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Dowwie
What was your source for that information? They could also be up by Thursday.
Come hell or high water I'm going up that Friday. I will batman the last 400 feet if the cables aren't up, yet. Bought a harness, biners, and runner just for this..
If the crew is working on the cables, you probably won't be allowed to go up...it's not the same as the cables just being "down". Most likely they will be up and finished Friday anyway.
Don't forget your gloves, at least for coming down, there will probably not be a pile of them there like there is later. And take them home with you, that pile is downright silly and ugly, and if someone can't even remember gloves for a Half Dome trip (assuming they want to use them), they shouldn't go anyway...
Make sure you have at very least, a half gallon of water per person when leaving Nevada Fall or Little Yosemite CG if you detour there, and that's if you've been drinking all you should on the way to that point.
Vince's suggestion of the JMT down from Nevada Fall serves several purposes; the cooling drips of the ice cut, the great view of Nevada Fall as you go past that area, the saving of your knees from the Mist trail steps down, and you can skip the detour to the top of Nevada Fall on the way up, because you'll be going there on the way back. An extra half hour may make a significant difference for cable crowding on 'opening day'. The cool of the fall area also feels great after HD. It is, however, a bit longer, but timewise about the same. If you REALLY want to stay cool, at the expense of a longer walk and your knees, cut down from Clark Point to the Mist trail, and that way you get the ice cut and the Mist below Vernal fall.
Gary
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