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Half Dome Rock Climbing

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Routes in Half Dome

	Big, Black, and Hard S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Clayton Bigsby S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Guns Are Drawn S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Ipecac Neat S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	SW Summit Route T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	This Is Ridiculous T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Watching the Wild Things T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c R

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Description

Half Dome, which looks more like a quarter dome, is located 100 yards to the SE of Baldy and stands 80ft tall. There are about 7 lines, all going to the summit if you choose. Some crystal pulling, some routes have more clean finer grain granite, there is also some wind sculptured holds and a couple trad lines. Usually pretty quiet back here. Between these routes and the ones on Baldy there is enough for a full day. Well worth the 20 min approach.

Getting There

Same approach as Old Baldy. Once your able to see Baldy straight in front of you follow the trail to the right passing a few boulder problems. The trail will trend to the left uphill and you'll see Half Dome on top of the hill. 20 min hike.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Half Dome

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 10 ● SW Summit Route Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 4 ● This Is Ridiculous Trad
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 6 ● Ipecac Neat Sport
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 6 ● Big, Black, and Hard Sport