Climbing Beacon Rock with its unofficial “mayor” 

Beacon Rock is one of the most iconic geological features in the Columbia River Gorge. The the core of an ancient volcano, it juts sharply upwards for close to 850 vertical feet. The towering basalt rock is a major draw for rock climbers. In this video from Oregon Field Guide’s archives, we visit with Jim Opdycke, who was the unofficial “mayor” of the Beacon Rock climbing community before he died in 2021.
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