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Monkey Face, Oregon, June 1995

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Paul McClellan

Monkey Face is an often photographed and climbed rock tower at Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon. Linda Topping and I climbed Monkey Face on June 11, 1995, 26 years ago. The climb was an exciting and memorable experience. … Continue reading →

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Broken Top, Oregon, September 2020

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Paul McClellan

On Wednesday, September 30, Bob F. and I climbed Broken Top, just southeast of the South Sister in Deschutes County. Broken Top is an extinct Pleistocene stratovolcano that last erupted about 100,000 years ago. It has been greatly eroded during … Continue reading →

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Hurwal Divide, Oregon, August 2020

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Paul McClellan

On Wednesday, August 26, I climbed Hurwal Divide. Hurwal Divide lies in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, part of the Wallowa Mountains, and gets its name as the steep divide between Hurricane Creek to the west and the West Fork Wallowa … Continue reading →

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Maxwell Benchmark, Oregon, July 2020

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Paul McClellan

Maxwell Benchmark and Hunt Mountain rise abruptly above the Baker Valley and invite a visit each time I see them. Early on Thursday, July 30, I left the valley to visit them. From the Baker Valley I turned off Pocahontas … Continue reading →

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