Half Dome Hike Training Plan. We can pretty much cut to the chase on this one and say 5 out of the 6 of us were nowhere near ready to tackle half dome when this journey started. Aim to land on one foot and once you find your balance bound to the other side.

How long is the hike to half dome? Before the permit system, up to 1200 hikers a day would scale half dome. Hiking the half dome cables: