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Climbing Half-Dome (UPDATED PHOTO)

On Saturday, June 20, 2009, Kathy, Robin, Julie and I went to Yosemite to hike and climb to the top of Half-Dome (right side of the photo). It's a 17 mile round trip and a 4,000 foot elevation gain. We started at 5:00 AM and returned at 5:00 PM.

When I finally arrived at Half-Dome, there was an enormous line of people crowding the metal cables going up the rock.

The ascent up the rock is very steep and you must absolutely pull yourself up.


[link] Quarter-Dome and Half-Dome

[link] Going up the slope of Quarter Dome

[link] Woman exactly on the Saddle between the domes

[link] People going up Half-Dome

[link] Patty going up Half-Dome

[link] More Yosemite photographs.

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:icon1arcticfox:
OMG....unbelievable! :jawdrop: :hug:
:iconandyserrano:
And scary!

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:icondrumgirl:
Wow, that's incredible! I've never seen anything like that! So you do rock climbing too? Gosh, just imagine if one person slips in that big line.... domino affect! :worried:

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Yes, I do some rock climbing as well. If you go back in my gallery you will see some
Grand Canyon pictures and maybe some climbing pictures. I can't remember.
However, if you click the button on my DA front page, there is a link to MySpace website.
In MySpace, there are some mountain climbing pictures of me with ropes on the mountain.

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:icon1arcticfox:
OMG....yes...I bet it was!! You're a better man than me....oh....that's right...I'm a woman! lol :D :D :heart:
:iconandyserrano:
Oh, I don't know about that. I am very much in touch with my feminine side!

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:icon1arcticfox:
Alright....good for you!! And.....I am very much....in touch with my masculine side! :D :D :hug:
:iconzoozee:
OM ...... I believe this is a tough one ...... I know already that even it would be
fun getting up there .... that I could give up. My knees are not so well ... so
that would be a big strain to put on them. It would probably take a week
before my knees would stop hurting :)

It is really a wonderful shot ..... seeing all those people climbing ... fantastic !
I would also be very afraid ... if the one in front of me fell down ... they
would take everybody with them.

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:iconandyserrano:
You have a great intuition. After the crowd thinned out, I went up on this trail. You have to contort yourself in unusual shapes and lift your legs very far in order to gain toeholds and to secure yourself. While I was 80 percent of the way up, this caused me to have one of the worst leg cramps ever. I thought I was going to pass out. My greatest concern was on placing myself in a safe position in case I did pass out. Luckily, I did not pass out from the pain of that leg cramp while on the slope.

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:iconzoozee:
OM .... that must have been terrible .... I can only guess you were very
frightened ... it looks steep .... not good to fall down !!

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:star: Have a terrific day :star:

zoozee :rose:

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