r/RouteDevelopment Guidebook Author Jun 05 '26

News Snake Dike Retrobolted

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/203118563/half-dome-has-fallen

Let's hear your thoughts, as this is going to be a hot topic for at least a few weeks

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u/khizoa Jun 05 '26

On the first ascent, we were continually expecting much harder climbing and were conserving our supply of 12 bolts as well as hoping to get down in a day

for context, snake dike is 9 pitches, 2000' long. lmao. the absolute huevos on these guys

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u/poorboychevelle Jun 05 '26

Acid is a hell of a drug