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We had the summit to ourselves before the tourists started pulling themselves up the (still down) cables. |
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A Snake Dike Panorama -- Stitched from 8 shots. The rock doesn't curve up like that, it's just distortions from the wideness of the panorama. |
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Just as the dome starts to level off |
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Jason enjoys the sweet climbing up the dike |
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Almost up to the Dike |
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Jason liebacks some 3rd class on Snake Dike approach. |
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Summit of Half Dome. November 12, 2010 |
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3rd class slabs forever.....and ever....and ever |
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Take no prisoners! |
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Up! |
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SW Face of Half Dome |
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Mose heading up the Horse Trail. |
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Posing for a photo on pitch 3 |
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The "walk off" |
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The Dike |
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the approach |
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At the top |
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The beautiful sunrise |
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starting one of the upper pitches.
Note the cool Fire's that Ed Hartouni gave me! |
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starting Snake Dike p2 (from the 60m belay point) |
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Great Climb! |
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Topped out on HD. |
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The summit! |
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Typical summit scene on a nice day |
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