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Summary

Shirley on the 5.7 hand traverse around a block on pitch two of White Satin. The climber on the right side of photo is below and just east of Asterisk Pass (July 9, 2005).
Photos
White Satin

Shirley topping out on pitch one of White Satin - a retrobolted 5.6 chimney (same as pitch one of Sky Chimney). Crooked River can be seen below (July 9, 2005).

Leading pitch two of White Satin (5.7). The curving dihedral above and on the left is pitch three (5.8). Pitch two of Sky Chimney follows the crack/dihedral to my right (July 9, 2005).

The east face (southeast prow I guess) of The Christian Brothers formation as seen from White Satin. Monkey Face is also showing though (July 2005).

Views from White Satin: on the left are The Dihedrals, followed by Morning Glory Wall, the West and East Ships, and Ship Rock (July 2005).

More Smith scenery from the top of pitch 1 of White Satin. This here be the southern prow of Christian Brothers (July 2005).

Shirley checking out the spooky block you need to manhandle on pitch 2 of White Satin...I swear: it creaked under my heavy ass (July 2005).

Shirley on the 5.7 hand traverse around a block on pitch two of White Satin. The climber on the right side of photo is below and just east of Asterisk Pass (July 9, 2005).

Shirley belaying me on pitch three of White Satin. You can either belay off of two beefy bolts (these mark the top of a variation pitch two) or off of gear in the crack on the left side of photo (July 9, 2005).

Leading pitch three of White Satin through the crux bulge (~5.8). Great pitch and the reason to do this route (July 9, 2005).

Looking back down towards Shirley from the top of the third (& final) pitch of White Satin (July 2005).
Solar

Solar on the West Ship formation as seen from White Satin (5.8) on Smith Rock Group. First pitch shown is the Phonecall From Satan (5.9 sport) variation; standard pitch 1 traverses in from the right side gully. East Ship is the first formation right of West Ship. Morning Glory Wall lies to the left of West Ship - there's a giant "gash" (a dihedral actually, Lion's Chair 5.11a R) in its center on the lower half. Four Horsemen lie left of Morning Glory. Dark brown spire on the right is the Shiprock. Crooked River is below (July 9, 2005).

Leading the original pitch 1 of Solar - a traverse in from the left onto the river face of West Ship. Nice 5.8 (July 9, 2005).

Leading pitch 2 of Solar. The crux thin fingers crack (yeah, the laced up one) is clearly visible down low. The nice 5.9 dihedral towers above (July 9, 2005).

Shirley topping out on pitch 3 of Solar. Rope-De-Dope Block is below across the Crooked River (July 9, 2005).
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