Inner Reaches climbs a wonderful, right leaning crack system with a surprise hand crack hidden inside. It is located more on the eastern end of the north side of the Turkey Tail, and feels much more user friendly than some other routes of a similar grade at the Turkey Rock area. Being one of the more obvious and aesthetic routes on the north side of the Tail, it is relatively easy to find. As of this writing, there was also a large cairn of rocks at its base. It also has what is probably one of the best belay spots on the north side as well. At the top of the crack, make a wonderful mantle and then step right to clip some fixed slings. We climbed the route using a 70 meter rope, but I think you could lower off from a 60 meter rope as well. Enjoy. This is one of the nicest (though shorter) routes of this grade at Turkey Rock.
A superb easier climb at Turkey, but....Please, please, please! do not use those fixed slings or the cottage cheese granite chockstone that they are wrapped around! I don't want anyone to die. The slinged rock is horrible! The rock at this belay has plenty of excellent, solid cracks to build an anchor with, and the climb can be continued from this belay for about 20'-25' feet west up either a well protected 5.9+ hand crack (excellent) or out onto the face at about 5.6 with NO gear. A walk-off is then possible all the way to the west, with a few short sections of 5.5 downclimbing. One may also just keep climbing from the great belay ledge up either finishing route to the top with a 60m rope.
Turkey Tail
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