Half Dome Cables with Kids!

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climber

Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 20, 2017 - 09:33pm PT

Never actually been up the cables until this week (having only descended them in the 90s after climbing the RR or SD). Took five girls (6-15 yrs) on a 38 mile trip trom TM to the Valley with a run up the dome. What a blast to introduce a new generation to the thrills of peering over the visor. It was a perfect bluebird day and we got on top at 845 am, before the smoke and crowds arrived. All did well on the cables up and down, with the 6 year old short-roped to her dad. They all swelled with confidence and pride back in camp that evening. All's well in the world.

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Boulder climber

ne'er–do–well

Aug 20, 2017 - 09:48pm PT

NutAgain!

Trad climber

South Pasadena, CA

Aug 20, 2017 - 11:48pm PT

Kids making big memories in nature is a great thing! Too many kids these days are completely disconnected from it.

Dave

Mountain climber

the ANTI-fresno

Aug 21, 2017 - 06:28am PT

Love it.

I have great memories of going up the cables when I was a kid, with my scout troop, on a 60 mile backpacking trip into the Valley.

MikeL

Social climber

Southern Arizona

Aug 21, 2017 - 06:39am PT

Nice!

micronut

Trad climber

Fresno/Clovis, ca

Aug 21, 2017 - 01:21pm PT

Love it! Some of my favorite memories are from doing the cables with my kids. Well done. It can be like herding a bunch of cats on trips like those!

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Aug 21, 2017 - 02:49pm PT

Way to go, sounds like a great trip....the perfect place for kids!

johntp

Trad climber

socal

Aug 21, 2017 - 09:33pm PT

Great of you to share the mountains with the kids and the story with us.

le_bruce

climber

Oakland, CA

Aug 22, 2017 - 09:02am PT

Righteous, and hell yeah for strong kids on Half Dome!

If things ever get a little hairy, we parents taking kids into the mountains can always laugh it off with the comforting mantra, "This isn't a fraction as [insert word of your choice] as what the Herson clan does!"