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  2. 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 ...

  3. Climbing harness - Wikipedia

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    Sit harness. A climbing harness is a piece of equipment that allows a climber to tie in to the safety of a rope. [1] It is used in rock and ice climbing, abseiling, and lowering; this is in contrast to other activities requiring ropes for access or safety such as industrial rope work (such as window cleaning), construction, and rescue and recovery, which use safety harnesses instead.

  4. 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 ...

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

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    The park service publishes extensive information online about how to hike Half Dome safely, including tips for limiting risk on the cables. (The best advice is knowing when to turn around .)

  6. 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.

  7. Spring-loaded camming device - Wikipedia

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    A selection of spring-loaded camming devices of differing sizes Climbers often carry a large number of cams on traditional climbs.. A spring-loaded camming device (also SLCD, cam or friend) is a piece of rock climbing or mountaineering protection equipment.

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

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    A hiker climbing Yosemite National Park's famous Half Dome died after suffering a 500-foot fall last Thursday, according to the Visalia Times-Delta. Danielle Burnett, 29, was visiting the park ...

  9. Portaledge - Wikipedia

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    A portaledge is a deployable hanging tent system designed for rock climbers who need to spend multiple days and nights on a climbing route suspended from a sheer rock face while big wall climbing. A fully assembled portaledge is a fabric-covered platform surrounded by a metal frame that hangs from a single anchor point via carabiners and has ...

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