Half Dome rises to 8,800 feet (2,682 meters ... and they did see clouds at times. But the sky was clear when they reached the cables, and atop the summit, there were panoramic views — until ...

In a “Half Dome Background Paper” published in January ... but at that time, the sky was perfectly clear, Jonathan Rohloff ...

It is those cables that guide hikers to the summit of Half Dome. While most visitors are content to gaze at the iconic Yosemite site from the valley floor, the best viewing is at Sentinel Bridge ...