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Bob heading up to the base of Snake Dike on March 8, 2003.

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Nice.

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Hey John,

excellent climb report (Half Dome) - a very enjoyable read! Great photos as well.

Radek

Posted Mar 17, 2003 10:06 am


	John	Re: Nice.
	Hasn't voted	Thanks Radek! Bob and I had a great time out there - pretty incredible really. I just have to find some time to get the photos into the trip report now ;-)
		Posted Mar 17, 2003 11:10 am


	rpc	Re: Nice.
	Hasn't voted	My wife and I will have a chance to do some climbing in Yosemity mid June this year (for the first time). Snake Dike has been on our list for a while - among other things, been working up the nerve for the runout 5.7 sections. The route photos you and others submitted to SP have been quite helpful!
		Posted Mar 17, 2003 4:02 pm


	John	Re: Nice.
	Hasn't voted	Radek - you should definate give it a go! Just try to avoid the weekends as it can get very crowded during the summer, 20+ people on the route seems to be common. Two people I know had to wait 5 hours at the base just to get on the rock last summer! Get there early and get in line if you're not the first. They decided to go late to avoid the crowds but that plan backfired on them. The two 5.7 sections aren't so bad. You can protect the first one with a piece in the roof or bypass it altogether using a 5.5 variation. There's a bolt immediately before the second 5.7 section and a double about 8 feet after. The run out sections are really just on the 5.4 and lower sections above. Have fun!
		Posted Mar 19, 2003 2:02 am


	rpc	Re: Nice.
	Hasn't voted	John, Thank you for the information! It's always comforting to clip a bolt before a tough move. Our time of the week will be Sat. thru. Wed. in mid June - so we'll probably hit "less popular" climbs the first two days and save SD for Monday. Thanks. Radek
		Posted Mar 19, 2003 9:35 am