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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Coral Murphy Marcos

Yosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during storm

Mountain peak in grey clouds
Yosemite’s Half Dome Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

A father-daughter hike that began with an Arizona college student checking off a bucket list item ended tragically when she was killed after falling down Yosemite’s Half Dome earlier this month.

Grace Rohloff, a 20-year-old hiker, and her father, Jonathan Rohloff, were descending the cables at Yosemite’s summit when she slipped and fell on 13 July, as reported by SFGate. The 14- to 16-mile round-trip hike to Half Dome is known for its difficulty and requires hikers to obtain permits in advance.

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