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DescriptionThe Christian Brothers are a large group of towers that lie between the Dihedrals and Asterisk Pass. The first routes put up in this area led to the tops of the towers, but in the last few decades the focus has been on single-pitch climbs around the base. The rock here is very similar to that of the dihedrals-- perfect, in other words. The right side of the Brothers is home to a handful of Smith's most challenging routes including Rude Boys (5.13c) and Scarface (5.14a). Getting ThereFollow the obvious trails along the front side past the Dihedrals to he 300ft. tall towers and cliffs just before Asterisk Pass. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Christian Brothers:
Dancer 5.7 Sport, 1 pitch
Toys In The Attic 5.9 Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Revelations 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch
Irreverence 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet
New Testament 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Nightingale's on Vacation 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet
Hesitation Blues 5.10b Trad, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Double Trouble 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Barbecue The Pope 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Blasphemy 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Wartley's Revenge 5.11a/b Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II
Heresy 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Panic Attack 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Ring of Fire 5.11d Sport, 1 pitch
Dreamin' 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet
Rude Boys 5.13c Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet
Scarface 5.13d Sport, 1 pitch, 90 feet
Featured Route For The Christian Brothers
Wartley's Revenge 5.11a/b OR : Smith Rock : The Christian Brothers
One of the greatest trad climbs at Smith and amoung the best 5.11's.The upper two pitches are rarely done, only pitch 1 is described here.Start out with some tricky stemming (1st crux)up an open corner with a thin crack then move right folowing the crack. Follow excellent holds up the crack through a hand traverse section into a changing corners section and finally finishing with a single face move (second crux) below the anchor....[more] Browse More Classics in OR
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