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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. Permits now required to climb Yosemite's Half Dome - AOL

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    If summiting Half Dome is on your bucket list of the things to do before you die, better book the hike now. Alarmed by the deaths of four climbers on the world famous granite monolith since 2006 ...

  4. Mist Trail - Wikipedia

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    The Mist Trail then rejoins the John Muir Trail: the hiker can travel in Little Yosemite Valley, or take a side trip to the top of Half Dome, using cables to climb the rock. Permits must be obtained in advance to hike Half Dome, and back country permits are required to stay overnight along the John Muir Trail.

  5. Yosemite National Park - Wikipedia

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    Climbing the Narrows in Sentinel Rock. Rock climbing is an important part of Yosemite. [139] In particular the valley is surrounded by summits such as Half Dome and El Capitan. Camp 4 is a walk-in campground in the Valley that was instrumental in the development of rock climbing as a sport, and is listed on the National Register of Historic ...

  6. 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 ...

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

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    Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. ... In 2010, as a solution for overcrowding when permits were being ...

  8. Yosemite Valley - Wikipedia

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    Half Dome figures prominently on the reverse side of the California state quarter. Hiking to the top of Half Dome is one of the most popular hikes from the valley, and very crowded. The park now requires permits to use the trail, and in 2011 the permits sold out very quickly after becoming available. [11]

  9. Climbing El Capitan? Yosemite's divisive permits for ... - AOL

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    Yosemite National Park has made permanent its divisive permitting process for rock climbers who plan to do multiday "big wall" climbs, like El Capitan or Half Dome.