Half Dome - Notable Free Climbs

Notable Free Climbs

  • 1964 Salathe Route (5.10), FFA by Frank Sacherer, Bob Kamps & Andy Lichtman
  • 1965 Snake Dike (5.7), FFA by Eric Beck, Jim Bridwell and Chris Fredericks
  • 1976 Regular Northwest Face, Higbee variation (VI 5.12) by Art Higbee and Jim Erickson.
  • 1988 Southern Belle (V 5.12d) by Dave Schultz and Scott Cosgrove
  • 2008 Regular Northwest Face, Higbee variation (VI 5.12a, 23 pitches), free solo climb by Alex Honnold.

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