Type: Trad, Aid, 360 ft (109 m), 4 pitches, Grade III
FA: James Garret & Chris Donharl, January 2000
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Shared By: IanA on Apr 24, 2012
Admins: slim, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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Pitch 1: 40m Begin on the towers south face. Climb up and right on loose rock, then up 5.9 left-facing corner. Continue angling right to a large ledge. Traverse right and build a belay at the base of a left-facing dihedral.

Pitch 2: 25m Climb up 5.9 left-facing dihedral on excellent finger jams. Pull over short rotten section and move right and build a belay below a wide crack at the saddle between Tom-Tom and Tommy Knocker.

Pitch 3: 20m Follow 4 bolt ladder with a few placements in between to a few free moves and a two bolt anchor on a ledge at the bedding seam.

Pitch 4: 29m Walk right along bedding seam and climb first groove to a 5.10 off-width to the summit. Belay off fixed anchor.

Descent: Two double rope raps. Rappel to the top of pitch 1 then to the ground.

Location Suggest change

This route climbs the separated spire off a divided from the main Tom-Tom Tower. The route starts on the south face.

Protection Suggest change

Standard desert rack, hooks, quickdraws,and rivet hangers.

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