-=Cheese=-
Up to the sky via the Half Dome cables
Trust me, its worse than it looks. As my buddy Ryan said, this is one of those rare things where the probability of death is not zero. The granite is slippery, and so are the cables. In peak times the cables are jammed with people, meaning you spend more time on the steep face. Because it takes effort even to stay still, frustrations can run high. Some people even go up outside the cables because others go too slow. But if you slip and fall (as someone did just 2 months ago), you will probably die. And while I can honestly say that I wasn't scared, I doubt I'd do it again under less than perfect conditions and without being better prepared. A safety rope, or maybe even rock climbing shoes. Certainly something better than cheap gloves & a pair of Asics.
And we *were* better prepared than a lot of others, which is scary. This is not a place to mess around.
Up to the sky via the Half Dome cables
Trust me, its worse than it looks. As my buddy Ryan said, this is one of those rare things where the probability of death is not zero. The granite is slippery, and so are the cables. In peak times the cables are jammed with people, meaning you spend more time on the steep face. Because it takes effort even to stay still, frustrations can run high. Some people even go up outside the cables because others go too slow. But if you slip and fall (as someone did just 2 months ago), you will probably die. And while I can honestly say that I wasn't scared, I doubt I'd do it again under less than perfect conditions and without being better prepared. A safety rope, or maybe even rock climbing shoes. Certainly something better than cheap gloves & a pair of Asics.
And we *were* better prepared than a lot of others, which is scary. This is not a place to mess around.