Routes : North America : United States : California : Yosemite National Park : Yosemite Valley : Half Dome : South West Face
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
Sequence Sequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. |
Rating | Route | Difficulty | Ascents |
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Snake Dike (32) | 5.7 | 123 |
| 2 |
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Blondike | 5.11b | 0 |
Topo Images (See all 7 topos)
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Forum Discussions (3 posts)
| Subject | Author | Replies | Last Post | |
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Bolted approach route to Snake Dike? | cencalclimber | 4 | Apr 20 2010, 5:12 PM |
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lost cam on Snake Dike | steple | 9 | Jun 29 2009, 7:57 AM |
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Snake Dike Protection | boulderflasher | 12 | Oct 01 2008, 8:27 PM |
