Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, CA Snake Dike 5.7
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
Left: Melanie the Mist Trail 5:00 am (Click image to enlarge) Right: The stairs to the top of Vernal Falls
Right: Mt Broderick & Liberty Cap						Left: The top of Half Dome above Mt Broderick
Right: Nevada Falls from Liberty Cap (Click image to enlarge)
	Left: Melanie between Mt Broderick & Liberty Cap (Click image to enlarge)
Right: Half Dome, South Face from Lost Lake
Below: Looking down from the Diving Board							Below: Half Dome's Northwest Face (Click image to enlarge)
Above: Melanie nearing the end of the first pitch (Click image to enlarge)								Above: The dike
								Below: Pitch 2 (Click image to enlarge)
Below: End of Pitch 2 (Click image to enlarge)
								Above: Pitch 3 (Click image to enlarge)
	Left: Melanie nears the end of the route (Click image to enlarge)
Below: Melanie on the edge (Click image to enlarge)							Below: Melanie & Brian (Click image to enlarge)
Below: Long way down the Northwest Face					Below: Melanie & Brian (Click image to enlarge)
Above: The sign so many hikers don't see! (“UNLAWFUL TO THROW ROCKS OR OTHER MATERIAL. CLIMBERS MAY BE BELOW.”) Right: The Visor
Below: Starting down the cables (Click image to enlarge)
Above: The Cables on Half Dome (Click image to enlarge)								Below: Mt Watkins (Click image to enlarge)
Below: Nevada Falls (Click image to enlarge)							Below: In front of Nevada Falls (Click image to enlarge)
Below: Mist on the Mist Trail (Click image to enlarge)								Below: Melanie & Vernal Falls/Mist Trail (Click image to enlarge)