Without getting too far in the weeds ... But there’s no real reason, besides bureaucratic stubbornness, why the Half Dome cables need to be so dangerous. It’s a wonder more people haven ...

The Half Dome cables protect the last 400 feet of an eight ... It’s about as steep as a typical staircase—45 degrees—but without steps, just smooth granite beneath your feet.

But when the pair reached the bottom of Half Dome’s famous cables a little after noon ... and she went with him on the hike down the mountain, without his daughter. “I know that’s her ...

Rohloff warned about the Half Dome cables’ dangers ... The wooden planks were about 10 feet apart, without side planks or harnesses attached to the cables. "Descending the cables with any ...

The park limits the number of people who can climb Half Dome to 300 per day, a cap aimed, in part, at reducing gridlock on the cables. If you go without a permit, and get caught, there’s a $280 ...