http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_14295565


More details on the nps website:
http://ns.www.nps.gov.edgesuite.net/featurecontent/yose/daily.pdf

... Four hundred permits will be issued per day, 300 of these will be Day Use
Permits and 100 will be included in wilderness permits. These permits are required for the use of
the trail from the base of the Subdome to the summit of Half Dome and include the Half Dome
cable route.
The Half Dome Day Use Permits will be available starting March 1, 2010 through
www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777. Each person climbing the Half Dome cables
will be required to have their own permit. Up to four permits may be obtained under one
reservation. The permits are free, however, there is a non-refundable $1.50 service charge for
each permit obtained.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2010 05:49PM by KenS.

There is an ongoing discussion on this topic on the Sierra Nevada Forum

http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?3,22060



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/2010 09:33PM by Bee.