Smith rock not known for it's crack climbing throws a kickass corner system right in the middle of dihedrals for all the sporto's ponder how to get the top with out bolts.

Doug Acorn working out the arete sequence on the classic "Chain Reaction". The route is beta-intensive and this section is especially baffling at first (so much chalk...). Even during mid-October, temps were too hot to permit any attempts before the sun went around the mountains. Photo: Nicholas Waber

Here's my buddy James rapping off of Dancer in the Dihedrals at Smith. It was too hot to climb in the day so we went as much as we could at night. This is what we got for hours.

I was scared s*#@less. My first time climbing outdoors, and my first sport lead. It was getting near time to pack up for the day, and I had told myself that I'd lead something that day. That line of bolts looked fun, so up I went. I was grinning ear-to-ear for about a week straight after that.

Just a picture of me climbing on moonshine dihedral, I thought it was a cool photo because it makes the climb look a lot more difficult than it really is.

Sent on Halloween Day. If you look closely, there's a guy around the corner who's part of a costumed party. One was climbing in a SuperMan suit.

Really fun moves on this route. I wish I had pics of some of the other routes we did there.

Another shot of Chain Reaction- Has anyone EVER seen this route B4...LOL

Giant reach for me not to mention you don't know exactly where the hold is.

My friend Jared is doing a double rope rappel off of the second pitch from Cinnamon slab. The shot was take from the belay stance at the bottom of the second pitch.

Another sunny spring afternoon at Smith Rock.

Honestly i have no idea what climb this is but i think it looks cool :)

...The most fun ive ever had sport climbing...Also mike doyle was shoutin out beta in the crux move, i was pretty pumped..5.12a

this is right after the little crack section at the bottom

Karate Crack is a classic, tried the link up into Crossfire but I only made it a few moves. Great way to end a day at Smith though.

this was the first route i ever climbed at smith. in this picture it's a year later, first lead climb at smith with my pahtna mr. coogan! woo! hoo!

Unknown climber after a whipper in Chain Reaction, the famous 5.12c of The Dihedrals. The whipper was pretty long and the scream of the climber pretty loud!
Photo by Thomas Ribière, June 2005.

Natalie is going for her first lead on one of Smith Rock's mega classics.

This is Nate working the bottom crux of Chain Reaction. I thought that this shot was kind of cool because you always see people at the lip on Chain, even though the technical crux comes here; working up the arete.

One of Smith Rocks classic gear routes. The moves are really fun, the line is nice and long at 100 ft. and the gear is better than you might think. Sunshine Dihedral

Seconding a nice crack. Awkward traverse back down to the belay, though.

Didn't catch his last name, but here's Jesse successfully landing the lunge and going into a heel hook before finishing up Chain Reaction (looks like he had the route pretty wired... must be nice to be a local at Smith Rock).

One of the most plesant looking lines at Smith Rock, Chain Reaction 12c.

Me halfway up my first 5.10 trad lead. Sweet jams, and pumpy moves down at Smith Rocks.

This is Chain Reaction 12c at Smith Rocks. Palor is eyeing the final lunge on this 4 star route. Photo by Greg D.