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SMITH
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SMITH ROCK
VERTICAL
PIONEERS
BY CRISTINA PETERSON
For The Spokesman
Rock climbers today follow
established routes up a wall.
In sport climbing, bolts pro-
vide protection from long falls
so climbers clip into them. A
route typically ends at a set
of anchors that the climber
also clips into and then lowers
back to the ground. Guide-
books and websites provide
maps and descriptions of
routes so climbers can choose
which ones to try.
But how are these routes
found? And who equips them
with the bolts and anchors?
Route developers put in the
hard work, often spending
several days to establish a new
route and their own money to
purchase the gear.
They are the pioneers of the
vertical world, and the rest of
the climbing community en-
joys the result of their labor.
Alan Watts, local legend
and author of “Rock Climb-
ing Smith Rock State Park,”
started climbing at Smith
Rock in 1975.
There weren’t many routes
back then, and he quickly
climbed all of them. He
wanted better and harder
routes, so he started develop-
ing more himself.
Just a few local climbers
comprised the climbing com-
munity then, and they all
knew one another well and
climbed together often.
New routes were established
by giving feedback and com-
ing to a consensus about local
ethics and best practices. This
small group of extremely ded-
icated and talented climbers
created the first, and some of
the hardest, sport climbs in
North America. Their legacy
and reputation are known in-
ternationally.
In the decades since, Smith
Rock and climbing have only
grown in popularity. Climbers
from around the world come
to Smith to try these iconic
routes. The increase in climb-
ers brings unique challenges,
including overcrowding at the
state park. Some local climb-
ers tire of the busy scene in
main areas of the park. This
led to a resurgence of route
development at Smith Rock
and in the broader Central
Oregon area.
Alan Collins’ father climbed
at Smith in the 1990s and de-
veloped new routes. Inspired
by his dad, Collins knew he
wanted to develop his own
routes, too. He started to ex-
plore different areas of Smith
Rock where there were few
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or no routes and fewer peo-
ple. He discovered that a lot
more rock in the area could be
climbed.
“I went out with my dad to
learn how to start the over-
whelming process of develop-
ing a new route,” Collins said.
A lot goes into establish-
ing a new rock climb. Aimee
Roseborrough, another long-
time climber in the Central
Oregon scene, said she spends
a lot of time staring at rock
walls. She looks for interesting
Aimee Roseborrough/Submitted photo
features that look climbable,
then fixes a rope from the top Dave McRae puts in the work for developing a route at Smith Rock.
and rappels down to see if the
line could be climbed. That’s
she said. “It requires a lot of
velopment here,” he said. And
just the beginning though.
time and effort to develop
he’s “proud of how influential
If the route looks good, de-
quality routes and we’re not
climbing in Central Oregon
velopers then clean off any
just putting up bolts unneces-
has been in America and to
loose rock and decide where
sarily.”
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Watts feels he’s been “lucky
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Roseborrough learned from a to play a role in the route de-
mentor and said “the relation-
ship is incredibly invaluable
because there are a lot of intri-
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