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DescriptionThis is a massive chunk of rock South of Asterisk Pass. One of the tallest portions of rock in the park, it host a fine collection of old school and modern multipitch climbs. There has been a fair amount of route development here in the past several years. The crag is logicaly broken into several different sections, East Face routes (White Satin), Northeast Face (Sky Ridge), Phoenix Buttress (described as it's own area on this site), The Southern Tip (Kunza Korner), The Northwest Face (Cull's in Space), Cod Rock (Sunset Slab) and The West Face (Wherever I May Roam). Getting ThereDepends greatly on what you want to climb. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Smith Rock Group:
Sky Chimney 5.7 Trad Northeast Face
Amelia Dearheart 5.7 Sport, 55 feet Southern Tip
Sky Ridge 5.8 R Trad, 3 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II Northeast Face
Stained 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet Northwest Face
Wherever I May Roam 5.9 Sport, 5 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II Northwest Face
White Satin 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches Northeast Face
Sunset Slab 5.9 Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet Cod Rock
White Satin 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 250 feet East Face
Lost in Space 5.10b Sport, 4 pitches, 400 feet, Grade II Northeast Face
Fall For Anything 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet Northwest Face
Kunza Korner 5.10c Trad, 1 pitch, 85 feet Southern Tip
Llama Enlightenment 5.10c Sport, 1 pitch, 85 feet Llama Wall
Butter Knife 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Cod Rock
Entering Relativity 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 100 feet Llama Wall
Cure for Pain 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet Cod Rock
Season's Change 5.11b Sport, 6 pitches, 400 feet, Grade III Northeast Face
Blackened 5.11d Sport, 70 feet Llama Wall
Llama Sutra 5.12a Sport, 90 feet Llama Wall
Featured Route For Smith Rock Group
Blackened 5.11d OR : Smith Rock : ... : Llama Wall
A fun and extremely well protected climb on excellent rock.Start out on steep ground just right of Condor. A low bolt is followed by some awkward moves up to and over a bulge. After the bulge traverse right following a finger crack with thin feet. Eventually step back left onto the face and finish on steep pockets in the clean white face....[more] Browse More Classics in OR
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