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White Wedding

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description White Wedding Overview

White Wedding is a classic sport climbing route in Smith Rock State Park, Oregon, first ascended by Alan Watts in the 1980s. Rated at 5.12b difficulty, it was one of the first routes of this grade established in the United States. The climb is known for its technical, thin face climbing on volcanic tuff rock. Smith Rock is considered the birthplace of American sport climbing, and White Wedding remains an important benchmark route for climbers working at the 5.12 grade.

help White Wedding FAQ

Is White Wedding the Flatanger route Adam Ondra first climbed in 2012?

The well-documented Flatanger route Ondra first climbed in 2012 is Change, graded 9b+ and located in Hanshelleren Cave. Reliable climbing records do not appear to support White Wedding as the name of that ascent, so this catalog entry may conflate two routes.

What made Adam Ondra's 2012 Flatanger ascent historic?

Change became the first route proposed at 9b+, equivalent to 5.15c in the Yosemite Decimal System. Ondra completed the roughly 50-metre line after working on it during the 2012 season.

How does Change differ from Silence in the same cave?

Change was first climbed in 2012 and graded 9b+, while Ondra completed Silence in 2017 and proposed 9c. Both are exceptionally steep sport routes in Flatanger's Hanshelleren Cave.

Where should climbers verify the name White Wedding before using this listing?

Check a current Flatanger guidebook or an established route database against the route's sector, bolts and first-ascent record. The name alone is not enough because the supplied 2012 description matches Change more closely than a documented route called White Wedding.

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