Like Crimea’s Wikipedia page, Smith Rock State Park has seen plenty of action this season. During fall, it was the French who once again laid siege to the park (the French established a number of Smith’s hardest routes, including, in 1986, America’s first 5.14a, To Bolt or Not to Be). Gerome Pouvreau completed a number […]
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Local Film Follows Local Climber Up the Gnar
Remember this summer when we reported about Bend resident Ryan Palo’s ascent of Just Do It, a famous 5.14c at Smith Rock State Park? Yeah, well it’s one of the hardest routes in America. Man, if only we could see what it was like…Wait! You can! Lucky for us Palo was followed by the camera-toting […]