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  2. Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    In September 2016, Yosemite National Park Climbing Rangers climbed the route to assess its condition. [13] The Regular Northwest Face route tends to avoid areas that are likely to pose further rockfall hazard. However, much of the rock on Half Dome is alpine in nature, and it is often quite loose. [13]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Half Dome - Wikipedia

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    Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation in the park, named for its distinct shape. One side is a sheer face while the other three sides are smooth and round, making it appear like a dome cut in half.

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

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    A raven flies in front of Yosemite National Park’s famous Half Dome on a spring day, April 23, 2021. A hiker stops to pose for a photo before making his way down the infamous cables section on ...

  6. 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 ...

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

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    Alarmed by the deaths of four climbers on the world famous granite monolith since 2006, the National Park Service yesterday started Permits now required to climb Yosemite's Half Dome Skip to main ...

  8. George Anderson (mountaineer) - Wikipedia

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    George G. Anderson (1839 – May 8, 1884) [3] was a Scottish mountaineer who is best known for making the first ascent to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park in California, United States on October 12, 1875. [1] During the climb, he drilled the holes which, after 1919, came to house the cables of the popular route up Half Dome.

  9. Iconic Half Dome of Granite at Yosemite National Park - AOL

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    Half Dome is a world-renowned 8,800-foot landmark in Yosemite. Learn how the dome was formed, the best places to view it and how to hike it. Iconic Half Dome of Granite at Yosemite National Park

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