The permits are required for trail use from the base of the subdome to the summit of Half Dome and include the Half Dome cable route. The hike has become extremely popular, and crowded.

The permits are required for the use of the trail from the base of the subdome to the summit of Half Dome and include the Half Dome cable route. The hike has become extremely popular, and crowded.

Cable access to the top of Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome will begin Wednesday. But a permit will once again be required for those looking to reach the Half Dome summit. Most permits were ...

The lottery to get permits to ascend the subdome steps and the Half Dome cables are usually available on March 1, but it has been delayed due to a transition to a new provider, according to the park.

“It sounded like a bomb going off,” he said. “The avalanche was coming off that subdome off Half Dome ... it came off that subdome right where the cables start.” As the crow ...

Up to 300 people (about 225 day hikers and 75 backpackers) are allowed on the Half Dome Trail beyond the base of the subdome daily. Yosemite officials said approximately 50 permits are available ...

From the outcropping, called the subdome, hikers must climb a board-and-cable stairway up the rock face to reach the top. Kirk, who was hiking to Half Dome for the first time, said she didn't want ...

From the outcropping, called the subdome, hikers must climb a board-and-cable stairway up the rock face to reach the top. Kirk, who was hiking to Half Dome for the first time, said she didn't want ...

From the outcropping, called the subdome, hikers must climb a board-and-cable stairway up the rock face to reach the top. Kirk, who was hiking to Half Dome for the first time, said she didn't want ...