Sky Chimney 5.7
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| Type: | Trad |
| Consensus: | 5.7 [details] |
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| Submitted By: | JohnK on Jun 28, 2008 |
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Description Get high above the Crooked River with this fun three pitch route. The original first pitch (5.6) is a low quality grunt but pitch two (5.7) to the small belay cove and the last pitch (5.7) make this climb worth doing.
Location The start is at the base of the heart shaped rock that sits to the left of Asterisk Pass. Either rap off the west side on hard to find rap anchors or 'walk' off by scrambling down a west side gully.
Protection Gear to 3 inches. Be sure to know how to build anchors as the belay cove requires some skill to create a safe anchor.
Stuart Meints on "Sky Chimney" at Smith Rock, OR.
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Matt Johnson on "Sky Chimney" at Smith Rock, OR.
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Belaying in the little cave can be lame because th...
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By Naz
May 28, 2012
| p1 has bolts, if you stay on the ramp atop of the large flake; otherwise chimney is a 25' awkward unprotectable grunt.
Pay heed to warning about the belay stance atop pitch 2, there was some tat when we did it, best to probably build anchor at the crack on the left of the belay. Lots of birds nest along this route.
Pitch 3 goes to a scary crumbly ledge, then it's a scramble to the top. This is adventure climbing, with great exposure. Two 70m ropes tied together will get you to the ground off the shuts of Sky Ridge. |
By K Baumgartner
Aug 4, 2012
rating: 5.7
| Concur that chimney is awkward and unprotectable.
Brought two up to the P2 belay "ledge", which was a bit awkward, but manageable.
Watch out for serious rock fall potential at the top of P3 at the bomber legs.
Two 70m ropes got us to the bottom. Two clueless climbers told us we could rap with one 60m--what were they thinking. |
By Steve Wolford
Oct 20, 2012
| To get off Sky Chimney or Ridge with one 60m, uphill from the top of Sky Ridge is a rappel station off the backside. 3 raps get you down. |
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