One Best Hike: Yosemite's Half Dome

Everything you need to know to successfully hike Yosemite's most famous landmark.

Author: Rick Deutsch
Publisher: Wilderness Press
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780899976747

About the Author
Rick Deutsch lives in San Jose, California, with his wife, Diane. A veteran of Silicon Valley high tech, Rick is an adventure traveler. Some of his personal bests include rafting through the Grand Canyon (three times); ascending California's Mount Whitney and Mount Shasta; pedaling the 500-mile Iowa RAGBRAI cross-state bike tour (two times); mountain biking in Moab, Utah; 250 scuba dives, including Papua New Guinea, Palau, Truk Lagoon, the Caribbean, and the Galapagos; hiking Peru's Machu Picchu; and dogsledding in Alaska. It was after his 17th trek up Half Dome that he decided to write this guide to help others enjoy this fun and rewarding hike. As of press time, he has hiked Half Dome 31 times.