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    • Mike on Pitch 4.

    Description 

    Big Ben faces pretty much due south and, as a result, picks up lots of sun. It's also shrouded in obscurity so you'll likely be the only person there when you go. With a handfull of cragging routes at the base and two full length routes to the summit, it has a lot to offer anyone who doesn't mind the occasional (or not so occasional) creaky hold.


    Getting There 

    Approach as for Monument Area.


    The Classics

    Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Big Ben Tower:
    Alpen Symphony   5.12a     Trad, Sport, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II   
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    Featured Route For Big Ben Tower
    Big Ben. Alpen Symphony climbs right up the gut of the formation.

    Alpen Symphony 5.12a  OR : Smith Rock : ... : Big Ben Tower
    Pitch one: 5.6 or 5.10a. Either climb a mellow slab to the base of pitch two, (we didn't) or climb Dead Baby Bubbas (10a) on the left to access the same point. DBB feels hard for 10a and wasn't that awesome. Definitely some choss. (the slab might be a better option)Pitch two: 5.12a. Spectacular, hard, cryptic, and very, very atypical of Smith climbing. Start up some easy choss and clip the first bolt. Two more bolts of easier stemming and palming lead to the fourth and final bolt. Clip the...[more]   Browse More Classics in OR