The views changed dramatically from summer fun on the beach yesterday, to some considerable expsoure while taking in the views from "Wherever I may Roam", a 5-pitch new-school classic at Smith Rock in the afternoon. Here I am, trying to snap off a couple shots while leading the second pitch.
As we got even higher, we found everyone else climbing the usual routes...I'm pretty sure this is Alejandro climbing, with everybody else looking on...
Finally, we topped out, and rather than the usual rap down, we went looking for a supposed walk-off we had seen another party pull off. This is John, ledging away from the safety of the rap while I ran off to look for the way down from the top of the Smith pinnacle.
We never found an easy way down the west side, and the east side had lots of slings and rotten gear, so we bailed back to the anchors, and rapped back down for some well-deserved beers with the rest of the Tues. night climbing crew....
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