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Summary

Yours truly atop the West Smith Summit in drizzly weather. This is looking roughly north. The pointy spire in far background (below my posterior) is The Poplar (Oct. 1, 2005).

Weekend of October (1st and 2nd) in 2005. On Saturday, marginal weather made us hike up the easy west slopes of the Smith Rock Group and climbed the short bolt ladder to the summit of the West Smith Summit spire. Nice views – that’s about it. On the hike down, we hit up Phoenix (5.10a) on the Phoenix Buttress. A beautiful sport line in some vibrant red rock! Well deserving of its high-star rating in the book. On Sunday, we did Bill’s Flake (5.10a) and struggled on the Phantasmagoria (5.10c) next door. Both of these are on the Red Wall and the former is a pretty little gem of a crack route. Its only downside is its length (not enough of it as in 30 feet).

Photos

Shirley hiking up the gentle slopes on the west side of the Smith Rock Group for some adventure peak bagging (Oct. 1, 2005).

The tiger showing threatening teeth (Oct. 2005).

Shirley and Blondie at the base of the West Smith Summit spire (Oct. 2005).

Starting up the West Smith Summit...4th class to a short A0 (Oct. 2005).

Leading the short A0 ladder on the West Smith Summit (Oct. 1, 2005).

Looking down from the lead of the bolt ladder up the West Smith Summit spire. Shirley is belaying me from a small "land bridge" connecting the spire to the Smith Group "massif" (Oct. 1, 2005).

Leading the short A0 ladder on the West Smith Summit (Oct. 1, 2005).

View W/NW from the summit of West Smith Summit spire. I think The Platform spire is on the left (Oct. 1, 2005).

Shirley topping out on the West Smith Summit's bolt ladder (Oct. 2005).

Yours truly atop the West Smith Summit in drizzly weather. This is looking roughly north. The pointy spire in far background (below my posterior) is The Poplar (Oct. 1, 2005).

The Christian Brothers and The Crooked River as seen from the West Smith Summit (Oct. 2005).

Shirley on the West Smith Summit. This is looking roughly SW. The beautiful looking ridge on the left is Vulture Ridge 5.6 X - a Smith ultraclassic 😉 Photo taken on a cold and rainy October 1, 2005.

Shirley rapping down the short west face of the West Smith Summit. The bolt ladder follows the rap line. The East Summit - a more juicy prize (East Wall 5.8 X) - is peeping in from behind on the left side (Oct. 1, 2005).

Blondie enduring some love from daddy somewhere on the summit slopes of Smith Rock Group (Oct. 1, 2005).

Shirley and Blondie on the summit slopes of Smith Rock Group. The West Smith Summit is in the background (Oct. 2005).

Leading the beautiful (red rock!) Phoenix (5.10a) on the Phoenix Wall (Oct. 1, 2005).

Starting up the short but sweet Bill's Flake (5.10a) crack on the Red Wall (Oct. 2, 2005).

Leading Bill's Flake (5.10a) - this is pretty much the end of the difficulties...yeah, short but great rock and nice crack (Oct. 2, 2005).

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