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HALF DOME

 

A climb of Snake Dike (5.7) on Half Dome (2,695 m - 8,842 ft),

Yosemite National Park, October 6, 2003

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Click here for Rene Renteria's trip report


 


1. Approaching Snake Dike, 9 am


2. Looking up from the base of the climb.


3. Beginning of the third pitch - Rene' takes over the lead and traverses left to join the dike. 

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4. Looking down at the crowds from the second belay- we had arrived first at the base of the climb, and 8 parties followed.


5. Belay at the top of pitch #4.


6. View from the top of pitch #4, which I led. 

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7. View from the top of pitch #5, which I am climbing on second. 


8. About to start leading on one of the upper pitches.

9. The 8th and final pitch - I am setting up the last anchor.


10. The next party a short way behind us.


11. Glacier Point and Sentinel Dome from the top of Snake Dike.


12. El Capitan from the last belay.


13. Mount Starr King.

14. North Dome.


15. The "interminable" class 2 friction after the end of the climb, up to the summit of Half dome.


16. Mount Clark. 

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17. From left to right: Mount Conness, Tenaya Peak, Echo Peaks and Clouds Rest, from the summit of Half Dome.
18. The summit zoo.
19. Mount Clark again.
20. Rene', enjoying lunch and a perfect day on the summit, around 1 pm...
21. Tenaya Canyon. 

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22. More of Tenaya Canyon.

23. Having descended the cables. There is a crowd.

24. Looking back at Half Dome from the descent trail.


25. Half Dome is not so big after all.


26. Grizzly Peak, from the Mist Trail.
27. Nevada Falls.
28. Liberty Cap and Mount Broderick
29. The top of Vernal Falls.
30. The bottom portion of Vernal Falls.
31. Vernal falls from the Mist trail.
32. Half Dome in the alpenglow, from Curry Village, 6:30 pm. 

 

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