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Contents

FOREWORD:

PREFACE:

1 INTRODUCTION

2 GEOLOGY OF YOSEMITE AND HALF DOME

How Yosemite Was Formed

How Half Dome Was Formed

3 HUMANS IN YOSEMITE

Native Americans

Arrival of the Whites

Gold Fever

The Crush Begins

4 THE ASCENT OF HALF DOME

Construction of the Cable Route

The Slippery Slope

Half Dome Today

Overview of the Half Dome Hike

Leave No Trace

5 PRECAUTIONS

Intensity

Weather

Altitude Sickness

Mosquitoes

Ticks

Waterborne Critters

The Falls

Falling

Wildlife

6 GETTING THERE

Arriving via CA 41 Northbound

Arriving via CA 140 Northbound

Arriving via CA 120 Westbound

Arriving via CA 120 Eastbound

Entering Yosemite

7 PREPARATION

Accommodations

Permits

Conditioning

What to Bring

When to Go

Guided Hikes

8 THE HIKE

POI 1: Mileage Marker Sign

POI 2: Vernal Fall Bridge

POI 3: Top of Vernal Fall

POI 4: Silver Apron Bridge

POI 5: Mist Trail–JMT Junction

POI 6: Little Yosemite Valley

POI 7: Half Dome–JMT Split

POI 8: The Little Spring

POI 9: Base of Sub Dome

POI 10: Base of the Cables

POI 11: Apex of Half Dome

POI 12: The Little Spring—again

POI 13: Little Yosemite Valley—again

POI 14: Mist Trail–JMT Junction—again

POI 15: Nevada Fall Bridge

POI 16: Clark Point

POI 17: Vernal Fall Bridge—again

POI 18: Mileage Marker Sign—again

EPILOGUE

APPENDIX 1: Key Dates in Yosemite and Half Dome History

APPENDIX 2: Preventive Search and Rescue Tips

APPENDIX 3: Half Dome Hiking Accidents

APPENDIX 4: References and Information Sources

ABOUT THE AUTHOR