[Leica] Scaling Half Dome on the cables

[dennis at hale-pohaku.com (Dennis)]

Very impressive!!! I have know about the cables for a long time but 
never inclined to attempt that climb. For a nice day trip the loop up 
past Vernal falls to Nevada falls and back down is ideal for me. Been a 
long long time since I was at Yosemite. Fond memories of it and the 
surrounding area.

Thanks for posting this one!

Cheers,
Dennis

Adam Bridge wrote:
> No, I'm not insane, I didn't do that. My knee would explode and I just 
> don't think climbing a 45 degree slope sounds like a lot of fun to me. And 
> besides a hand-full of people have fallen this year. None survived.
>
> However, we were parked at Olmsted Point looking across at Half Dome. I 
> had hoped to get there a little earlier in the morning but I got engrossed 
> in documenting Tioga Pass so the sun was a bit high and there was a touch 
> of haze in the air.
>
> I mounted the 560 tele I bought from Doug Herr on an industrial-strength 
> fluid-head tripod, locked it down and photographed Half Dome. As I was 
> packing up a cluster of about a dozen Porches drove up and I heard one of 
> the drives saying that the cables that run up to the top of Half Dome are 
> on the left face as viewed from this perspective.
>
> Cool, I thought to myself, I should look when I get home. Which I did.
>
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/19446304_NvM63K#1524435664_gDBQqpH>
>
> This is a 1:1 crop sharpened and adjusted in Lightroom. You can make out 
> the figures and even the cable stays and perhaps a cable in one location. 
> Not too shabby! It's still difficult to focus but I think this is just 
> about spot-on.
>
> Comments welcome, of course.
>
> Adam Bridge