no harness and no gloves when I easily ascended the Half Dome cables. I see no problem with the cables today. Climbing the ...

Finally, the harnesses and cords people show up with oftentimes aren’t appropriate for the climb and can cause severe injuries, said Rick Deutsch, a frequent Half Dome ascender and the author of ...

for the four major pendulums and to rope solo 2 short sections of aid climbing (getting to the Boot and the end of the Great Roof). And for Half Dome I didn't take a rope at all, but used dasies on ...