Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,
CA
Snake Dike 5.7
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June 2, 2001 Melanie Rives and Brian Biega
climbed Snake Dike on the West Face of Half Dome. More will
come to the story at a later time along with some more photos. |
Half Domes West Face
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Left: Melanie the
Mist Trail 5:00 am
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Right: The stairs to the top of Vernal Falls
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Right: Mt Broderick & Liberty Cap
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Left: The top of Half Dome above Mt Broderick
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Right: Nevada Falls from Liberty Cap
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Left: Melanie between Mt Broderick
& Liberty Cap
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Right: Half Dome, South Face from Lost
Lake
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Below: Looking down from the
Diving Board
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Below: Half Dome's Northwest Face
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Above: Melanie nearing the
end of the first pitch
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Above: The dike
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Below: Pitch 2
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Below: End of Pitch 2
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Above: Pitch 3
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Left: Melanie nears the end of the route
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Below: Melanie on the edge
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Below: Melanie & Brian
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Below: Long way down the
Northwest Face
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Below: Melanie & Brian
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Above: The sign so many hikers don't see!
(UNLAWFUL TO THROW ROCKS
OR OTHER MATERIAL.
CLIMBERS MAY BE BELOW.)
Right: The Visor
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Below: Starting down the cables
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Above: The Cables on Half Dome
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Below: Mt Watkins
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Below: Nevada Falls
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Below: In front of Nevada Falls
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Below: Mist on the Mist Trail
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Below: Melanie & Vernal Falls/Mist
Trail
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