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One Best Hike: Yosemite’s Half Dome

The Bible of Half Dome hiking guides. In fact, it’s the only fully dedicated guide. From Amazon…print or digital. Of all the hiking adventures in Yosemite National Park, probably the single most compelling to visitors from all over the world … Continue reading

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Glaciers at Yosemite are melting. . . and so?

Did you know that for millions of years, the earth was covered by glaciers – up to 2 miles thick? Yes, the “snowball earth.” Then a cycle of warm came and they melted…..then glacierss reappeared.  A natural cycle, caused by … Continue reading

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8-yr old summits El Cap

Sam Baker got a head start on most of you – he just climbed up El Capitan at Yosemite. Watch out Alex Honnold!!! We’ll keep an eye out for Sam as he breaks records. Oh yeah…he;’s the youngest on record. … Continue reading

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Half Dome season is over for another year

That will wrap it for 2022. Your next shot is to enter the lottery in March 2023. As far as I know…no one terminally fell off the cables. And that’s good. (really, Capt Obvious?) Very little bad activity save for … Continue reading

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