Half Dome
Geographical featureWikipedia
123
MENTIONS
66
EPISODES
43
PODCASTS
Search complete. 123 mentions across 66 episodes found for "Half Dome".
Oct 27, 2026
QuentinPANELIST
Okay.
QuentinPANELIST
What kind of rock makes up Yosemite's famous cliffs, including Half Dome?
JaymeHOST
Oh, okay.
JaymeHOST
I do not know what kind of rock it is.
QuentinPANELIST
Yeah, when you look at it, you're like, okay, like that's what granite top, like countertops look like.
QuentinPANELIST
So of course it would be granite.
QuentinPANELIST
But I had never heard of Half Dome before.
JaymeHOST
I have never been to Yellowstone.
RamonGUEST
What are the other adrenaline activities you now participate instead of? I mean, I do like hardcore hiking.
RamonGUEST
I did like, did Half Dome, Angel's Landing.
RamonGUEST
I went to Scramble.
RamonGUEST
level four scramble in Banff with no scramble experience.
11 MINS LATER
JimmyGUEST
No, no, no.
JimmyGUEST
I mean, I've gone hiking.
JimmyGUEST
I've been up Half Dome too.
JimmyGUEST
And, you know, it's funny because natural heights, I'm not such a, have a fear of that type of stuff.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Richard Judd's hometown has also not been made public by authorities at this time.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Lower Merced Pass Lake is about 15 miles from Happy Isle to Trailhead where people can start the Mist Trail and hike to the Half Dome Cables.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
The hike from Lower Merced Pass Lake to Red Peak Pass is about 3.5 miles.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
A vehicle belonging to Judd or his hiking partner was parked at the Quartz Mountain trailhead in the Sierra National Forest and outside Yosemite National Park, about 23 miles south of Lower Merced Pass Lake.
1 HR 43 MINS LATER
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
He planned to travel to several places in the US, including Florida, but Florida would have to wait until he had finished his trip to the infamous Yosemite National Park in California.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
On July 24th, 1972, Dickeran entered the Yosemite National Park, taking in its beauty and getting ready to brag about the sights to his friend back home in England.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Unfortunately, this trip to Yosemite would be his last, and after asking an attendant how to get to Half Dome, Dickeran has never been seen or heard from again.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
There are few details in the case, and the authorities presume that he either got lost or became injured during his hike.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Thank you for allowing me to share my story.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Renee Yosemite Half Dome.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
This happened around August of 2019.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
I'm not sure what we experienced or if there was anything odd about it, but whatever.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
It's also a bit of a long story.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
Sorry about that.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
So this was a hike up to Half Dome.
Steve StocktonNARRATOR
We had a campground about a 20 minute drive away from the trailhead and the group was composed of me, an 18 year old male, my uncle, a 32 year old male and my uncle's friend whom i'll call d there were two girls with us but they aren't relevant to the story my uncle and his friend are both christian so there were no substances consumed that could induce the feelings i will be talking about we get to our campsite set up camp and go to sleep after eating we plan to wake up at 4 a.m and start the hike by 4 30.
Steve StocktonHOST
28-year-old David Paul Morrison was last seen in the Little Yosemite Valley in the Yosemite National Park on May 25, 1998.
Steve StocktonHOST
According to reports, David had planned on hiking from Little Yosemite Valley to Half Dome, but when he never arrived, his friends and family grew concerned.
Steve StocktonHOST
Witnesses placed David in Little Yosemite Valley at around 7.15 a.m. and it is believed that he set off on his hike shortly thereafter.
Steve StocktonHOST
Sadly, not much is known about David or his life and the only reminder of his existence is through missing persons posters and pages.
Rebecca PlumbHOST
own research.
Rebecca PlumbHOST
Like, why would they allow people on Half Dome? Like, it must be safe.
Rebecca PlumbHOST
No.
Shaun CrhaHOST
People die all the damn time.
DubyaHOST
We explored the terrain, enjoyed all the nature, the sounds.
DubyaHOST
We even waded in the river, looked up at El Capitan, Half Dome, it was very inspirational.
DubyaHOST
So here's my question for you, Ollie.
DubyaHOST
What's been inspiring you lately, musically, creatively, or even outside of music?
Alizé CarrèreHOST
We see these hills or ponds or lakes every day, and they become ordinary to us.
Alizé CarrèreHOST
So we visit impressive landscapes, like the places we now call Half Dome and Yosemite National Park in the US, Uluru in Australia, or the Serengeti Plains in Tanzania.
Alizé CarrèreHOST
all natural environments that fill us with a sense of grandeur and awe.
Alizé CarrèreHOST
But no matter where we are, the land is made up of physical features, like hills, valleys, and plateaus.
Cade PetersonGUEST
That was just crazy.
Cade PetersonGUEST
And we also went to Half Dome, the mountain that is the iconic Sierra logo is based off of.
Cade PetersonGUEST
Yeah, I mean, talking about it gives me goosebumps.
Cade PetersonGUEST
I'm feeling it.
AlexHOST
[laughs] Well, 'cause I think I did, um...
AlexHOST
It, like, sucks that you, like, do these things, but I did, um, Half Dome.
AlexHOST
Like, I did Half Dome.
AaronHOST
Oh, you did?
AlexHOST
That's, like, a long MFN thing, and the view is awesome.
56 more episodes mention Half Dome.
Create an account to see the whole feed, search across every transcript, and follow the entities you care about.