Monkey Face - Northeast Face

The slender pillar of the Monkey Face is, by far, the most known feature of Smith Rock. This image shows the north and east aspects, including what once upon a time was the hardest sport route in the US, Just Do It at 5.14c, as well as one of the most striking arêtes you can find anywhere in the world, The Backbone.

See also the West Face poster.

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Route List

1: Close Shave, 5.12d R, Puddy, Watts, 1985
2: Pioneer Route, 5.7 A1, Bohn, Fraser, Staender, 1960
3: Monkey Off My Back, 5.9, Emde, Lawson, 2002
4: Rising Expectations, 5.11d, 1960s/Jones, Watts, 1979
5: Megalithic, 5.12d, Sandahl, 1990
6: Just Do It Start, 5.13d, Watts, 1989/Tribout, 1991
7: Just Do It, 5.14c, Watts, 1989/Tribout, 1992
8: East Face Start, 5.12c, Watts, 1983
9: East Face, 5.13d, Bjorkman, Schmitz, 1964/Watts, 1985
10: Spank the Monkey, 5.12a R, Watts, 1985
11: Spank the Monkey Full, 5.13d R, Nazarian, 1996/T. Caldwell, 2004
12: North Face Original Start, 5.11a A1, D. Caldwell, Kindler, 1967
13: Northwest Corner, 5.12a, Ashworth, Bauman, 1969/Watts, 1985
14: The Backbone, 5.13a, Gullich, Kauk, Watts, 1989/Kauk, 1989

Sources

• “Rock Climbing Smith Rock State Park,”2nd ed., Alan Watts, Falcon Guides, 2010

• Mountain Project

• 27crags.com

Updates

Jul 17, 2023: First version published.

Oct 30, 2022: Fixed a typo in the caption.

Jan 24, 2023: Updated FA information for >50% of the poster!

July 17, 2023: Minor graphic design update