New regulations being considered by Yosemite National Park would greatly restrict tourist access to "half-dome", the parks most famous and frequented landmark. Proposals include removing the steel cables that tourists now use to hoist themselves the final 400 feet at 45 degrees, a move that would basically make the peak inaccessible to all but experienced rock climbers. Concerns have been raised about the amount of people ascending and the effect it's having on the "naturalness" of the park, the experience of the tourist in the park, and about what wear and tear could do to the mountain for future generations.
Other's say that people looking for seclusion and beauty should simply use the other 12,000 square miles of the park.
http://news.yahoo.com/yosemite-plan-means-fewer-hikers-half-dome-160215839.html
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