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Overlooking Smith Rock State Park from the summit above the Burma Road

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Smith Rock State Park, near Bend, Oregon
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The wild and scenic Crooked River winds through the park

The Misery Ridge trail recently reconstructed for $100,000

This feature has bad rock and receives little attention

Top of the Burma Road trail giving access to Grey Butte and Skull Hollow

Craggy Smith Rock is surrounded by small ranches and farms

The bike and hikeing trail from Grey Butte and Skull hollow

A friendly mountain biker!

Grey Butte from the trail to Smith Rock
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EXPERIENCE REPORTS - SMITH ROCK
Smith Rock - WARNING - top rope belay error
Smith Rock - inadequate top rope belay
Smith Rock - climber injured on the approach
Smith Rock - WARNING - belayer drops climber off the end of the top rope
Smith Rock - novice sport climber injured
Smith Rock - fall on rock, protection pulled out
Smith Rock - fall on rock - poor position, inadequate protection
Smith Rock - pulled rock off - fall on rock, failure to test holds, exceeding abilities
Smith Rock - belay failure, fatal fall on rock

PHOTOS - SMITH ROCK
Smith Rock from above the Burma Road
Smith Rock rescue cache by AAC/ORS and TraditionalMountaineering
Smith Rock weekend
Smith Rock Monkey Face practice

  EXPERIENCE REPORTS - MOUNT WASHINGTON
Mount Washington - fall on rock, protection pulled out
Playing Icarus on Mount Washington, an epic by Eric Seyler

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