Hiked Half Dome in Yosemite this weekend v. PICS & VID

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 11:19 AM

After years of wanting to do this trip, i finally got a chance to backpack through Yosemite and hike to the top of Half Dome.

We did it by hiking to Little Yosemite Valley and camping for the night. Then the next day we waited till the late afternoon to start our hike up to the top of Half Dome to watch the sunset and have dinner up there. Then we hiked down in the dark and camped one more night before heading back down to the valley.

It was an inexplicably amazing trip! Lots of fun moments, a big physical challenge, and the chance to make new friends, all add up to one memorable weekend.

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in case you want to see all my pics from the weekend, you can see them here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michael...7627175468018/

E90SoFlo · 07-12-2011, 11:22 AM

looks like an awesome hike!

06E90Rostik · 07-12-2011, 11:29 AM

SNAKES? no thanks lol

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by E90SoFlo

looks like an awesome hike!

it was amazing!

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Originally Posted by 06E90Rostik

SNAKES? no thanks lol

lol, yeah that was a nice little surprise

jpsum · 07-12-2011, 12:29 PM

the last two photos are

abisson · 07-12-2011, 12:32 PM

Oh snap! I was there this weekend too! We did the Glacier point trail....

Epic park!

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by abisson

Oh snap! I was there this weekend too! We did the Glacier point trail....

Epic park!

oh nice! we started from Happy Isles

chinoxs203 · 07-12-2011, 03:15 PM

looks like it was blast

jpsum · 07-12-2011, 03:19 PM

how did that only white guy ended up on the trip?

infinitekidM2C · 07-12-2011, 03:32 PM

What camera equipment were u using?

Looks fun

infinitekidM2C · 07-12-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

how did that only white guy ended up on the trip?

He was going to be the bear's food if a bear showed up...like the black guy in Star Trek

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jpsum

how did that only white guy ended up on the trip?

gotta have our token

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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

What camera equipment were u using?

Looks fun

5d mark II w/ 24-70 f2.8L

it was a blast!

iBoost · 07-12-2011, 03:40 PM

DAMN

awesome!

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 04:49 PM

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DAMN

awesome!

thanks man!

Garduna · 07-12-2011, 05:20 PM

Looks like a lot of fun

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Garduna

Looks like a lot of fun

oh man, that would be a major understatement. It was one of the best weekends of my life!

Inspired · 07-12-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Mik3

gotta have our token

5d mark II w/ 24-70 f2.8L

it was a blast!

How do you hike with a DSLR?

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 05:57 PM

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How do you hike with a DSLR?

haha you just kinda say fuck it, and go for it. I knew if i didn't bring it i'd be hating myself.

TiAg335i · 07-12-2011, 06:22 PM

looks like an awesome trip and a place i would def like to visit.

you guys looked like you had enough equipment to hike mt everest, lol. army food, lights, walking sticks, portable water siphoning thingy...that is the way to do it.

///Mik3 · 07-12-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

looks like an awesome trip and a place i would def like to visit.

you guys looked like you had enough equipment to hike mt everest, lol. army food, lights, walking sticks...that is the way to do it.

haha yeah man, we were pretty prepared. I'm not personally a fan of hiking poles, but the 2 friends that had them seemed to like them. And the MREs (army food as you called it) were awesome backpacking food. And yeah we definitely needed lights since we knew we wanted to come down the cables after sunset.

infinitekidM2C · 07-12-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg335i

looks like an awesome trip and a place i would def like to visit.

you guys looked like you had enough equipment to hike mt everest, lol. army food, lights, walking sticks, portable water siphoning thingy...that is the way to do it.

next time go bear style

TiAg335i · 07-12-2011, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by infinitekid2002

next time go bear style

yeah i think what it is is that we are all used to seeing bear grylls hike with just a backpack and pocket knife, lol.

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