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Half Dome - Has anyone here summited it?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:25 pm
Looking to make an entry into the lottery this year. Has anyone gone through this process? Any tips? Also what was your experience like?
I've been to Yosemite before, we just did not summit Half Dome.
I've been to Yosemite before, we just did not summit Half Dome.
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Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:28 pm to meeple
Wait, there's a lottery to climb a mountain?
Why not just go there and climb that shite yourself?
I can't see the draw if it's hundreds of people at a time like Everest.
Why not just go there and climb that shite yourself?
I can't see the draw if it's hundreds of people at a time like Everest.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:28 pm to meeple
Half Dome is the name of my favorite wounded-in-combat porno actor
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:29 pm to meeple
That's only during the busiest times right?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:30 pm to fr33manator
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I can't see the draw if it's hundreds of people at a time like Everest.
I'm not sure how I feel about it either. A buddy wants to do it, and asked me about it. From the pictures I've seen, it's a single file of people going up. I'm not sure what to think about that.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:32 pm to Old Sarge
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That's only during the busiest times right?
I'm not sure. I've done zero research on it thus far. Just putting out the feelers.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:34 pm to meeple
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From the pictures I've seen, it's a single file of people going up. I'm not sure what to think about that.
If I wanted to wait in a line with a bunch of other people I'd go to Disneyworld.
I have to think there are mountains out there, maybe not as massive or whatever, but that just you and your buddy or a small group could summit on your own terms, lottery be damned.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:35 pm to meeple
Yuuup. Not much of a problem tbh.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:37 pm to meeple
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From the pictures I've seen, it's a single file of people going up. I'm not sure what to think about that.
Looks like it would suck.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:48 pm to Darth_Vader
Do Rainier instead, less traffic.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:48 pm to Darth_Vader
You get the best view from glacier point anyway
Posted on 1/7/16 at 3:52 pm to meeple
A buddy of mine went up last summer. He's a hiker of moderate ability and said the hike there was pretty tough. Said it was worth doing, but not nearly as amazing as several of the other areas we have hiked.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 4:01 pm to Black n Gold
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He's a hiker of moderate ability and said the hike there was pretty tough
Its like a 13 hour hike from what I found online
Posted on 1/7/16 at 4:03 pm to Black n Gold
Half dome is 17 mile roundtrip hike at elevation (valley floor is 4,000 ft above sea level).
Those cables on the dome itself, no thank you.
Those cables on the dome itself, no thank you.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 4:05 pm to zmanthetigerfan
I did it over Labor Day weekend last year. Got picked on the lottery and did it. My wife wanted no part of it.
Great trails at Yosemite.
Great trails at Yosemite.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 4:05 pm to Old Sarge
Cables are usually up June through early October.
This chart shows Half Dome lottery applications by day of the week for 2015.
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Permits to hike to the top of Half Dome are required seven days per week when the cables are up (as called for in the Half Dome Plan in order to protect wilderness character, reduce crowding, protect natural and cultural resources, and improve safety).
A maximum of 300 hikers are allowed (about 225 day hikers and 75 backpackers) each day on the Half Dome Trail beyond the base of the subdome. Instead, apply using the lotteries described on this page.
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During the preseason lottery, 225 permits are available for each day. The application period for this lottery is from March 1 through March 31 (eastern time). Applicants will receive an email with lottery results in mid-April (or can get results online or by calling Recreation.gov). We are planning on the Half Dome cables being up May 27, 2016 through October 11, 2016, but these dates could change based on conditions.
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Approximately 50 permits will be available each day by lottery during the hiking season. These permits will be available based on the estimated rate of under-use and cancellation of permits
This chart shows Half Dome lottery applications by day of the week for 2015.
This post was edited on 1/7/16 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 1/7/16 at 4:08 pm to El Segundo Guy
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I did it over Labor Day weekend last year. Got picked on the lottery and did it. My wife wanted no part of it.
If you get selected, do you get one or two passes?
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:38 pm to Black n Gold
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Said it was worth doing, but not nearly as amazing as several of the other areas we have hiked
Can you please elaborate on the other areas you've hiked that you would consider to eclipse Half Dome? I've done Angel's Landing and the Garden Wall Trail in Glacier.
My buddy is specifically interested in "summiting" something.
Posted on 1/7/16 at 10:39 pm to meeple
Heard it was awesome
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