Rick Deutsch lives in San Jose, California, with his wife, Diane. A veteran of Silicon Valley high tech, Rick is an adventure traveler. Some of his personal bests include rafting through the Grand Canyon (three times); ascending California's Mount Whitney and Mount Shasta; pedaling the 500-mile Iowa RAGBRAI cross-state bike tour (two times); mountain biking in Moab, Utah; 250 scuba dives, including Papua New Guinea, Palau, Truk Lagoon, the Caribbean, and the Galapagos; hiking Peru's Machu Picchu; and dogsledding in Alaska. It was after his 17th trek up Half Dome that he decided to write this guide to help others enjoy this fun and rewarding hike. As of press time, he has hiked Half Dome 31 times.
FOREWORD
PREFACE
1 INTRODUCTION
2 GEOLOGY OF YOSEMITE AND HALF DOME
3 HUMANS IN YOSEMITE
4 THE ASCENT OF HALF DOME
5 PRECUATIONS
6 GETTING THERE
7 PREPARATION
8 THE HIKE
* POI 1: Mileage Marker Sign
* POI 2: Vernal Fall Bridge
* POI 3: Top of Vernal Fall
* POI 4: Silver Apron Bridge
* POI 5: Mist Trail-JMT Junction
* POI 6: Little Yosemite Valley
* POI 7: Half Dome-JMT Split
* POI 8: The Little Spring
* POI 9: Base of Sub Dome
* POI 10: Base of the Cables
* POI 11: Apex of Half Dome
* POI 12: The Little Spring-again
* POI 13: Little Yosemite Valley-again
* POI 14: Mist Trail-JMT Junction-again
* POI 15: Nevada Fall Bridge
* POI 16: Clark Point
* POI 17: Vernal Fall Bridge-again
* POI 18: Mileage Marker Sign-again
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX 1: Key Dates in Yosemite and Half Dome History
APPENDIX 2: Preventive Search and Rescue Tips
APPENDIX 3: Half Dome Hiking Accidents
APPENDIX 4: References and Information Sources
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX
