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jakebot9000 t1_j9g2mgu wrote

Sometimes when I'm doing something physically demanding, I say to myself, "Well at least I'm not climbing Half Dome." It's a beautiful hike, but the distance plus starting the hike ~3am is exhausting. Some things on your bucket list should only be crossed off once.

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chezgky OP t1_j9gu2ww wrote

During this same trip, my wife and I "accidentally" climbed Upper Yosemite falls. I swear I thought AllTrails said moderate and not hard.

Pro: beautiful sunset photo from Columbia Rock

Con: we were still above the treeline at sunset 😅

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buckshot307 t1_j9h4c87 wrote

My wife and I did the mist trail and luckily someone told us the day before to get a poncho lol.

Half of the people coming down were soaked

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chezgky OP t1_j9h4zay wrote

Nice experience though! I was able to do mist trail up Vernal Fall in three different seasons: spring with my mom, summer with my brother, and autumn with my wife.

I remember still using a non-weatherproof Fujifilm camera during my first two trips and being worried more than half the time. Still would gladly do it again.

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_DONT_PM_ME_NOTHING t1_j9hwrq1 wrote

Hiking Half Dome is only hard if you try and go up and back in one day. Been up there 4 times now, overnighting in Little Yosemite Valley each time. Very cool trip each time.

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Nubraskan t1_j9hissw wrote

Can I ask questions? Tryna get my half dome on later this year.

  1. If I enter the lotto for 3-4 days later in the year, is there any indication how likely I am to get a spot?

  2. Does speed of entry on the lotto change anything? Like first come first serve?

  3. Where did you stay?

  4. If you can't stay very near, is there ample parking near any sort of trailheads to get started on the trail?

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jakebot9000 t1_j9hnd2a wrote

I hiked in 2018, so verify all this:

  1. You're talking about the week of lotto? I'm not sure because I was able to get permits. There was a chart online with how likely you were to get a spot based on specific days.

  2. Probably not totally advised, but on the day I hiked, the marshall wasn't checking permits at the cables (maybe they showed up later in the day)

  3. Crane Flat campground

  4. Yeah, lots of parking at the trailhead because you'll be starting in the early hours of the morning before the tourists arrive.

Bring gloves for the cables!

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