[EEGator]

I’m confused, did she tumble down 500’, or did she fall 500’ off a cliff?

[dragnet2]

Don’t be confused. Imagine a steep set of stairs 500’ long made of jagged rock.

[Yogafist]

The beginning says she was scaling the steepest part of the trail, so she must have been climbing. There must be more to this, that part of the trail is very crowded, I have to imagine someone could have caught her. I hiked that last year, I didn’t think it was that bad. I think most of the deaths occur when people try to climb it during a rain storm.

[ghost of nixon]

I’m confused, did she tumble down 500’, or did she fall 500’ off a cliff?

it is a very steep incline of granite, so if you let go of the cable and lose you footing, you start tumbling and bouncing down the incline

[Rebelbase]

It's a trail up the back side of Half Dome. Posts in the rock have 2 x 4's on the ground and cables running from post to post to hang onto as one walks up the slope.

[TexasGator]

Read the first sentence.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

It is not a cliff. It is a really steep slope with treads bolted into the rock to climb up. A ladder of sorts bolted onto the steep rock surface. She would have rolled and bounced all the way down but the force she would hit with would indeed be deadly.

We went up with backpacks on. You just have to go slowly and carefully at your own pace, and wear good shoes or boots. I wonder if she took a selfie and let go with one hand?

[trebb]

Bounced and tumbled down a very steep scarp with hard edges...probably only achieved about 80 MPH vs an actual free-fall of about 124 MPH...