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Half Dome Permit

PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 3:07 pm
by priya1234
Hello everyone,

I applied for half dome permit back in March and also couple of times in the past month but was not successful. I have been training to hike half dome for couple of months now. Does anyone have spare permits in their group for 2 ppl for the next 2 weekends? Any other suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thank you,
Neha

Re: Half Dome Permit

PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 7:48 pm
by AlmostThere
You could always wait a few weeks until the cables are down and go without a permit. They don't require permits after they remove the posts.

Re: Half Dome Permit

PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:31 pm
by Merkeller
AlmostThere wrote:You could always wait a few weeks until the cables are down and go without a permit. They don't require permits after they remove the posts.

I doubt that would be safe.

Re: Half Dome Permit

PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2016 5:25 am
by AlmostThere
Merkeller wrote:
AlmostThere wrote:You could always wait a few weeks until the cables are down and go without a permit. They don't require permits after they remove the posts.

I doubt that would be safe.


Yes, the hundreds who do it add a little risk. yet don't care....

Probably safer, actually, than with the cables up -- no idiots shaking the cables around, no terrified flocks frozen in place halfway up....

Re: Half Dome Permit

PostPosted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 2:39 am
by Merkeller
AlmostThere wrote:Probably safer, actually, than with the cables up -- no idiots shaking the cables around, no terrified flocks frozen in place halfway up....

You know, that actually makes perfect sense. :shock:
I didn't think about that.