11/13/2023 0 Comments Dom trail length![]() ![]() If you intend on using a harness, make sure you have two clips with one always clipped onto the cable. It will probably help, but it doesn’t have the security of a Via Ferrata. Others think that the security of having it made all the difference to their hike.Ī harness could make you feel more secure, but just be aware that the cables were never designed as a Via Ferrata - the poles can come out the ground as they were designed as a handrail cable to haul yourself up on. ![]() Some people think it slows everyone down, and you can feel pressure from the queues forming behind you. There’s a lot of debate about harnesses on the Half Dome hike and it is really down to you as to whether you would feel better with one of not. ![]() Secure all your stuff in a zipped bag before ascending!įor us the crowds were another factor that put us off, most people are very considerate but there is always one or two who push and shove their way past you for going too slow.ĩ - A harness will help, but won’t guarantee your safety or that you’ll make it We also saw lots of people dropping things which was genuinely quite scary to see as water bottles dropping from a great height could knock you out. This means that if you turn up when it’s busy, you’ll spend some time waiting on the side of the cliff, standing on the wooden planks whilst people move along. By this time progress on the cables is very slow as everyone goes up and down the same way. There are bottlenecks caused by sections where you have to climb up or down overhangs which slow people down, causing queues to back up. The cables can get very congested as the majority of people start their hike at sunrise and arrive at 10-11am. You remember that photo of the queues at the summit of Everest (you can click here to see it if you don’t remember)? Well getting to the summit of Half Dome can be quite like that! ![]()
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