jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agoYosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during stormwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkYosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during stormwww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareBlackout@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoI’ve been in this situation before and no. Usually to get these tickets you got to be near a computer when they release as they go fast. So there isn’t much alternative if they miss the time for any reason.
minus-squareSirDerpy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-24 months ago Usually to get these tickets you got to be near a computer when they release Many controlled access routes don’t use a lottery, instead are first come, first serve. I’ve hovered over the submit button many times. But, that’s not how it works in Yosemite. It’s a true lottery. There’s a window of time to submit. Then, selections are random.
I’ve been in this situation before and no. Usually to get these tickets you got to be near a computer when they release as they go fast. So there isn’t much alternative if they miss the time for any reason.
Many controlled access routes don’t use a lottery, instead are first come, first serve. I’ve hovered over the submit button many times.
But, that’s not how it works in Yosemite. It’s a true lottery. There’s a window of time to submit. Then, selections are random.