Went outside with Olson Saturday and climbed the Santiam Pinnacle and The Smokestack. Both fun climbs in the Old Cascades.
Santiam Pinnacle is a pleasant 2.5 pitch, well bolted route up the south face. I believe it goes at 5.4 and is close to 200’. A very enjoyable climb.
The Smokestack is a big fat 80’ pinnacle that doesn’t get much attention. The standard route goes up the west side. I believe it goes at about a 5.7 + I cleaned a lot of thick moss off the route, and installed a nice bolt about half way up, since I didn’t bring big enough gear. The protection would have been ok if I brought about three #3 cams and a couple of large tri-cams. Good thing I brought my bolt kit. I also installed a second bolt at the top making the rap anchor bomber.
Fun day in the warm sun…
Santiam Pinnacle…from the truck 🙂
Making my way up Santiam Pinnacle, a very pleasant bolted climb.
Looking down at Olson…
Olson on the top of Santiam Pinnacle…
Very scenic approach to The Smokestack…
Ok then…
Half way up…not much protection…
…so I installed a bomber bolt before making a crux move on wet moss…
I installed another bolt at the top…
…for a bomber rap anchor…
Our route up the West side…
Do you have the coordinates for Smokestack and do you have any info on the route for Gonzo Pinnacle?
Sent you an email…
Hey im curious about smokestack, where can i find it? Looks fun
Tyler, the coordinates for Smokestack Rock are… 44.33573 x 122.23111