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Yosemite’s Half Dome cables are dangerous. Here’s why they won’t be made safer | Opinion
Whenever someone dies on Yosemite’s Half Dome while climbing or descending the infamous cables section, I am always surprised. Not surprised it happened. Surprised it doesn’t happen more ...
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Letters to the Editor: The Half Dome cables aren't safe. Nothing in Yosemite is. Get over it
To the editor: I have climbed Half Dome 13 times, descending the cables each time. I have more experience than most, so here is my opinion. ("Want to make Half Dome safer? Remove the climbing ...
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Should Yosemite Close the Half Dome Cables? We Asked Alex Honnold.
Grace is the seventh hiker since 2006 to have died slipping off the Half Dome cables in wet conditions. Others have had close calls. The last incident was in 2023, when three people slipped in ...
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Half Dome
It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are content to gaze at the iconic Yosemite site from the valley floor, the best viewing is at Sentinel Bridge ...