Half Dome Hikers Struck by Lightning and Another Fell onto the N Ledge Last Thrusday

Harrowing Half Dome hike: Hikers seek shelter in cave, survive lightning strikes during storm
Two people were struck by lightning -- one in the leg and the other in the back of the head
By NBC Bay Area staff

26 SEPTEMBER 2023

A group of friends were forced to take shelter in a cave during a storm at the top of Yosemite’s most notorious hike — Half Dome. Two of them were even struck by lightning, but miraculously, all of them survived and are now back home.

NBC Bay Area’s Jessica Aguirre spoke to two members of that group, about their ordeal..



https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/half-dome-storm-lightning-strikes/3327580/

"notorious"? the hike to HD?

Journalism really is dead.

There's a cave on top of HD? Where?

They must not have read the thunderstorm warning on the plaque at the bottom of the cables:
https://www.yosemitehikes.com/yosemite-valley/half-dome/lightning-plaque.htm

An article from October 8, 2011 about neophyte hikers pushing their luck on Half Dome:
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna44828234

Those guys were lucky; another article with worst case outcomes:
https://dirtbagdispatches.com/2018/07/12/dirtbag-dispatches-one-summit-five-people-two-lightning-bolts/



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/30/2023 04:59PM by KenS.

OK, I listened to the whole show, and am now less skeptical. A couple of other people were rescued that day. And yes, there is a "cave" on Half Dome: https://mrhalfdome.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/the-cave/

---

Check our our website: http://www.backpackthesierra.com/
Or just read a good mystery novel set in the Sierra; https://www.amazon.com/Danger-Falling-Rocks-Paul-Wagner/dp/0984884963



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/27/2023 06:49AM by balzaccom.

Quote
balzaccom
And yes, there is a "cave" on Half Dome: https://mrhalfdome.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/the-cave/

Thanks