Editing Half Dome (section)

=== Incidents and risks ===
{{As of|2024}}, there have been 10 confirmed deaths on the cable section since they were erected in 1919.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Legal |date=2023-05-02 |title=Deaths in Yosemite National Park |url=https://www.randsinjurylaw.com/deaths-in-yosemite-national-park/#:~:text=There%20have%20been%2010%20deaths%20on%20the%20infamous%20cable%20section%20of%20the%20Half%20Dome%20trail%20since%20it%20was%20installed%20in%201919 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=R & S Injury Law |language=en-US}}</ref> The latest fatality occurred on July 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mojadad |first1=Ida |title=Experienced 20-year-old hiker slips to her death at Yosemite's Half Dome |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/experienced-20-year-old-hiker-slips-death-half-19592656.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle|date=24 July 2024 }}</ref>{{As of when|date=April 2025|reason=latest fatality as of when?}} In August 2024, there were calls to double the number of wooden rungs on the climb, to increase safety.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dolan |first1=Jack |title=After a young woman falls to her death in Yosemite, Half Dome's risks are on everyone's mind |url=https://news.yahoo.com/news/young-woman-falls-her-death-100006306.html |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> Most accidents occur when the rock is wet, and climbers are advised to check the weather before attempting the summit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moye |first=Jayme |date=Jul 30, 2024 |title=Should Yosemite Close the Half Dome Cables? We Asked Alex Honnold. |url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/yosemite-half-dome-cables/ |website=Outside}}</ref>

[[Cloud-to-ground lightning|Lightning strikes]] can be a risk while on or near the summit. On July 27, 1985, five hikers were struck by lightning, resulting in two fatalities.<ref>{{cite news | title=Lightning at Yosemite's Half Dome Kills 2 Climbers; 3 Hurt|date=July 29, 1985|work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref>