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South West Face
About South West Face:
Two great climbs go up the SW face of Half Dome. The SW face, first done by John Salathe and Anton Nelson, is now a 5.10 free climb. The other is a Bridwell Masterpiece, the Snake Dike. At 5.7, Snake Dike is the easiest way to get to the top without dealing with the cables and the crowds. |
Approach: | Take the John Muir trail for about 4 miles or so (or shorter but steeper variation on the beautiful waterfall lined Mist Trail) the take the obvious climbers trail for another 2 miles up steep terrain to the base of route, pay close attention to the carrins. Approach gains about 3500 ft. very strenuous! |
Approach Time: | 3-4hrs |
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Rock Type: | Granite |
Type of Climbing: | Trad |
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Routes
SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. | Rating | Route | Difficulty | Ascents |
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1 | Snake Dike (31) | 5.7 | 124 | |
2 | Blondike | 5.11b | 0 |
Topo Images (See all 7 topos)
Forum Discussions (3 posts)
Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
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Bolted approach route to Snake Dike? | cencalclimber | 4 | Apr 21 2010, 12:12 AM | |
lost cam on Snake Dike | steple | 9 | Jun 29 2009, 2:57 PM | |
Snake Dike Protection | boulderflasher | 12 | Oct 02 2008, 3:27 AM |