Northeastern comparison to Snake Dike (Yosemite)

I'm  wondered if anyone has climbed the Snake Dike in Yosemite... and can compare it to an Eastern climb. Snake looks much steeper than Chapel Pond Slide (ADK) or the Standard Route at Whitehorse ... would Little Fingers at Rogers Rock be a good comparison ???

I've seen Sliding Board but haven't climbed it .... I did wonder if an overnight camp close to the Snake Dike would be important to reduce the nasty hiking ...

Gothics Arch is an interesting comparison. Not because of the details of the climbing itself, but rather because of how it matches the big picture: long strenuous hike to a long fairly easy slab climb in a mountain setting.   Could be good prep and fitness check for the long day out part of doing Snake Dike (though all aspects of Snake Dike are bigger).

Do the 5.7 variation on standard route at Whitehorse (the one that goes straight up instead of down and right to the brown spot). I've done that and snake dike, and I thought they were comparable. 5.7 friction above (but not too far above) your pro. And of course some easier/more secure climbing without pro.

Re: camping: do it in a day. I thought the hiking on snake dike was not too bad--mostly on trail and not too steep, with only a few sections that got steeper or off trail. It's a scenic hike, so you can take it slow and enjoy the views to distract yourself.

my guess is that Whitehorse will be much closer to rock type than Rojers rock though Rojers is a hoot.  Little finger is dead easy and sewn up so not a good training for runout friction. Screaming Meany and The matrix much better as is the rig just right of Little Finger.

Whitehorse or the longer slab routes in Crawford.

Although not super similar. Granite Slab and some runout would probably be the closest 

Across the Universe. 

Go hike Mount Washington then do the standard on Whitehorse. That’ll get you ready for it. 

Recipe for an East Coast Snake Dike:

Stash bike at South Moat trailhead parking lot.
Park car at Diana's Baths.
Do a Moat Traverse.
Bike to Whitehorse.
Climb Sliding Board & Rap after P5.
Climb Standard Route or Beginners Route to the top.
Bike to car at Diana's Baths.
Add a pinch of salt or a squeeze of lemon to taste.

Eli Bwrote:

Recipe for an East Coast Snake Dike:

Stash bike at South Moat trailhead parking lot.
Park car at Diana's Baths.
Do a Moat Traverse.
Bike to Whitehorse.
Climb Sliding Board & Rap after P5.
Climb Standard Route or Beginners Route to the top.
Bike to car at Diana's Baths.
Add a pinch of salt or a squeeze of lemon to taste.

Sounds like a very long, but not too "hard core" a day .... I also wondered if the steepness of the Snake Dike could be compared  to; first pitch of Catharsis at Poko  (ADK) or ... pitch 3 of Thin Air,  (Cathedral) 

Go to North Carolina.

Recently climbed Snake Dike (memorial day) and I just did the Standard on White Horse. IMO Snake Dike has 2-3 moves on each of the first three 5.7 pitches that are very insecure and unnerving to a new trad/mulit pitch climber. Combine this with the fact a fall is 20-30 feet on the 5.7 pitches makes for some spicy head games. The Standard route gives some similar feeling but with more safety with short falls. Once you are pass the third pitch of Snake Dike it is a walk in the park. 12.5 hours car to car. 3 hour approach 4.5 hours from roping up to top of Half Dome, 30 minutes at the top and then 4 hours down. 

Crux is the cables, lots of people not knowing what they are doing, tired, hungry and dehydrated makes it a junk show. There are spots to filter water, about 2 hours in and with about an 1 hour to go, so bring stuff to filter and carry less weight on the climb.