more endlesssssss 3rd class toward the summit...

And finally (and not really all that tediously), the false summit with a couple cool Stupas.

Three guys from the Bay Area were just topping out on the Regular NW Face as we arrived. They spent 5 days on the wall, and were glad to be a-top the Half Dome.

Our summit shot. A quick hand of Canasta was, of course, de rigeur.

Down the cables. S-c-a-r-y!!!! At least I thought so, these kids kinda ran down it. (Jeesh, kids these days)!

Pile of litter at the base of the cables.

Back to our cozy camp at LYV. Food (yum) and a hand or two of Canasta before bedtime.

A lazy morning, pack up and hike downward. We soon found ourselves among the swarms of clean-smelling people at the top of Nevada Falls.

Top of Nevada Falls, armchair, Liberty Cap in the background.

Nevada Falls from the Mist Trail. Photoillustration by T Jones.

Vernal Falls.