Half Dome '08

Burnin' oil · 10-15-2008, 06:03 AM

What a beautiful day. (Hey, Todd. Maybe next year?)

onewhippedpuppy · 10-15-2008, 06:06 AM

Awesome. Have you been shaving your legs?

Z-man · Z-man's Garage

Wow. Mrs. Z-man and I visited Yosemite this summer - Half Dome was just a wee bit too great a hike for us city folks.... How long did it take you?

Nice pics!

-Z-man.

stevepaa · 10-15-2008, 06:51 AM

nice job. my son and I tried last year, got to the stone stairs and thunder and lightning chased us all down .

It was a hard climb for me, I'll try again next year at 60.

so how long to get to the top?

Burnin' oil · 10-15-2008, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Awesome. Have you been shaving your legs?

Not recently . . .

It takes me a little over four hours round-trip.

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

Great time of year to be there. How many people did you see on the hike?

trekkor · 10-15-2008, 07:05 AM

I'd like to take that trip.

KT

M.D. Holloway · 10-15-2008, 07:11 AM

be a heck of a fall...

vash · vash's Garage

four hours! wow you are moving. i am much slower.

Evans, Marv · 10-15-2008, 07:26 AM

My best bud & I went by Half Dome on a week long hike a couple of summers ago. We thought about going up, but seeing the people lined up like a line ants when we were looking at the back side from the trail turned us off to that idea. Looks like you had better luck. Great views.

Danskman · 10-15-2008, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Burnin' oil

Not recently . . .

It takes me a little over four hours round-trip.

Ok... I've done that hike a few times, with family and with the Boy Scouts. It's 18 miles round trip +/-. Most people leave at dawn so they can be back before sunset. Four hours roundtrip? Did you find a secret elevator somewhere?

stevepaa · 10-15-2008, 10:21 AM

some guy went up and down and up as I was going up

oh to be young again.

ckissick · 10-15-2008, 10:59 AM

I was lucky enough to spend a night up there back when you were still allowed to. Quite a sunset.

Porsche-O-Phile · Porsche-O-Phile's Garage

Very cool! It's been too long. Maybe I'll head back next year.

vash · vash's Garage

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Originally Posted by stevepaa

some guy went up and down and up as I was going up

oh to be young again.

are you kidding me? the second time i went there was an older married couple. late 60's, maybe early 70's. they each had a canteen, yup, no camelbacks or nalgene bottle, a old school canteen. they were all khaki-ed out with walking sticks. the woman had a "hiking skirt" on. (i asked). they blasted up and were coming down before we got to the top. i was stunned. they said they live nearby and do it twice a week.

stevepaa · 10-15-2008, 11:20 AM

i gotta get in shape

Seahawk · 10-15-2008, 12:00 PM

My Half Dome story involves me, an H-60 and a Park Ranger with a camera.

The Dome was angry that day, my friend...

SteveinTO · 10-15-2008, 08:54 PM

Done the Dome twice. Left Curry Village tents at sunup. Think we were up top about noonish & spent an hour. Much faster coming down. Swam in the Emerald Pool above Vernal Falls. Little nippy. Back in time for dinner @ Curry. Eighteen miles round trip. Carry lots of water, maybe a change of socks, blister meds for tenderfoots. Don't accidentally knock your keds in the river if you stop to cool your feet. It's a really long walk barefoot. Don't ask how I know.

Burnin' oil · 10-16-2008, 08:51 AM

Craig,

I saw very few people going up, three or four on top and probably 100 coming down, most of which were durn foreigners. . .

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

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Craig,

I saw very few people going up, three or four on top and probably 100 coming down, most of which were durn foreigners. . .

One of them wasn't wearing red clogs was he?