Trip Report
Photo sphere tour of the Snake Dike and a quick look over the edge
Tuesday June 3, 2014 9:45am
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Mr_T
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About the Author Mr_T is a trad climber from Northern California. |
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Thats pretty cool!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
https://nutagain.org
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This brought a big smile to my face. Thanks! This gives a flashback way better than a flat photograph.
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Roxy
Trad climber
CA Central Coast
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some sweet pictures...how'd you shoot that one of you guys climbing?
I pan'd around and didn't see a pole or anything off the leader. clever.
Looks like you had summit to yourself, save for that lone hiker.
thanks for sharing!
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Author's Reply
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Jun 3, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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This was done with a 6 GoPro 360 rig. The rig shoots 6 photos at once. I had the rig on a monopod in my pack. The stitching software decided that the pod was noise and removes it.
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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So cool! What was your setup? And how did you get the "floating" perspective of the shot on route, where we see the back of your helmet, pack, etc.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Fa.
Reakin.
Awe.
Sum.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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My shot on route.
Boooooring.
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PAUL SOUZA
Trad climber
Central Valley, CA
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So freakin RAD!! TFPU!!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Very cool indeed, thanks I needed that!!!
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overwatch
climber
Arizona
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what everybody else already said. really unique thanks for that
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Matt's
climber
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That's my partner and I in the shot of thank god ledge (the person with the black jacket and green backpack)
Huddling in the cold on the ledge, getting hit with droplets of urine, I couldn't imagine what sort of things the hikers were doing on the top of half dome. Then, to top it off, I see a rope starting to get lowered from the Visor...
In a grumpy mood, I asked the photographer if this was part of our dystopic future...
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snowhazed
Trad climber
Oaksterdam, CA
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What stitching algorithm are you using?
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Author's Reply
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Jun 3, 2014 - 03:00pm PT
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That was you guys down on the Zig Zags! Psyched you guys could see the shot! Did you top out that day? It was surprisingly cold even out in the sun.
It's unfortunate we didn't have the daylight (or battery) left to wait to get a shot of your team leading across Thank God Ledge.
Edit: you weren't getting hit with urine. It was snow melt off that big patch on top. We were getting sprinkled by it as well.
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Mr_T
Trad climber
Northern California
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Author's Reply
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Jun 3, 2014 - 03:02pm PT
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To stitch we're using PTGui. We calibrate the rig one time and apply the template to all the images. You can see that there was something slightly off in the calibration - I'll have to redo these at some point.
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Matt's
climber
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yeah, we topped out, hiked out and drove out that night-- it was a long day...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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The future of Supertopo is mapped routes with go pro and HD cameras, then you can see move by move which piece of pro to use!
I can see it now.
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Badass . . . thanks Mr_T!
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RP3
Big Wall climber
Newbury Park
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That is REALLY cool. I think this is the future of TRs!
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Starman
Trad climber
Sterling, MA
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Utterly spectacular! TFPU :)
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westhegimp
Social climber
granada hills
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So cool. Thanks.
Wes
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
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Wonderful! On my list for later this summer
Susan
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TripCheq
Mountain climber
Pennsylvania
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Jun 11, 2014 - 12:41pm PT
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Wow, it feels like you are right there...thanks!
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laurel arndt
Trad climber
phoenix
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Jun 16, 2014 - 04:46pm PT
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Such a fun route, thanks for the memories
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katukitty
Sport climber
Oakdale CA
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Jun 26, 2014 - 08:43am PT
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mpmoody
Mountain climber
Alamo, CA
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Jun 28, 2014 - 01:04am PT
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Great 360 shots! thanks for sharing.
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Don Paul
Social climber
Washington DC
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Jun 28, 2014 - 06:42am PT
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The future of Supertopo is mapped routes with go pro and HD cameras, then you can see move by move which piece of pro to use!
lol, should be somehow integrated into google earth. I dont know how the 360 camera works but you really feel like you're there. The go pros on the helmets make me seasick, climbers move their heads too much to make good movies.
[corrrection: it already IS integrated into google maps. I'm way behind in this era of total information awareness.]
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BASE104
Social climber
An Oil Field
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Jun 28, 2014 - 09:10am PT
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That is unreal. I can see the future here. Guidebooks will be digital and have every hold marked. Total beta of a route.
I really liked the one looking down the NW face. Thank God ledge is an incredible feature.
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KLine
Trad climber
Orange, CA
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Thanks for taking the time on the route to create these photo spheres! Such a spectacularly scenic route... Thanks for taking be back there for a moment!
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Larry Nelson
Social climber
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Really cool. Technology is the future.
Now my old digital is obsolete...sigh.
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Tony Valdes
Ice climber
Cool, CA
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Jul 20, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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Mr. T me and my Daughter Rebecca were at the base when you showed us your incredible camera set up. Thank you for memorializing us with the picture of us on Google maps! It was a great day and a wonderful climb!
Tony V.
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Snake Dike follows an amazing feature to one of the most incredible summits in Yosemite. Photo: Chris McNamara
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