The lottery opened Wednesday for hikers to try for a permit to ascend then sub dome steps and the Half Dome cables. Park visitors should anticipate additional late openings, including the ...

The trail then ventures up the sub dome. When you finally reach the base of the Half Dome, a steep rocky climb finally takes you up the Half Dome Cables, a vertical, exposed rock face scalable by ...

This piece of rock has no official name; the crew calls it "the Sub Dome." Here is where the steep steps begin, straight up with nothing but air on either side. Beyond the steps is a small saddle ...