Handstand at the top of the Half Dome summit!
Yesterday Brandon, Chris, Javier, Tyler and I hiked Half Dome at Yosemite National Park. Half Dome sits at about 8,900 ft. It is at least a 14 mile hike (round trip), depending on what trail you take from Yosemite Valley and is a total elevation gain of about 4,800 ft. The full hike takes most people between 10-14 hours.
This hike is completely doable, if you are in decent shape. When I say decent shape, I mean you do some sort of physical activity such as CrossFit, biking, running, lifting, etc, or you have done a lot of hiking and backpacking trips in the past.
