My Best Hiking Fail: Bailing on Half Dome

If you hike enough, you'll eventually have a "fail" - an adventure you take with a goal you don't make. I recently embarked on one of the harder hikes I've done (twice now) with the hope of getting some footage for a new video on climbing Half Dome with the cables down. Unfortunately, I did not get it. In the meantime, though, I managed to aid a couple people who were in danger, do an epic night hike, and see some absolutely incredible scenery. If I were to consider that a fail - the problem would be with me!

0:00 Something A Little Different
1:05 The Plan
2:29 Half Dome Gear Video Shoot
2:46 Heroic Moment #1
3:36 Night Hike
4:00 Re-Route #1: Mist Trail
5:53 Re-Route #2: JMT
6:51 Leaking Dirty Water Bag
7:22 Trail Flooded
8:13 Breaking Camp
8:45 Exhausted Hiking
9:10 Crowds
10:23 Motivation Lost
10:57 Friends Summited!
11:23 Trip Evaluation
12:02 Heroic Moment #2
14:07 Was This Really a Fail?
14:54 YouTube Reflection

OTHER HALF DOME VIDEOS:
Climbing Half Dome in One Day -    • Climbing Half Dome in One Day  
Safety Gear for Climbing Half Dome -    • My Gear for Climbing Half Dome (Cable...  
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