One Best Hike: Yosemite's Half Dome: Yosemite's Half Dome

(Paperback, Second Edition)

Available Formats

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Successfully hike Yosemites most famous landmark with the guide that helps you prepare and provides the details you need to know.

Getting to the top of Yosemite National Parks Half Dome in California is one of Americas epic day hikes. Starting in Yosemite Valley, youll ascend nearly one vertical mile past two impressive waterfalls, through fragrant pine, fir, and cedar forests, then 425 feet up sheer granite on the famed steel cables to the summit, where youll enjoy some of the grandest views of your life. If you do it right, youll be back down in the valley, celebrating your accomplishment, later that evening.

While tremendously rewarding, this hike is also one of the parks most strenuous. Heres everything you need to know to successfully make the 15-plus-mile trek. This step-by-step guidebook by Rick Deutsch tells you exactly how to hit the trail with confidence.

Inside youll find:

• Detailed, specific advice on the proper physical conditioning
• Trail-tested list of what to wear and bring on the hike
• Historical vignettes and 18 key points of interest along the trail, with GPS markers
• More than 100 photos so you know what to expect

One Best Hike: Yosemites Half Dome, with its can-do approach, nuts-and-bolts advice, and practical tips, will leave you wondering why youve waited so long to embark on this truly special hiking adventure.

Reviews

"This guide covers everything you could possibly need or want to know about Half Dome and how to plan a successful hike." --Merced Sun-Star, May 2012 "This book is worth purchasing and it's an easy read. Being prepared and knowing some history will make your hiking Half Dome all the more memorable." —SeeYosemite.com, April 2012

Author Bio

Rick Deutsch lives in San Jose, California, with his wife, Diane. A veteran of Silicon Valley high tech, Rick is an adventure traveler. Some of his personal bests include rafting through the Grand Canyon (three times); ascending Californias Mount Whitney and Mount Shasta; pedaling the 500-mile Iowa RAGBRAI cross-state bike tour (two times); mountain biking in Moab, Utah; 250 scuba dives, including Papua New Guinea, Palau, Truk Lagoon, the Caribbean, and the Galapagos; hiking Perus Machu Picchu; and dogsledding in Alaska. It was after his 17th trek up Half Dome that he decided to write this guide to help others enjoy this fun and rewarding hike. As of press time, he has hiked Half Dome 31 times.