Current Events > I'm going to Yosemite in a few weeks. Should I hike Half Dome?

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Its a 14 mile round trip hike with like 5000ft elevation gain. You need a special permit to get to the very top because you have to get up via these ropes built into the rock:




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I forgot CE doesnt have any adventurers. Just basement dwellers >_>

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Maybe morning CE can help

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do it before it destroys us all

wait I read that as Yellowstone. Do it anyways

rodu_jr posted...

do it before it destroys us all

lol before what destroys us all?

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Go for it, but remember to stay away from other people to reduce the spread of Covid infection.

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jcmason posted...

Go for it, but remember to stay away from other people to reduce the spread of Covid infection.

True. Luckily Yosemite is a massive park, with thousands of acres to explore. More scared of bears than people, honestly hhaha


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I climbed Half Dome before. I was sore for almost a week

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Do it! I just got into hiking and my farthest so far is 10 miles and not nearly as much elevation change. I say if you can do that without killing yourself, you should.

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I mean, if you think you can do it, have at it. I try not to do too much climbing like that since my knees are in bad shape, I'd hate to get stuck.

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KRlSTlN_KR3UK posted...

I climbed Half Dome before. I was sore for almost a week

Im try to decide when. Ill have 3 full days to hike. Think I might do Upper Vernal Falls on day 1, do something chill and easy on day 2, then half dome my last day. I think if I do it any earlier and Ill be done hiking for the trip lol

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yes you should

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If youre visiting its probably absolutely worth it, that rope thing looks incredible

If you live there, do it anyway lol

https://youtu.be/jEbl-umsFOM

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I hike professionally so it didn't bother me but yes , half dome imo is the best hike in the park. Everything leading up to it is excellent so even if you can't go to the top it's worth going to the bottom

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DoctorVader posted...

https://youtu.be/jEbl-umsFOM

Hot damn the scale of that is incredible.

Colorahdo posted...

I hike professionally so it didn't bother me but yes , half dome imo is the best hike in the park. Everything leading up to it is excellent so even if you can't go to the top it's worth going to the bottom

I think Ill at least try. Any recommendations/tips for a hike that long?

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MFBKBass5 posted...

Hot damn the scale of that is incredible.

I think Ill at least try. Any recommendations/tips for a hike that long?

do the whole thing at a conversational or nose breathing pace. Don't take any long breaks except to grab small snacks once an hour. If you're tired, go slower, but don't stop.

And don't bring a bunch of "well just in case" stuff in your backpack. Bring only absolute necessities.

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Colorahdo posted...

do the whole thing at a conversational or nose breathing pace. Don't take any long breaks except to grab small snacks once an hour. If you're tired, go slower, but don't stop.

And don't bring a bunch of "well just in case" stuff in your backpack. Bring only absolute necessities.

Yep, all good calls for sure. I usually always pack light. Should I get a headlamp? Thats a long ass hike, and if Im slow...hiking back in the dark would be terrifying. I also have some trekking poles I used in Banff for the ice/snow, but I probably wouldnt need those in Yosemite right?

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MFBKBass5 posted...

Yep, all good calls for sure. I usually always pack light. Should I get a headlamp? Thats a long ass hike, and if Im slow...hiking back in the dark would be terrifying. I also have some trekking poles I used in Banff for the ice/snow, but I probably wouldnt need those in Yosemite right?

just start in the morning then, it won't take you 16 hours. It's a regular dirt trail with lots of traffic you don't need poles. You don't need hiking boots.

I don't think you're grasping the concept of *only necessities*

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Colorahdo posted...

just start in the morning then, it won't take you 16 hours. It's a regular dirt trail with lots of traffic you don't need poles. You don't need hiking boots.

I don't think you're grasping the concept of *only necessities*

Lol I didnt know whats necessary tho. Good to know though. Will bring water, snacks, and a few other tiny things.

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MFBKBass5 posted...

Lol I didnt know whats necessary tho. Good to know though. Will bring water, snacks, and a few other tiny things.

just empty your pack and say "could I physically do this without this item?"

If I did it personally I'd just bring a couple snickers and a liter of water and nothing else, probably

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Colorahdo posted...

just empty your pack and say "could I physically do this without this item?"

If I did it personally I'd just bring a couple snickers and a liter of water and nothing else, probably

but the snickers would melt

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MFBKBass5 posted...

but the snickers would melt

Don't hike when it's 90 then you scrub

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Orrrrrr you can bring some of those water treatment tablets and drink the water from the ponds you run into on the way to Half Dome. Its super refreshing!

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KRlSTlN_KR3UK posted...

Orrrrrr you can bring some of those water treatment tablets and drink the water from the ponds you run into on the way to Half Dome. Its super refreshing!

A life straw? I might have to get one of those.

Colorahdo posted...

Don't hike when it's 90 then you scrub

Would have gone earlier this year, but ya know...global pandemic.


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MFBKBass5 posted...

A life straw? I might have to get one of those.

Would have gone earlier this year, but ya know...global pandemic.

no you go early in the morning...

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