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Half Dome
  • 1. What is the original name for Half Dome in the Ahwahnechee language?
A) Tis-sa-ack
B) Ahwahnee
C) South Dome
D) Tissiack
  • 2. What does the name 'Tis-sa-ack' mean?
A) High Peak
B) Tearful Mountain
C) Cleft Rock
D) Stained Face
  • 3. Who ascended the 'Tis-sa-ack' route in 1969?
A) Jack London and the Sierra Club
B) Ansel Adams and John Muir
C) Royal Robbins and Don Peterson
D) David Lee Roth and David Breashears
  • 4. In the native legend, who is Tis-sa-ack?
A) A mountain spirit
B) A warrior
C) A tribal chief
D) A mother
  • 5. Which of these names did John Muir use for Half Dome?
A) West Dome
B) East Dome
C) South Dome
D) North Dome
  • 6. What causes the 'Face of a Young Woman Stained with Tears' appearance on Half Dome?
A) Water erosion
B) Shadows from clouds
C) Brown-black lichens
D) Volcanic ash
  • 7. Which author wrote the 1900 short story 'Dutch Courage' featuring a fictional climb of Half Dome?
A) Royal Robbins
B) Jack London
C) Ansel Adams
D) John Muir
  • 8. Who took the 1927 photograph 'Monolith, the Face of Half Dome'?
A) David Breashears
B) Royal Robbins
C) Ansel Adams
D) John Muir
  • 9. Where was the 1927 photograph of Half Dome taken from?
A) The base
B) A nearby helicopter
C) The Diving Board
D) The summit
  • 10. Which software company used Half Dome as its logo?
A) Adobe
B) The North Face
C) Sierra On-Line
D) Microsoft
  • 11. The logo for The North Face is based on which formation?
A) El Capitan
B) Half Dome
C) Yosemite Falls
D) Mount Whitney
  • 12. Which singer featured rock climbing at Half Dome in a music video?
A) David Lee Roth
B) Royal Robbins
C) Ansel Adams
D) Jack London
  • 13. Who was the photographer for the David Lee Roth music video at Half Dome?
A) Ansel Adams
B) Don Peterson
C) John Muir
D) David Breashears
  • 14. In what year was Half Dome featured on a 25 cent US postage stamp?
A) 1971
B) 1988
C) 2005
D) 1969
  • 15. Which state quarter features an image of Half Dome?
A) Nevada
B) Arizona
C) Oregon
D) California
  • 16. Besides Half Dome, what else appears on the California State Quarter?
A) Royal Robbins and a bear
B) John Muir and the California condor
C) Ansel Adams and a sequoia
D) A climber and a tent
  • 17. What document featured an illustration of Half Dome until the introduction of REAL ID?
A) Park entry permits
B) Library cards
C) US Passports
D) California driver's licenses
  • 18. How many confirmed deaths have occurred on the cable section since 1919 as of 2024?
A) 20
B) 12
C) 10
D) 5
  • 19. When were the cables on Half Dome first erected?
A) 1946
B) 1919
C) 1875
D) 1985
  • 20. What weather phenomenon poses a risk on or near the summit of Half Dome?
A) Cloud-to-ground lightning
B) Blizzards
C) Tornadoes
D) Flash floods
  • 21. How many hikers were struck by lightning on July 27, 1985?
A) 7
B) 2
C) 10
D) 5
  • 22. Who made the first ascent of Half Dome via drilled spikes in 1875?
A) George Anderson
B) John Muir
C) Alex Honnold
D) Royal Robbins
  • 23. Which route was the first Grade VI climb in North America?
A) Northwest Face
B) Tis-sa-ack
C) Snake Dike
D) Salathe Route
  • 24. Which climber is featured on the cover of the June 1974 National Geographic leading a nut protected traverse?
A) Doug Robinson
B) Dennis Hennek
C) Royal Robbins
D) Galen Rowell
  • 25. In what year did Alex Honnold perform a free solo climb of the Regular Northwest Face?
A) 1997
B) 2010
C) 2008
D) 1989
  • 26. What was proposed in August 2024 to increase safety on the cable climb?
A) Double the number of wooden rungs
B) Require mandatory harnesses
C) Close the trail to the public
D) Remove the cables
  • 27. In what year was the Salathe Route on the southwest face first ascended?
A) 1957
B) 1963
C) 1969
D) 1946
  • 28. Which route was climbed by Jim Bridwell and Peter Mayfield in 1987?
A) Shadows
B) Kali Yuga
C) The Big Chill
D) Blue Shift
  • 29. What type of rock is Half Dome composed of?
A) Basalt
B) Limestone
C) Quartz monzonite
D) Sandstone
  • 30. Where is Half Dome located?
A) Yosemite National Park
B) Grand Canyon National Park
C) Zion National Park
D) Yellowstone National Park
  • 31. What is the elevation of Half Dome?
A) Over 12,000 feet
B) Over 5,000 feet
C) Exactly 7,200 feet
D) Over 8,800 feet
  • 32. What is the class rating of the Cable Route?
A) Class 5
B) Class 6
C) Class 3
D) Class 1
  • 33. In what year was the permit system for Half Dome introduced?
A) 2012
B) 2005
C) 2024
D) 2010
  • 34. Who was the first woman to climb Half Dome?
A) Cosie Hutchings
B) Ansel Adams
C) S. L. Dutcher
D) Florantha Thompson Sproat
  • 35. What creates the illusion that Half Dome is a round dome missing half?
A) Viewing it from the valley floor
B) The orientation of the joints
C) Viewing it from Washburn Point
D) Erosion from glaciers
  • 36. Which waterfall is passed on the trail to Half Dome?
A) Bridalveil Fall
B) Yosemite Fall
C) Vernal Fall
D) Horsetail Fall
  • 37. When are the cables typically taken down from the poles for winter?
A) Early December
B) Late May
C) Late August
D) Early October
  • 38. What are the cables used for on the final 400 feet of the ascent?
A) Stairs
B) Safety harnesses
C) Handholds
D) Anchors
  • 39. Who described Half Dome as 'perfectly inaccessible' in the 1870s?
A) James Mason Hutchings
B) George Anderson
C) Royal Robbins
D) Josiah Whitney
  • 40. What happens to permits under the 2012 system?
A) They are non-transferable
B) They are valid for one year
C) They can be sold by scalpers
D) They are first-come, first-served
  • 41. What geological feature is Half Dome at its core?
A) A volcanic crater
B) A tectonic plate
C) A metamorphic fold
D) A magma chamber
  • 42. What is the ridge oriented northeast–southwest seen from Washburn Point called?
A) A moraine
B) An arête
C) A batholith
D) A visor
  • 43. When was the Cable Route added to the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1957
B) 1919
C) 2010
D) 2012
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