Climbing at Smith Rock

Kristin and I headed down to Smith Rock last weekend, and it was hot hot hot! We spent Saturday on the back side and found some awesome climbing in the shade as well as tremendous views of Monkey Face, the Sisters and the surrounding landscape.

From Smith Rock May '09

The Sisters over the Crooked River

From Smith Rock May '09

Chris on top of Spiderman

From Smith Rock May '09

Kristin on Spiderman

From Smith Rock May '09

Chris on Spiderman

From Smith Rock May '09

Monkey Face

From Smith Rock May '09

Aiding into the Mouth

From Smith Rock May '09

Kristin at the Base of Screaming Yellow Zonkers

From Smith Rock May '09

Mesa Verde Wall

From Smith Rock May '09

More Mesa Verde Wall showing the amazing Trezlar in the corner. I finally climbed this for the first time this weekend. Great route!

From Smith Rock May '09

Mt. Jefferson over some mansions.

From Smith Rock May '09

River otter staying cool in the Crooked River

From Smith Rock May '09

Lichen It!



Sunday it was even hotter and we had a tough time getting motivated to climb, but we did goof around a bit.

From Smith Rock May '09

Kristin flexing on the Phoenix Wall

From Smith Rock May '09

The brilliant Zebra Zion looking mighty hot.

From Smith Rock May '09

The front side looking good.



No matter how many times I got back to Smith, I still love this place! We're lucky to live so close to this cragging gem.