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Submitted By: Peter Franzen on Sep 27, 2006
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Description 

The full-height left side of this wall is home to some of the most classic difficult cracks in the gorge, including the classics Dark Star (5.11d/12a), Neutron Star (5.12a), and Morning Star (5.10c).


Getting There 

This is the next wall upstream from the Catwalk cliff.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Star Wall:
Morning Star   5.10c     Trad, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Left Wing   5.10c     Trad, Sport   
Levitate   5.11d     Trad, 1 pitch   
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My wife following Morning Star just about at the crux.

Morning Star 5.10c  OR : Smith Rock : ... : Star Wall
Finding this classic route is trivial: hike the trail till you see the 2-foot etching of a climber in the rock. Route starts on left side of the etching. Route offers perfect pro all the way. Stem and jam a 1-inch crack (10-). Crux hits about 30-40 feet up as the stems run out and the finger jams become very shallow. Going eases somewhat just above as some wide stemming again becomes possible. Note the cool hand holds just below double bolt ancho...[more]   Browse More Classics in OR