The Many Aspects of Half Dome - Photos from around Yosemite

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cultureshock

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Mountain View

Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 5, 2012 - 05:10pm PT

Some time during our High Sierra Loop adventure, we started to talk about the many different views of Half Dome we’ve seen this year. Sure, your average Yosemite visitor has the standard pictures from Inspiration Point, Glacier Point, Sentinel Bridge, etc. But venture a little further off the beaten path and there are lots more views to be had (and our collection is far from complete).

Enjoy!

Half Dome from Glacier Point

Casey tops out on Acorn Dome

The brilliant south face from the Clouds Rest trail (cables route is visible on the right side)

A hazy Half Dome above Merced Lake from the High Sierra Loop

More Photos:

http://www.dreaminvertical.com/2012/11/the-many-aspects-of-half-dome/

Please post up some more photos of Half Dome! It would be interesting to see how many angles we can get.

Luke

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:38pm PT

wonderful wonderful shots!! I love to see different perspectives of the valley.

more more more

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:41pm PT

not my photo(from rei.com)

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:42pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:43pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:44pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:46pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:48pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:50pm PT

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 05:52pm PT

cultureshock

Trad climber

Mountain View

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 5, 2012 - 06:12pm PT

Sweet! I liked this one that was posted on another thread:

S.Leeper

Social climber

somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'

Dec 5, 2012 - 06:33pm PT

I liked that one too. Is there a picture of 1/2 dome from further away?

tuolumne_tradster

Trad climber

Leading Edge of North American Plate

Dec 5, 2012 - 07:25pm PT

DM88T

climber

San Juan Bautista, CA

Dec 7, 2012 - 12:18am PT

Sept 14, 2012

RyanD

climber

Squamish

Dec 7, 2012 - 12:28am PT

1/2 dome from behind Tenaya peak, taken the same day as your photo DM88T. Too funny! Can't wait to climb that thing one day. Awesome shots everyone!

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Dec 7, 2012 - 04:28am PT

Almost the same angle as Joe's last one above, but with late afternoon shadows.

From top of E Quarter Dome (not much different than Cloud's Rest Trail).

Peter Haan posted this to On The Edge thread.

And see Peter's thread for aerial views:
http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/841420/FURTHER-IMAGE-STUDIES-BACK-OF-HALF-DOME

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Jim Zellers' snowboard descent of Half Dome, 2000. photo by Dick Leversee
from http://mrhalfdome.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/snowboard-down-half-dome-2/
http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20000413/SPORTS/104137394

Had been skiied by Eric Perlman and Bob Bellman in 1980.

Luke, are you gonna give us a real Acorn Dome report sometime? :-)

P.S. Karl,

Chad repeated the crack (arch) part of Growing Up awhile back. He passed on the aid ladder and rap bolted upper part.

Karl Baba

Trad climber

Yosemite, Ca

Dec 7, 2012 - 04:34am PT

What a stone!

I gotta think there's a lot of undiscovered routes up there still

And can't believe that Growing Up hasn't had a second ascent despite spectacular cracks.

People hate hiking it seems

Peace

Karl