19, 1995
Climbed Regular Northwest Face in 15 hours.My first Big Wall climb. Climbed in about 15 hours and camped back at the base. Climbed with an old friend, Mike Hunter.
MCGusto - Oct 28, 2011 12:22 am Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2006
sunrise on half domeLeft at midnight and arrived atop half dome for sunrise. Just me, jarrod, matt, and travis, along with two other travelers on top at the end of august
ssbclimber - Oct 8, 2011 2:20 am Date Climbed: Aug 29, 2009
Cables RouteSolo on the cables route. Left trailhead at 4:45AM and was glad I did. By the time I got down the cables around 10:30AM and the line was probably 75 people deep just to get on. No surprise the quota was established the following summer.
danblock - Sep 6, 2011 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2011
Hikers UniteOne of the best hikes I've done. Went with a big group this time, and most made the top. So much better on the cables with the quota system in effect.
Jonodo - Sep 1, 2011 7:40 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2011
Tenaya Lake THHike the cables route after stopping by at Clouds Rest. Even with the crowds I still had fun and will be back soon. With Dennis H.
wleuzinger - Aug 30, 2011 8:51 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2011
Half DomeI have approached this from nearly every angle. Valley Floor, Tuolomne, and Glacier Point. All great. Valley Floor is the toughest. The hike never gets old. It is scenic and challenging.
Rocky Alps - Aug 18, 2011 2:26 am Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2011
Cables RouteWent up the John Muir Trail and went back down the Mist Trail, and realized I should have done it the other way around just like most people do, upon seeing over a thousand people on the trail near Vernal Falls. The scenery at the beginning and end of this hike was awesome, but I didn't care much for the sandy trail in the middle. The cables were a lot of fun. See "Investigating the Hype" trip report for details.
xpda - Aug 11, 2011 11:54 am Date Climbed: Jun 5, 1994
CableIt's easy with the cable. Packed in from Tuolumne Meadows.
zoomloco - Jul 16, 2011 4:16 pm Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2010
avoid cablesa technical route is the way to go on this baby. I have quite an axe to grind about the attitude embodied on the cables route.
http://zoomloco.xanga.com/734578780/climb-every-mountain--but-at-what-cost/
Osterizer - Jul 15, 2011 8:54 pm Date Climbed: Oct 7, 2005
OsterizedMade the summit around 11am via the Easy Way (cables)
tednv - Jul 8, 2011 11:08 am Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2011
cablesloved it
moohead - Jun 26, 2011 5:03 pm Date Climbed: Jun 24, 2011
Perfect day for a grueling, but incredible, hike!Hiked the second full day that cables have been up for the 2011 season. Left the Bay Area at 1:30AM, on the trail by 6:00AM. Mist Trail felt more like Hurricane Trail - the Merced River is raging this year! Reached the cables around 11:00AM and there weren't too many people at that time, but on the way down at 12:00PM there were a lot more people going up the cables and arriving at the top of the sub dome. The view from the top of Half Dome is unreal. Took the JMT on the way down because Mist Trail was way too wet/flooded. Arrived back at Happy Isles around 5:00PM.
Smithman123 - Jun 19, 2011 12:17 pm Date Climbed: Jun 18, 2011
Cable-freeWe drove up from the Bay Area, arriving in the park at midnight. We climbed the cables route, reaching the summit by 5a. There was almost no snow on the entire route (a path was cleared through what remained), but the cables were not yet "up". Awesome sunrise on top of Half Dome!
mjp20k - Jun 6, 2011 5:47 pm Date Climbed: May 29, 1996
Cables routeA long day, left the valley floor at noon and returned at 9 PM.
harryquach - Jun 2, 2011 12:23 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2004
Crowded SummitNice hike, many people along the trail
triyoda - May 13, 2011 7:42 pm Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2010
Cables DownI can't imagine what a zoo this place is when the cables are up.
cwharringtonlaw - May 12, 2011 1:46 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Cable-TownCamped in position to be the first up the cables in the morning. Pulled myself up using both cables without the usual mob present. Lingered a bit long and bumped into the crowd as I was coming down. As such, descent took much longer.
Denjem - May 12, 2011 12:25 pm
Climbed itWent to do snake dike. Went up the cables instead. Didn't like carring my climbing gear on a day hike. Snake dike, you will be mine.
Niels79 - Apr 16, 2011 10:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2009
Halfdome night hikeFantastic view
Haddadb - Apr 16, 2011 12:39 pm Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2010
Great but long day hike.Climbed with Steven Bradley and Jon Berry from Happy Isles.