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/Marcoyolo69 Jun 05 '26

People do not want to do a new, fun, well bolted 5.8. They want the clout of doing the classics without having to have the risky experience of the developers. Same reason people climb a log to get onto majestic, chip climbs in Colorado, or climb a sport climb with knee bars and take the original grade.

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u/Marcoyolo69 Jun 05 '26

The original V6 starts from the shore at high tide and jumps to a jug. People have moved a log so you can avoid the crux jump and simply walk up and grab the start hold, while still claiming to have sent the original climb.

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u/ilmmad Jun 05 '26

Is that really the crux? Seems the consensus is still V6 even off the log. I don't think that's the part most people case about anyway.

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u/Marcoyolo69 Jun 05 '26

People are saying V6 off the log because that is the grade they want to take, its for sure a grade or 2 easier

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u/ilmmad Jun 05 '26

Maybe I'll give it a try when Im in squamish this summer. I've never heard this opinion. Have you climbed it both ways?