Great first route to climb at Smith Rock!

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Great first route to climb at Smith Rock!

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Approximate route showing 5 pitches. Look in Smith guide book for better details.

Base of the climb. Start in the corner and up the left face.

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“Great first route to climb at Smith Rock!”

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View of the walk off from above. Down arrow marks P5 anchors. "X" are a couple cairns. You'll need to scramble up a bit. Beware of a few loose large blocks.

The last bit of scrambling to the trail. After following the cairns to a small outcrop/ledge thing, lean out a little and you'll see this just around the corner and below.

Walk off. After the cairns. If you lean out a little you'll clearly see the escape hole

Approximate route showing 5 pitches. Look in Smith guide book for better details.

Great first route to climb at Smith Rock!

Base of the climb. Start in the corner and up the left face.

last pitch.

Third pitch traverses horizontally north from a huge belay ledge. (The north face of Monkey Face is in the background.)

JimG leading pitch four.

JimG following pitch five.

Janelle on the belay ledge at the start of the 3rd pitch with Monkey Face in the background.

JohnK following the third pitch

JohnK leading the first pitch of The First Kiss,

Kelsey taking in da views after topping out

JohnK and Big Wave Dave standing on top of The Kiss of the Lepers Buttress. A short but exposed scramble off of the summit block leads to a climbers trail that leads to the hiking trail.

Second pitch, First Kiss

Waiting of for the group ahead of us.

JohnK leading the fifth and final pitch.

Big Wave Dave at the second pitch belay ledge.

Photo taken by me at the top of the last pitch, my belayer below.

First time a quickdraw has ever come undone! And on the first bolt of the traverse... Watch out the rope drag is killer.

(8.16.16) Kiss of the Lepers area, Smith Rock SP

JimG leading pitch two.

Aaron Parker standing on the huge ledge at the second pitch of First Kiss

Topping out First Kiss, September 2016

First pitch

Michelle Bhear on first pitch

Semi hanging belay at pitch 2

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