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I had one lol. But for some reason elevation hiking gets my nose running.

We started about 2:30-3 so yeah a little late but we had plenty of daylight left. You’re right though, would not want to descend at night. There were a few people staying up there for sunset. No thanks lol

@@MCAdventures23 I guess it’s a good crowd-avoidance technique. If you want to haul over nite gear to Little Yosemite camp then you could

It must have been repaired as the trail was just fine above the lake. we did see some workers doing trail maintenance on the way up.

some of the poles are loose and i would grab one and shake it to make sure it was all the way in. i've heard accounts of people pulling the post out of the rock by accident as well. the rock is definitely slick in some areas even in dry weather with good shoes. ensuring you have 3 points of contact, and everything is solid before traversing is a good best practice.

@@MCAdventures23 Great tip! Another thing too is to check your soles and clear away any mud or dirt so that the rubber is clean and can grip the rock better. I also read that spraying isopropyl alcohol on the rubber of your shoes increases tackiness, but haven’t tested it out.

if you are able to get a camping permit in LYV, you can add half dome when you arrive in Yosemite at the ranger station. you need to pick up your camping permit and then it's $10 per person to add half dome. The LYV camping permits are tough to get but if you time the release just right, you'll be successful. from recreation.gov "Half Dome is available with this trailhead. All members on the permit are eligible to walk up Half Dome. An additional fee of $10 per person is due when permit is issued." Trailhead would be Happy Isles->Little Yosemite Valley (No Donohue Pass). You can also select Glacier Point->Little Yosemite Valley and half dome permits are available for that trailhead as well. What i meant with doubled over lanyard is a single lanyard looped through your harness with both ends in the carabiner that you would then hook and unhook to the cables as needed. The via ferrata method has two carabiners so you are always hooked in when switching past posts. hope that helps.

@@MCAdventures23 Ahh.. got it. Thank you for the clarification. Pretty practical solution (and more affordable than the via ferrata!)

No sheep lol