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DescriptionThe Dihedrals contain one of the highest concentrations of great sport climbing anywhere in North America. Home to big-name climbs like To Bolt Or Not To Be, Chain Reaction, and many others, this area can certainly be humbling. The Dihedrals have played an important part in Smith's history and have often been home to the area's (and world's) most difficult routes. Getting ThereThe Dihedrals lie on the front side of Smith Rock between Asterisk Pass and the Four Horsemen. Their clear profiles can be seen easily from the vantage point of the parking lot, and are directly accessable via the trails along the hillside. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Dihedrals:
Cinnamon Slab 5.6 Trad, 2 pitches, 80 feet
Lycopodophyta 5.7 Trad, 2 pitches, 170 feet
Bunny Face 5.7 Sport, 2 pitches, 150 feet
Bookworm 5.7 Trad, Sport, 2 pitches, 150 feet
Ginger Snap 5.8 Sport, 1 pitch
Helium Woman 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch
Moonshine Dihedral 5.9 Trad, 2 pitches, 90 feet
Cry Babies 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 180 feet
Karate Crack 5.10a Trad, 1 pitch, 60 feet
Wedding Day 5.10b Sport, 1 pitch
Moondance 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch
Sunshine Dihedral 5.11d PG13 Trad, 2 pitches
Latin Lover 5.12a Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Crossfire 5.12a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 115 feet
Vision 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet
Take a Powder 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet
Latest Rage 5.12b Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet
Chain Reaction 5.12c Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet
Heinous Cling 5.12c Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet
To Bolt Or Not To Be 5.14a Sport, 1 pitch, 135 feet
Featured Route For The Dihedrals
Karate Crack 5.10a OR : Smith Rock : The Dihedrals
This is the "fishhook" shaped crack you see as you're hiking towards The Dihedrals area. It is on the vertical wall immediately left of a low angle narrow ramp (ramp is the 1st pitch of Cinamon Slab route, 5.6).The route has some short, not terribly thought-provoking, though kind of strenuous climbing. And it is great fun! Jam the crack which fluctuates from #3 to #1 Camalot size (hands to thin hands). There are some face holds to...[more] Browse More Classics in OR |