Foolhardy Little People
Oct 17, 2017 15:13:20 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Great shots. That's not a place I would choose to be.
Thanks Jerry, it is a choice that requires some deliberate and high energy behavior....I'm safe.
Oct 17, 2017 15:15:09 #
Oct 17, 2017 15:16:04 #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
I never get tired of looking at images like these. Good job.
Thanks for the visit, I appreciate your comment.
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:17:21 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Nice images. I really like the first one.
Thank you AzPicLady, I appreciate your kind words.
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:24:54 #
Bushpilot wrote:
One can sure tell that chunks of the face of Half Dome have been sliding into the valley for eons. It's really cool to see those figures in the last two images,
they convey a great sense of scale.
they convey a great sense of scale.
Thanks for the visit Bushpilot. You are correct about the dynamics of these huge granite faces. There was a large event on El Capitan this season with fatal results. Thanks for the kind words.
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:26:24 #
Wingpilot wrote:
Great set! Sure give an impressive perspective of Half Dome, especially with the people there.
Thank you for the visit and kind words Wingpilot.
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:29:05 #
Madman wrote:
You could not get me to stand there! Great shots, thanks for sharing.
The person in white is bending over and looking down. I can loose my balance and fall over in my kitchen doing that! Thanks for the visit Madman!
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:33:18 #
vicksart wrote:
Yikes! This a moment to be glad you have a long lens. 
Yikes indeed! Many folks make this climb but like my grandmother once said "I don't believe I left anything up there".
Phil
Oct 17, 2017 15:34:44 #
Oct 17, 2017 15:37:29 #
PH CIB wrote:
Breathtaking !!!
Thank you PH CIB. Breathtaking with just a little bit of "that feeling" in the back of my legs!
Oct 17, 2017 15:51:08 #
Effate wrote:
Come on, you're a madman, of course you would! Seriously, I have been up the cables on the back side of Half Dome several times and I am 69 and find it neither technical or strenuous. This is my daughter and a friend from a couple of years ago which you can see a flat stand point where most who hike up there take their turn on that point. This is where the people in the photos are standing.
Compared to the technical requirements of climbing a wall you are correct. But I (and I'm sure the N. Park service) would disagree with your breezy statement that it is not strenuous. If we had a buck for each of the unfortunate folks who underestimated this climb....we would have a large pile of bucks! The traffic jams these people create in the cables can be dangerous and agonizing.
Oct 17, 2017 20:45:33 #
rockdog wrote:
I was in Yosemite last week (note the smoke) and m... (show quote)
beautiful shots rockdog. i don't see how they can climb up there and not fall...it's amazing.
Oct 17, 2017 22:39:17 #
merrytexan wrote:
beautiful shots rockdog. i don't see how they can climb up there and not fall...it's amazing.
Hi MT! thanks for the kind words. The climb up the back side is accomplished each year by thousands and it is a splendid thing to do....probably!
Phil
Oct 18, 2017 01:20:24 #
Oct 18, 2017 01:54:49 #
globetrekker wrote:
Love #1. Outstanding!
Thanks globetrekker! I hoping for one more trip over the passes that will be closed for the winter.
Phil
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