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  2. Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    The Half Dome Cable Route hike runs from the valley floor to the top of the dome in 8.2 mi (13 km) (via the Mist Trail), with 4,800 ft (1,460 m) of elevation gain. The length and difficulty of the trail used to keep it less crowded than other park trails, but trail traffic grew to as many as 1,000 people a day, and about 50,000 per year, before ...

  3. Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are dangerous. Here’s why they ...

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    And as can be attested by the lengthy scuff mark on Half Dome’s east face, visible from Olmsted Point or in aerial photos, the imprint of millions of hiking boots is quite noticeable indeed.

  4. 20-year-old college student dies after falling from Yosemite ...

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    The dome stands over 8,800 feet above sea level, and a round-trip hike to the summit covers more than 14 miles. The Half Dome cables encompass the final portion of the hike and allow hikers to ...

  5. After a young woman falls to her death in Yosemite, Half Dome ...

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    The park limits the number of people who can climb Half Dome to 300 per day, a cap aimed, in part, at reducing gridlock on the cables. If you go without a permit, and get caught, there’s a $280 ...

  6. He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says safety ... - AOL

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    Grace Rohloff's death has renewed concerns about the safety of hiking Half Dome in Yosemite, where at least 10 people have died in the last decade. He saw his daughter fall from Half Dome. He says ...

  7. Yosemite hiker death: Woman climbing iconic Half Dome peak ...

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    Burnett is the 12th hiker to die while climbing Half Dome since 1995, according to the Mercury News.There have been numerous emergency calls to the 14-mile trail — which has often suffered from ...

  8. List of incidents at independent amusement parks - Wikipedia

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    On July 14, 2019, a cable on the ride's pendulum suddenly snapped, causing the attraction's seated end to slam into the ride's base and fall 20 feet (6.1 m) to the ground. Two people were killed in the accident while 29 others were injured and hospitalized. [158]

  9. Talk:Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    The Half Dome is a granite dome in California's Yosemite National Park, whose summit at elevation 8,844 ft (2,696 m) is more than 4,700 ft (1,400 m) * above the floor of Yosemite Valley. Known to the local Native Americans as "Tis-sa-ack", the dome was first summitted by George G. Anderson in October 1875.