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Half Dome Hiking Permits Required Everyday Cables Are Up

Eileen Ringwald December 15, 2010 1 Comment

Yosemite has decided to make the hiking permit system apply everyday the cables are up starting in Spring of 2011. Previously they were only required for weekend hiking. In 2011, free permits are available up to about four months in advance only through the National Recreation Reservation Service (NRRS). As before, backpackers with an appropriate…

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Yosemite Half Dome Hikers Need a Permit

Eileen Ringwald January 29, 2010 1 Comment

Yosemite National Park has moved to a permit system for hikers going up Half Dome on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and holidays while the cables are up. Rockclimbers going up a technical route and not entering the subdome area will not need permits to descend. Backpackers will receive a permit as part of their Wilderness…

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