MrBill's Albums - Half Dome, August 1975

Bill on the Half Dome cables.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:19:52 +0000

Bill on the Half Dome cables. / Bill on the Half Dome cables. Dad experimented with "burning in" my image as I was otherwise a little dark in the full-size photo.

Half Dome cables.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:19:43 +0000

Half Dome cables. / Half Dome cables. One can see two other climbers on the cables. The route is steep but not close to vertical, peaking around 50% grade. Slab writ large. But the exposure is scary. Note that no permit was necessary to climb in 1975, and we had the route mostly to ourselves on a peak weekend in summer.

Bill starts up the cables.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:19:28 +0000

Bill starts up the cables. / Bill starts up the cables. Here Dad asked me to walk up to the first rung then turn around for a photo. Notice that I'm wearing gloves and not taking my hands off the cables!

Northeast face of Half Dome from the top of the sub dome.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:19:15 +0000

Northeast face of Half Dome from the top of the sub dome. / Northeast face of Half Dome from the top of the sub dome.

On the Half Dome Trail at the base of the sub dome.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:19:04 +0000

On the Half Dome Trail at the base of the sub dome. / On the Half Dome Trail at the base of the sub dome. The trail up the sub dome zig-zags the semi-vegetated part of the subdome at the center.

Bill with backpack near base of Nevada Falls.

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 01:18:52 +0000

Bill with backpack near base of Nevada Falls. / Bill with backpack near base of Nevada Falls.