July '96.
  1. On our approach day for the Salathe' Headwall, Jim Herson and I
worked on the Snake project, recleaning the upper 
corner, and placing a couple of bolts in the crux blank corner.
  2. The next weekend,
Dennis and I made a "power day trip" Saturday to work on Snake.  We freed
up to the crux by 2pm or so.  Dennis made the first redpoints of
the last 2 pitches to that point, a 5.10b 
corner/roof and 5.10d ultrathin crack/stemming ramp.
We then spent several hours working on the crux
pitch.  Dennis did manage to clip both bolts free on lead in a yoyo effort,
but couldn't get past the second bolt from the belay ledge without a hang
to rest his burning calves (full-on stemming).  I worked it a little on
toprope, but don't have much hope to lead it myself.  So it's a bit beyond us
at the moment, but not completely out of the question.  One of the main
problems were the small flakes that kept breaking off underfoot when stemming.
Those are mostly scrubbed off by our shoes now, so it should go better
next time.
   It was great to be able to go up there without a bolt kit, cleaning
equipment, jumars, heavy pack, etc. -- felt like a free climber finally on
this route!  It was easy to rap the route and we found the rain fairly
refreshing when we hiked out at dusk.

Clint