Karate Crack

The well-known Karate Crack is in The Dihedrals at Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, not Vedauwoo, Wyoming. It is a single-pitch traditional route on Smith Rock's volcanic tuff.

Karate Crack is commonly graded 5.10a in modern Smith Rock guides. Older accounts sometimes treated it as 5.9, which helps explain its reputation as a stout traditional lead.

No, it is best known as a steep hand-crack and dihedral climb rather than a Vedauwoo-style offwidth. Protection is placed with traditional gear, with local route information listing cams up to roughly 3 inches.

The Dihedrals contains nearby classics such as Moonshine Dihedral and harder lines including Chain Reaction. The area also illustrates Smith Rock's unusual mix of older trad cracks and historically important sport climbs.