The trail then ventures up the sub dome. When you finally reach the base of the Half Dome, a steep rocky climb finally takes you up the Half Dome Cables, a vertical, exposed rock face scalable by ...

Topping the charts of India Currents’ most-read travel stories this year is Swati (Sudha) Vijayakumar’s hair-raising adventure to the summit of Half Dome while caught in sudden rains.