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Half Dome is the signature landmark of Yosemite National Park. “Average” people can accomplish the approximately 16-mile, 12-hour hike to the top of Yosemite’s signature landmark. Half Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, located in northeastern Mariposa County, California, at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley — possibly Yosemite'...
North and South Horror Rocks are two formations in the Hall of Horrors area in Joshua Tree National Park. Lazy Day is located on the South Horror Rock and is highly recommended.
Hall of Horrors is located on the northwest side of the Sheep Pass Loop Road, approximately one mile northwest of the Ryan Campground turn off on Park Boulevard..
High altitude military parachuting (or military free fall (MFF)) is a method of delivering personnel, equipment, and supplies from a transport aircraft at a high altitude via free-fall parachute insertion. Two techniques are used: HALO (high altitude - low opening) and HAHO (high altitude - high opening).
In the HALO technique, the parachutist opens his parachute at a...
Perhaps no creature in the ocean generates the level of simultaneous awe and curiosity as a Hammerhead Shark when seen in the wild. The nine known species of Hammerhead Sharks range from just under 1 meter (3 feet) to 6 meters (20 feet) in length. The thinking is that the “hammerhead” is an evolutionary result that provides a 360 degree vertical vision pla...
Costa Rica’s Cocos Island (Isla del Coco) is an uninhabited land mass located about 550 kilometers (340 miles) from the country’s Pacific Coast. The region has been preserved as a Marine National Park and has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Merging currents, deep water and plenty of nutrition makes the waters off Cocos Island attractive to all sor...
Among the myriad treasures found in the famous waters off the Galapagos Islands are schools (shoals) of Hammerhead Sharks. Mostly located near Wolf Island and Darwin Island the local population is dominated by the Scalloped Hammerhead species (Sphyrna lewini), so named because of the notch found on either side the extension that gives the curious looking shark its nam...
A well-known and documented underwater mountain (aka Sea Mount) about 5 miles (8 kilometers) from the coast of Baja California’s San Jose Del Cabo in Mexico known as Gordo Banks provides perfect habitat for all kinds of sea life, including large shoals of Hammerhead Sharks. The top of the Sea Mount is found at about 130 feet (40 meters) and the surface has been ...
If you have ever dreamed of flight or wondered what it would be like to pilot your own personal soaring craft, then you’re a perfect candidate to venture into the world of hang gliding. Most places to learn will have your first flights in a controlled environment, surfing the slopes of our small hills or sand dunes, only about 5 to 10 feet off the ground. Y...
A hang-gliding school provides concessionaire hang-gliding lessons at Jockey's Ridge State Park. The ridge area is accessed either from the back deck of the visitor center or the parking lot via a 350-foot-long (110 m) boardwalk.
The Happy and Sad Boulders are located in a 3/4-mile-long shallow canyon in the Volcanic Tablelands Area north of Bishop. They have a completely different feel to the intimidating giant eggs of the spectacular Buttermilks. At 4,500 feet, the area has great weather all year round, and is a popular and challenging bouldering area for all levels.
Happy Canyon is a very remote slot canyon just off the Dirty Devil River at the southern end of Robbers Roost Country. It is often compared to Antelope Canyon near Page.
There are two options to get to the canyon. One is via Burr Point, is long and always and can be difficult to find. Reaching the trailhead for Burr Point is easy and is generally accessible to all ve...
Headstone Rock is located just east of Ryan Campground in Joshua Tree National Park. Headstone Rock is a popular climbing destination in Joshua Tree. There are 5 routes up Headstone ranging from a 5.6 trad climb to a 5.13+ sport climb.
The SW Corner (5.6) is along the left side of Headstone Rock and is protected via three bolts. The South Face Center (5.9) route is ju...
Heaps canyon in Zion is a big, huge technical slot canyon! Heaps and nearby Imlay canyons are unlike other canyons in Zion. What made Heaps and Imlay some of the most technically challenging canyons in Zion is instead of just one or two rappels, they have 20 to 30 apiece.
Rating: 4B V R (v5a2 V)
Rappels: 25, Max ↕290ft
Heaps canyon has long exposures to water, diffi...
Extreme sports enthusiasts looking for something completely different have pursued Bungee Jumping into the active volcano near Pucon, Chile. The jump is only accessible by way of a helicopter ride into the smoking mountain top demanding experience to go along with nerves of steel. The jump is made from the skids of an airborne helicopter directly into the smoldering c...
Heli Hiking is a recreational activity in which a helicopter is used to access remote areas of the back country for hiking that would not normally be accessible.
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