I think I’ve referred to my scary day on Half Dome before. Sue reported on it here.
Thumbing through the current Trail magazine today, I discovered the picture below. This guy, Alex Honnold, seems to have found a much flatter path than the one I was on, so presumably (assuming the path continues amiably round the corner) he got to the summit without suffering the dizziness that got to me.
The photo is credited to Jimmy Chin/National Geographic. The title to the post is credited to Trail Magazine’s caption.
5 comments:
There is no way on earth you would get me up up half dome. I would be sitting at the bottom waiting for your safe return.
:-)
I couldn't.
Makes feel sick.
Sorry to hear that Louise. The next posting will be from a more accessible venue...
He'd climbed up to that ledge and suddenly felt a bit uneasy, this photo was taken in the 30 seconds it took him to sort his head out before he continued, I think up that large flake at the end of the ledge.
Thanks Ethan, I should have known you'd have the full story. You'll understand if you read Sue's account of my effort to get up Half Dome that I can't quite grasp how anyone could get up it by the route Alex seems to have chosen. Not without any climbing gear, anyway!
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