Half Dome and Clouds Rest Backpack

Check in to Curry Village within spectacular Yosemite Valley anytime after 5pm. Meet your guide and group at 6pm on the porch of the Mountain Shop in Curry Village for a short meet-and-greet and trip orientation. Dinner tonight is on your own at one several local restaurants.

After breakfast on your own, you will meet your guide in front of the Curry Village Mountain Shop at 7:30am. We’ll leave our cars here in the parking lot and take a shuttle to the Sunrise Trailhead at Tenaya Lake (8,140’). The shuttle takes about an hour. We’ll then hike about 4 miles to the Sunrise Lakes area for our first night’s camp.

4 miles, Elevation: +1526’/ -256′

Today we’ll start our day with a hearty breakfast before grabbing our packs and hitting the trail. We’ll hike up and over Cloud’s Rest (9,926’). From the summit you will have incredible views of Half Dome, the Tuolumne High Country and deep down into Tenaya Canyon below. After enjoying lunch on the summit, we will continue another 3.5 downhill miles to our camp on Sunrise Creek (7,210’).

7.5 miles, Elevation: +1402′ /-3671’

Beginning early in the morning, we’ll eat breakfast and start our hike to the summit of Half Dome (8,845’). Half Dome is a side-trip from the main trail and we’ll stash our backpacks and hike up with just the necessities. After a few miles of gaining elevation within the fir forests, we break above treeline for our first look at the famous Cables Route. After a bit more hiking we’ll make the quick and straightforward climb up the final stretch to Half Dome’s summit. Spectacular views await of the Sierra high country and down into Yosemite Valley far below. After taking in the beauty of Half Dome’s summit, we’ll come back down to our packs, grab a quick lunch and hike to our final campsite in Little

6.1 miles, Elevation: +2042′ /-3107′

4-day itinerary: After hiking to the summit of Half Dome in the early morning (as described above in the 5-day itinerary, we’ll come back down to our packs, grab a quick lunch and hike all the way to Yosemite Valley (4,035’). We will have breathtaking views of Nevada and Vernal Falls and the Merced River along the way. We will end our trip back at Curry Village by 3-5pm (12 miles).
*length of itinerary is determined by permit availability

Today, we’ll enjoy our last morning together and start our hike down to Yosemite Valley (4,035’). We will have breathtaking views of Nevada and Vernal Falls and the Merced River along the way. We’ll end our trip back at Curry Village by lunchtime.

3.5 miles, Elevation: +574’/ -2660′