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Turkey Perch

Submitted By: John McNamee on Feb 17, 2006
Administrators: Ben Mottinger, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monomaniac
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Description 

With superb rock quality and interesting varied one pitch routes of moderate grades. It's easy to see why this area is so popular. It is also a popular top roping and warm up area.

Steppenwolf, is the crag's classic offwidth with a hidden hold, and with an interesting crack to face climbing finish.


Getting There 

Once you get to the saddle between Turkey Rocks and Turkey Tail, turn left, and follow the trail to this area.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Turkey Perch:
Short and Sweet   V2     Boulder, 12 feet   
Honky Jam Ass Crack   5.7     Trad   
Bloody Englishman   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch   
Reefer Madness   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch   
Gobble Up   5.8     Trad, 1 pitch   
Left Handed Jew   5.8     Trad, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Ragger Bagger   5.8+     Trad, 1 pitch   
Steppenwolf   5.9     Trad, 1 pitch   
Stiff Little Fingers   5.11c/d     Sport, 1 pitch   
Liquid Acrobat   5.12a R     Trad, TR   
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good ol stepenwolf

Steppenwolf 5.9  CO : South Platte : ... : Turkey Perch
Very cool crack on the Turkey perch just right of Gobbler. Goes straight up hand crack that widens to fist and a 6 foot wide section that is hard. Just above this wide pod is hands that gradually get smaller to steep shallow corner with offsize fingers (crux) that dies out at a bulge. Make reachy move to big hold to "escape" this blank section and move up to perfect hands on a less steep slab to a large tree belay (100 feet I'd gu...[more]   Browse More Classics in CO


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Lamonte at Turkey Perch.

BETA PHOTO: Lamonte at Turkey Perch.

The right side of Turkey Rock. Visible in the phot from left to right are:<br />Ragger Bagger 8+ - Disappearing behind the tree<br />Gobble Up 8 - The crack left of Luke<br />Steppenwolf 9 - The crack above Luke<br />Honky Jam Ass Crack 7 - The crack leading to the right side of the rounded block at the top center of the photo<br />Left Handed Jew 8 - The shallow left facing corner that passes behind the dead branch of the tree in the foreground<br />

BETA PHOTO: The right side of Turkey Rock. Visible in the phot...

From left to right:<br />Reefer Madness 8 - Just visible through the right edge of the tree<br />Ragger Bagger 8+ - The shaded left-facing corner<br />Gobble Up 8 - The crack above the left edge of the round boulder in the foreground<br />Steppenwolf 9 - Upper part visible above the boulder

BETA PHOTO: From left to right:
Reefer Madness 8 - Just visibl...


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By Jason Kaplan
From: Evergreen Co
Aug 24, 2008

Has anyone climbed the numerous cracks up-hill and right of LHJ? They seem short for the most part but also seem to have atleast a 15-30' section that looks really enjoyable. Does anyone know if they are worth your time and how hard they are?