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Here are a few that are near The Dalles.

Tottering Tower

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The Bump

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The Bump looking west

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Apollo Column Rick McDonald sitting in the notch at base

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Apollo Column defined

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Hiking to The Bump

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Geoff Silverman after leading Fire Spire

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Fire Spire was the best rock out of the group of spires so far.

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Beginning 0900 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25

There will be an Adopt A Crag Day at Rattlesnakes (Rogue)hosted by Southern Oregon University, the Access Fund, and BLM.

Contact is Willie Long (williewiggler@gmail.com)

Our goal is to clean up the base of the climbing area and the access road, reestablish parts of the access trail after logging, and replace some anchors. We are planning on a half day of work with (weather allowing) a half day of climbing.

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I just had hernia surgery and now I'm stuck on the couch getting high percocet and staring out the window at the sun... So as I sit here wishing I could be outside playing, lets see those Oregon Pinnacle pictures I now everyone has!!!

 

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Jeff Thomas on "Dreamboat Annie" 5.7+ on The Royal Arch

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I took this picture a few years ago in the Ochoco Mountains in central Oregon. What is this?

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Oh hey pcg sorry for the slow response, that is the Twin Pillars in the Mill Creek Wilderness. There are some more pictures of climbing on that pile of crap on some of the previous pages in the thread.

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Nah the Roo aint that bad... Some really loose and rotten rock but with the help of BShmitz we replaced the bolts last year. A 20ft 5.7 solo leads into amphitheater on the north side and scramble to belay bolt in the Roo/Joey notch. Then Chimney up the the first bolt and traverse past 3 or 4 more bolts (5.7) and a crappy fixed pin to an anchor on a slab. An easy 5.3 pitch leads to the summit. I think there is a sling on top, sometimes there hasn't been tho, so if not just down climb to the anchor and rappel. 1 rope puts you back in the the alcove, 2 puts you on the ground. I think if you had a 70 you'd get all the way to the ground with one. A fun big old school tower. It's a shame that 99% of the rock on that tower is crap because if not it would be home to lots of cool routes... Oh well!

 

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BSchmitz on belay duty in the notch.

 

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Enjoying a nice lunch out in da Marsupials

 

 

I've aided a couple cool steep and thin cracks on the south face of the Roo, to provide access establish some hard sport routes with a friend. If your desperate for something to nail I could give ya the beta... You'd want prolly 20+ beaks though.

 

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Beaking the Roo

 

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Wilbur lookin for free potential.

 

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Hmmm is this thing big enough to keep me off the deck?!?!

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View from the Summit of Squaw Rock at Smith Rocks.

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Sorry about the quality of my dumb phone camera...

 

There is a rap anchor on the top now (would guess that Tyler has something to do with that), but hauling a rope out there is not worth it imo. Easy solo up and down with the hardest stuff right at the start.

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