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Archive Home > 2006 > November > 03 > The death of a legend

The death of a legend

Locals reflect on Todd Skinner, who was a Smith Rock regular during the climbing mecca's golden age

By Mark Morical / The Bulletin
November 3, 2006

Mike Volk remembers the array of Volkswagen buses parked on his property near Terrebonne, filled with dedicated climbers who had nowhere else to camp.

It was the mid-1980s, and Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon was giving birth to U.S. sport climbing.

Included in that crew in Volk's yard....

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