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Half Dome
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Details
| Elevation (feet): | 8842 |
|---|---|
| Elevation (meters): | 2695 |
| Continent: | North America |
| Country: | United States |
| Range/Region: | Pacific Ranges |
| Range/Region: | Sierra Nevada |
| State: | California |
| Latitude: | 37.7461 |
| Longitude: | -119.532 |
| Difficulty: | Scramble |
| Best months for climbing: | Jun, Jul, Aug |
| Year first climbed: | 1875 |
| First successful climber(s): | George Anderson |
| Nearest major airport: | Oakland, California, Reno, Nevada |
| Convenient Center: | Yosemite National Park, California |
Description
Half Dome is an enormous granite crescent-shaped mass, famous for its smooth glacially-carved 2,000-foot northwest face. Today the spikes of the original route have been replaced by wooden steps and steel cables, making the ascent possible for the non-technical climber. Despite this, however, there is still plenty of serious technical climbing to be done on this massive wall.
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