Climbing
Photos: Tackling Oregon's Turkey Monster
In the Oregon forest hides a climbing route few have chance to attempt. Ben Herndon takes us there.
Towering over nearby evergreens, the 107m (350 ft) Turkey Monster lies nestled in a wooded valley in the central Oregon Menagerie Wilderness. The monolith seems strangely out of place amidst trickling streams, lush foliage, and old-growth trees.
So myself, Cascades climbing-pioneer Wayne Wallace, as well as rock climber (and also my wife) Bekah Herndon, meandered our way through old logging roads into the backwoods of the Oregon wilderness in search of the mythical creature.
A towering Turkey
© Ben Herndon
To take on the Turkey...
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Herndon making the last few moves before finishing
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Climb and snap
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