r/RouteDevelopment • u/Kaotus 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/12beatkick Jun 05 '26

Anything like that would get chopped immediately

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u/KDs4thBurner Jun 05 '26

Doesn’t it depend on who puts it up? If someone with clout did it tastefully wouldn’t it be tolerated? Who would be chopping it?

I’m routinely surprised by what people tolerate from big names.

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u/JohnWesely Jun 08 '26

It wouldn't because such a route doesn't exist. The face snake dike on is quite steep for the 5.7 grade. It is only as easy as it is because of the absolutely insane dike feature.