Lightning on Half Dome

balzaccom
Sep 27, 2023
1 min read

this is quite a story. Given the trends in social media these days, I was initially skeptical, but there is, in fact, a jumble of rocks near the east summit of Half Dome that is known as the "cave," and there were, apparently, other rescues on Half Dome that day...

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

There are also, it should be noted, highly visible signs at the bottom of the Half Dome cables warning people about the dangers of thunderstorms and lightning. Just saying.

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