During the last weekend of March, we visited Smith Rock State Park with some friends. This was our first time climbing outdoors and camping together.
Brandon belaying Rachel, a fellow chemical oceanography graduate student and a more experienced climber. All of the climbing we did was top-rope climbing, where the rope is anchored at the top of the climb. The climber is attached to one end, and the belayer to the other. To belay a climber is to take up slack from the rope as the person climbs, so that if the climber were to lose their footing he or she would not fall. Once at the top the climber is lowered slowly.
The second day we crossed the river to climb in another area. This area is a few hundred feet above the river. From here, the Rope de Dope block looks pretty small.
Roxanne heading up another climb. This climb is about 80 feet high.
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