The summer hiking season of 2009 has barely begun and already Yosemite’s Half Dome has notched its first fatality. But keep in mind that 50,000 people a year climb the harrowing “cables” route to the summit and return home to…
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Yet another hiker dies at Half Dome
by tom • June 14, 2009 • 25 Comments
Update IV: A Florida man was found dead Monday, apparently having fallen from a cliff near Mirror Lake in eastern Yosemite Valley. ### UPDATE III: A friend of a couple who witnessed the accident posted this account. ### UPDATE II:…
Randy Lloyd’s Yosemite hikes
by tom • May 26, 2009 • 1 Comment
Randy’s Waypoints blog recounts his most recent foray to Yosemite at one of the best times to go: in mid-May when the water’s really running. From his Half Dome ascent: Up on top there was still some snow hanging around,…