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Half Dome from the sky
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park,
located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight.
The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.
Half Dome is nearly as whole as it ever was. The impression from the valley floor that this is a round dome which has lost its northwest half is an illusion.
From Glacier Point or from Washburn Point, Half Dome can be seen as a thin ridge of rock oriented northeast-southwest, with its southeast side almost as steep as its northwest side except for the very top. Although the trend of this ridge, as well as that of Tenaya Canyon, is probably controlled by master joints, 80 percent of the northwest "half" of the original dome may well still be there.
What probably happened is that frost splitting of the rock at the back of a tiny glacier against Half Dome above Mirror Lake gradually quarried back the steep northwest face.
From 1971 through August 2007, there have been nine fatal falls from the cables, three in 2007.
On June 16, 2007,one climber slipped and plunged 300 feet to his death.
Lightning strikes can also be a risk while on or near the summit.
On July 27, 1985, five hikers were struck by lightning, resulting in two fatalities. ( Credits to Wikipedia )
Special thanks to Gerry Barker and Rimas Viselga who made it possible for me to take these beautiful pictures
Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park,
located at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite's most familiar sight.
The granite crest rises more than 4,737 ft (1,444 m) above the valley floor.
Half Dome is nearly as whole as it ever was. The impression from the valley floor that this is a round dome which has lost its northwest half is an illusion.
From Glacier Point or from Washburn Point, Half Dome can be seen as a thin ridge of rock oriented northeast-southwest, with its southeast side almost as steep as its northwest side except for the very top. Although the trend of this ridge, as well as that of Tenaya Canyon, is probably controlled by master joints, 80 percent of the northwest "half" of the original dome may well still be there.
What probably happened is that frost splitting of the rock at the back of a tiny glacier against Half Dome above Mirror Lake gradually quarried back the steep northwest face.
From 1971 through August 2007, there have been nine fatal falls from the cables, three in 2007.
On June 16, 2007,one climber slipped and plunged 300 feet to his death.
Lightning strikes can also be a risk while on or near the summit.
On July 27, 1985, five hikers were struck by lightning, resulting in two fatalities. ( Credits to Wikipedia )
Special thanks to Gerry Barker and Rimas Viselga who made it possible for me to take these beautiful pictures
