The NW Face of Half Dome is about 2,000' tall, and sheds skin like an onion with dandruff. Caveat escalator!

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The NW Face of Half Dome is about 2,000' tall, and sheds skin like an onion with dandruff. Caveat escalator!

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The view from the top of Half Dome is breathtaking

The easy way to the summit of Half Dome. For some, the down climb...

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Rob Dillon

Jun 16, 2006

“The NW Face of Half Dome is about 2,000' tall, and sheds skin like an onion with dandruff. Caveat escalator!”

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-- California Geological Survey 1865<br>
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The view from the top of Half Dome is breathtaking

The NW Face of Half Dome is about 2,000' tall, and sheds skin like an onion with dandruff. Caveat escalator!

The easy way to the summit of Half Dome. For some, the down climb...

pure death

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