Snake Dike Route on Half Dome Rock climbing has gone from being an occasional activity to something I've started to put some serious time into. I spent a couple months in Yosemite last summer with my friend, Michael, knocking off some of the routes on our tick list plus working on techniques like offwidths, finger cracks, and chimneys.

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This picture to the left is Half Dome in Yosemite showing the route, Snake Dike, a moderate climb up the southwest face. We had a pretty crazy experience on this climb and the link to that story is in the Yosemite section.
Yosemite
The world famous rock climber's paradise. Its walls of granite tower above the valley floor and the routes here are almost endless. I have done a fair amount of climbs here but there is still a lifetime of routes left.

Tuolomne Meadows
Technically this is actually part of Yosemite but because there is so much to do here it deserves its own page. There are domes galore plus when it's blazing in the valley it's usually pleasantly warm here.

Lover's Leap
This place is a great location to start learning trad climbing. The classic routes here range from 5.5 and up; and there's free camping only a short hike from the base. It's probably my favorite place to go for a weekend climbing trip.

Pinnacles
Pinnacles National Park is about three hours southeast of San Francisco, and a beautiful place for a climbing weekend. We went one Thanksgiving weekend so there weren't too many people there, unlike the summer season which can be extremely crowded.

Bay Area
There are plenty of small climbing areas within an hour's drive or so from San Francisco and even a wall smack dab in the middle of the city. I don't have anything for this page yet but I'll see what I can come up with.

Charlotte Dome
This is a spectacular moderate trad climb in the Sierras. It takes a bit of commitment because you have to hike in for eight miles, take a full day for the approach and climb, and then hike back the following day. Definitely worth it though.

Smith Rock
We were only here a few days and did mostly some top roping. We did manage to go up one of the more famous rock formations, Monkey Face.

Devils Tower
I have only done the most moderate and probably famous route on this monolith but I home to return someday and see what else it has to offer. I have the pictures somewhere but I'll have to locate them before finishing this page.

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