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Half Dome

Located in the beautiful, historic Yosemite Valley National Park, Half Dome is one of the most widely revered natural structures in the world. Standing at roughly 9,000 feet tall, Half Dome is the second highest rock face in Yosemite, next to the legendary El Capitan, and it’s by far the most dangerous. Adventurous rock climbers rarely suffer injuries, and there are fewer than 100 global climbing deaths recorded a year, but base jumping claims most of the victims that Half Dome possesses. Half Dome has a bulbed “half dome” shape crux that has a conveniently placed, naturally occurring “diving board” that base jumpers feel was placed there by a higher power to encourage them to do what they like to do. Base jumping is illegal in Yosemite, but that doesn’t deter thrill-seekers from stealthily taking the dive under very specific circumstances. 

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