@@MoutainGuyAdventures yep, its a right of passage in many states. Just have to be aware. It often surprises me how many folks wear earbuds while hiking.
@ArcaneWeasel14 сағат бұрын
Just asking to run into a mountain lion, yikes
@calveshikes14 сағат бұрын
@@ArcaneWeasel haha, very tough to see, but they see you...
@cindypereira5194Күн бұрын
That is a huge pack to cart up.
@calveshikesКүн бұрын
@@cindypereira5194 we were hiking the PCT which goes from Mexico to Canada so we have all our gear for that. This was a side quest on that hike.
@homebasedparttimeonlinepla83Күн бұрын
Don't waste your one and only life for that
@calveshikesКүн бұрын
@@homebasedparttimeonlinepla83 yes its best to stay at home a d never leave
@glendabarton19143 күн бұрын
That's okay. I'll pass
@calveshikes3 күн бұрын
@@glendabarton1914 its not for everybody
@judybritt62887 күн бұрын
You said "Stay Away Joe" was filmed in 1977. Wrong! Probably was 1967...
@calveshikes7 күн бұрын
@@judybritt6288 you said probably
@DoubleDogDare549 күн бұрын
Thanks - I'll take the escalator.
@calveshikes9 күн бұрын
Rumor has it they plan to instal one by 2045
@blackknightadam12 күн бұрын
No fall protection or climbing gear only the stupid make such choices
@calveshikes12 күн бұрын
@@blackknightadam or only the adventurous people
@akmd11437913 күн бұрын
Are there 2 sets of cables for people going up and down or the one to share?
@calveshikes13 күн бұрын
Nope, only one way both up and down...
@akmd11437913 күн бұрын
@calveshikes so how do you have 2 people go side by side on it?
@calveshikes13 күн бұрын
@@akmd114379 carefully, very carefully. We dis this at sunset so very limited people. We encountered only one person on their way down while we were headed up. We stepped aside and let them pass us.
@akmd11437913 күн бұрын
@calveshikes one more question, while going down to you go back wards?
@calveshikes13 күн бұрын
@@akmd114379 yes anytime that you down climb something that steep you go backwards
@AuroraSloan-d8u15 күн бұрын
Hi. That was fascinating. Can I ask why Subaru? Best gas? Most reliable? Thanks.
@calveshikes15 күн бұрын
@@AuroraSloan-d8u best awd
@alanbitterman990916 күн бұрын
Its not a climb it’s a walk, a tough walk but its a walk 🤷♂️
@calveshikes16 күн бұрын
@@alanbitterman9909 oh ok, i lve never walked using my hands so thats why its a climb
@Christina092517 күн бұрын
What’s a the octopus
@calveshikes16 күн бұрын
@@Christina0925 a mascot of sorts
@teresacorrigan307617 күн бұрын
Weird how this is still a thing
@calveshikes17 күн бұрын
@@teresacorrigan3076 😄 🤣
@user-du2qq7uu5f17 күн бұрын
*Do not do that. Don't risk your own or other people's lives for fun. You have one life. Don't tempt god!*
@calveshikes17 күн бұрын
@@user-du2qq7uu5f live under a rock and experience nothing its safer
@elpadre663618 күн бұрын
Suckering succotash!
@mattgraham283518 күн бұрын
the dude is looking for evidence for indians when its all around you the whole place is ruins
@calveshikes18 күн бұрын
@@mattgraham2835 haha idiot
@billphipps45318 күн бұрын
it's no big deal... just slowly walk up it.. don't pull yourself up it... need to be in good shape for that long hike to get there
@calveshikes18 күн бұрын
Great advise!
@billphipps45318 күн бұрын
gloves ?
@calveshikes18 күн бұрын
I didn't use gloves, at the backcountry office they didnt tell us that we needed them.
@unclejesseandtherippers404718 күн бұрын
350 tourists walk up this daily. There’s wood boards on the floor at every bar. It’s a long walk to get there.
@davidv.205019 күн бұрын
I did that with my coworker and sat on the ledge of Half Dome and looked down into the valley. Very cool!😊
@calveshikes19 күн бұрын
@@davidv.2050 its a great view 👌
@lionfish123219 күн бұрын
Yep
@calveshikes19 күн бұрын
Sad
@EdwardJoseph-g3f19 күн бұрын
Yet some people can hike up to the top with a 30lb pack. Definitely not for everyone!
@calveshikes19 күн бұрын
@@EdwardJoseph-g3f so very true, we were on the pct so we were in top shape
@EdwardJoseph-g3f19 күн бұрын
Yet some people can hike up to the top with a 30lb pack. Definitely not for everyone!
@calveshikes19 күн бұрын
So very true, we were ion the PCT and in the best shape of my life
@frankieandkristentravel20 күн бұрын
Cables or no cables not for me. I like flat ground lol
@calveshikes20 күн бұрын
@@frankieandkristentravel fair enough...
@LoyStephens20 күн бұрын
This is holy ground. You gave up sacred ground!
@calveshikes20 күн бұрын
@@LoyStephens where is it then? 🤔
@marikatecarlisle398821 күн бұрын
Not tethered
@calveshikes21 күн бұрын
@@marikatecarlisle3988 correct, almost everyone goes untethered. Its a long cable if you fall tethered or not your in trouble
@MaritzaRodriguez-tt6fh22 күн бұрын
I was just in Yosemite this past Sunday - Wednesday 👐👐 those poles need maintenance, their too loose no?👀
@calveshikes22 күн бұрын
@@MaritzaRodriguez-tt6fh there used to be just cables, they added the poles and yes they slide right out if you pull on them hard enough
@MaritzaRodriguez-tt6fh22 күн бұрын
@calveshikes Oh wow, yeah they need to fix that issue 👀
@kennyfore153922 күн бұрын
I did it In 1992
@kennyfore153922 күн бұрын
I won't do it again
@calveshikes22 күн бұрын
@@kennyfore1539 haha my thoughts too
@allanfifield825624 күн бұрын
The route needs additional wooden cross slats for safety.
@calveshikes24 күн бұрын
@@allanfifield8256 definitely needs something
@terribanta384526 күн бұрын
I love hiking, but I love my life more 😬
@calveshikes26 күн бұрын
@@terribanta3845 thats quite fair
@pizzafrenzyman26 күн бұрын
it's a snake
@calveshikes26 күн бұрын
@@pizzafrenzyman really?
@pizzafrenzyman26 күн бұрын
clip in! Let's do this.
@calveshikes26 күн бұрын
Most dont use harnesses but ye ha
@deathbycake763726 күн бұрын
If it's raining it's a stairway to hell but if it's a clear day then, it's a stairway to heaven.
@calveshikes26 күн бұрын
@@deathbycake7637 so very true 👍
@deathbycake763726 күн бұрын
@@calveshikes tyvm for the reply
@deathbycake763726 күн бұрын
@@calveshikes just subbed.
@strauqq127 күн бұрын
Hey. Come at your own risk. Just make sure your fit for the occasion
@calveshikes26 күн бұрын
@@strauqq1 fair
@meexamillion238627 күн бұрын
It's hell either way for tempting God with your life
@calveshikes27 күн бұрын
@@meexamillion2386 well ok 👍
@RetributionClothing19 күн бұрын
Biblical source?
@johnmorgan79472 күн бұрын
@RetributionClopthing PROVERBS"... ? a fool SEES" DANGER.. and keeps on going.. BUT a WISEMAN....😊
@munch204827 күн бұрын
Whats with the big pack ? You cant camp up there . Leave it at the bottom of the climb
@calveshikes27 күн бұрын
We were hiking the PCT, from Mexico to canada. And you never leave your pack in bear country, silly.
@munch204827 күн бұрын
I’ve hiked the dome two times you can leave your 50 pound pack at the bottom of the climb because it’s not alone. i’ve hiked all over the country and I understand you never leave food or your pack alone, but the dome is a different animal
@calveshikes27 күн бұрын
@@munch2048 i saw a cinnamon bear at subdome. Yeah ill take my pack with everything i need to survive in it. Thanks but i dont feed bears or listen to misinformed people. Be well and hike your own hike
@grantyentis550728 күн бұрын
I climbed that with my brother in the 90s. Picked up some old gloves from the pile at the base. The climb really makes you respect where you are in real time. Losing focus equals death. Before climbing the cables i accidentally wondered off the trail on my way up the base part. I drifted to the right and much lower than where i should have been. I suddenly found my self in a serious situation. I began to slide backwards on my feet, the decomposed granite on the steep slope was very slippery, the further i slide the steeper it got. I squatted down and clawed at the granite with my figer tips and somehow managed to stop the slide. From there after stabilizing myself I began to climb back up, inch by careful inch until i got back on stable ground. All the time this was going on, I just assumed that if i continued to fall that i would drop maybe 5 feet into some brush and that would scratch me up. When i turned around to see where I was, all i saw was the Yosemite valley as far as the eye could see. Where i stopped my slide was just before the point of a vertical drop of 800 to 1,000 feet onto a huge pile of boulders. I could have died that day. I am thankful that i dudnt know what was behind me when i was there. The ignorance was life saving.
@calveshikes28 күн бұрын
@@grantyentis5507 heck of a story, glad u are still with us
@shaunwheldon19027 күн бұрын
I didn't slip but one of my class chaperones on our school hike did and almost slid off the huge drop at Vernal Falls during the hike back down in front of all of his kids luckily he caught a rock in time just like you did and slowly climbed back up. That shit is beyond dangerous.
@calveshikes27 күн бұрын
@@shaunwheldon190 man what a story
@akmd11437913 күн бұрын
How do you wonder off the trail on the cables? It's literally straight up.
@calveshikes13 күн бұрын
@@akmd114379 thats a good question....
@mariyakalynyuk16228 күн бұрын
Where is your harness?
@calveshikes28 күн бұрын
They dont require one.
@e.l.137428 күн бұрын
Aaand he was never heard from again
@calveshikes28 күн бұрын
@@e.l.1374 haha
@Gilvids29 күн бұрын
Possum mentality people
@mercedesgomez825829 күн бұрын
Nope
@calveshikes28 күн бұрын
Haha
@melleniethornton517129 күн бұрын
🤔 why no cables?
@calveshikes28 күн бұрын
What? There are cables
@maryreyes368Ай бұрын
No way. Years ago climbed the side of one of it s waterfalls. It was crazy. No way.
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@maryreyes368 to each their own
@rc6888Ай бұрын
They should put big knots in the cable like a feet apart, that might help… or grooves in the rock
@calveshikesАй бұрын
They have 2x4 pieces of wood at each point there are poles. Before the poles were added it was just thw cable to get you up and down
@rc6888Ай бұрын
@@calveshikes well it looks like it’s too far apart in between the 2 by 4s, probably why people slide n maybe the wrong kind of shoes
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@rc6888 tying knots in metal cable is very difficult. But i see your point. Something needs to be done
@billphipps45318 күн бұрын
grooves in rock ????!!
@calveshikes18 күн бұрын
@@billphipps453 nope no grooves
@cherriethomas9538Ай бұрын
Just remember you Never take anything away! Leave it where you found it. Blessings
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@cherriethomas9538 yep, always do
@cherriethomas9538Ай бұрын
@@calveshikes it was for the people following you. Somany feel it's OK! Thankyou for a wonderful trip. Blessings
@greghaackАй бұрын
Wearing a pack and no gloves. Rookie.
@calveshikesАй бұрын
See the PCT badge on the backpack? These are long distance hikers. By no means rookies
@greghaackАй бұрын
@@calveshikes Agree...my mistake! I would personally drop my pack at the base...at least that's what I did. People get squirrely on the cables: panic attacks, climbing outside the cables, reckless behavior and prefer to be as light as possible.
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@greghaack you never leave your pack in bear country. So thats what i did
@JESUSAVES-n9iАй бұрын
My grandmother climbed up with her wheelchair. I don’t know why this young generation is having such hard time. 😂😂😂😂
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@JESUSAVES-n9i well aint that something
@JayS.-mm3qrАй бұрын
Really?
@rc6888Ай бұрын
I think they’re being sarcastic 😂
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@rc6888 no way!
@user-de6vq7rk8tАй бұрын
I was there that day! I saw her roll off and do about 20 backflips in that chair. Cool, but sorry, man. RIP Granny ❤
@gavcom4060Ай бұрын
That looks unsafe lol I’d expect mandatory harnesses for a slope that steep
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@gavcom4060 yep you would think so
@MOAB-UT19 күн бұрын
they discourage them. i wore one.
@gavcom406019 күн бұрын
@@MOAB-UT good. Your safety is important. A little time wasted is nothing compared to potentially losing your life
@barbaradoheny447315 күн бұрын
The park service reportedly discourages the use of harnwsses and double lanyards because it slows the line of climbers. Really, they should reduce the number of lottery places further and require successful completion of a training course in using the harness with double lanyards. Also needing certified completion of a series of less dangerous, gradually more difficult climbs would weed out all but the serious clinbers. I wush the girl who died in July had had the chance to live long enough to truly make a bucket list.
@MOAB-UT14 күн бұрын
@@barbaradoheny4473 Yes. Harnesses must be mandatory. We used them and went up 2x's faster than everyone because we were super confident. The next day, Danielle Burnett died. She had a harness but was not clipped in and it started to rain. 2019 RIP. Also, someone above you could slip and fall into you. Criminal to discourage a safety harness. They are required in a car, but not on a 500 foot cliff? Makes no sense whatsoever.
@kypdurron62Ай бұрын
Going up those is an IQ test.
@calveshikesАй бұрын
@@kypdurron62 haha i guess so
@sbrecke1507Ай бұрын
No 😬
@calveshikesАй бұрын
Haha
@ysl23addidasqАй бұрын
Hell to the no someone died . I thought there was cables holding you just in case