Half Dome Cables - Now $20.00

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zBrown

Ice climber

May 13, 2017 - 04:36pm PT

Single ride SF cable car seven bucks.

One day visitor passport $21.00.

Most I can recall was $.75 and quite a few freebees .

I_swearAmerika_isgreatagain

Reilly

Mountain climber

The Other Monrovia- CA

May 13, 2017 - 04:58pm PT

You oughtta see the price to ride this thing! (Europe's highest telepherique)

zBrown

Ice climber

May 13, 2017 - 05:25pm PT

Do you actually own that thing? I told you real estate is a better investmrnt

Ken M

Mountain climber

Los Angeles, Ca

May 13, 2017 - 05:25pm PT

I see a little revisionist history occurring. I participated in the public scoping for the permits, and I was fully aware that there had (astonishingly) been no fatalities on this hike until about 15 years ago. And then the numbers went up, and the fatalities began.

There was a clear correlation.

It's certainly true, for those in our community, there are options to climb outside the "ranger attended" times. Better experience, anyway. Although I read somewhere that there is a check-in ranger 24/7. That seems hard to believe.

I suspect that there is also a significant "no-show" issue, although I can find no stats on that. When the cost is free or low, it is easy to just blow it off. Not sure where the cut line is that makes a difference.

Here in LA, there are executives that EACH DAY have their secretaries make dinner reservations at 20 places, so that they can go where they want when they leave the office. The hell with the other 19.

zBrown

Ice climber

May 13, 2017 - 05:35pm PT

Cost of AC/DC CONCERT, apparently priceless

Done dirt cheap

rbord

Boulder climber

atlanta

May 13, 2017 - 05:44pm PT

We think in small little self-serving potatoes. What we really need is for the US to institute China's one child rule, so I have a better shot at hiking half dome.. God I miss the way things used to be, before slavery was abolished, I mean before half dome got so crowded.

gunsmoke

Mountain climber

Clackamas, Oregon

May 13, 2017 - 06:14pm PT

I see a little revisionist history occurring.

Could there be revisionist history to revisionist history? Or is it the case that crowds were low until 15 years ago, then suddenly swelled over the next 7 years leading to fatalities and a safety concern that needed to be addressed? Not saying the latter isn't possible, but I'm skeptical. Ken, do you have data to support your rollback of "revisionist history?"