I am looking for some suggestions of desert tower linkups to do in Colorado keeping in mind approach and drive time I usually like to do something with a little more substance and finish off the day with a couple of smaller/easier towers. I'm comfortable leading up to about 11a or aiding anything harder then that. Here are a couple examples of Tower Linkup days I have done in the Moab Area. I want to do Psycho Tower and Ottos route on independence monument so good linkups to do with those might be a good place to start
My buddies and I did a 10 tower link up out past Ice Cream Parlor in Kane Springs. Don't think we climbed any harder than 5.10 C1+. CB Love muscle, K2, Everest, Homer & Marge, Golf Ball, Cam Burns, Crusty the Clown... There are a bunch out there. Check out the Kane Springs area. Oh, and drink a PBR after each one too and be prepared for some grade A choss.
Feels actually more like a true link up since they all share the same ridge....including four outstanding, but short, routes, North Face of Castle (5.11-)...Fine Jade (5.11-)...Crack Wars (5.11-)...Honeymoon Chimney (5.11-). Honeymoon's old aid pitch is sort of a 5.11- pitch now...you can still aid some of it if you wanted...but some of the fixed gear is gone. Doing both faces of Moses on the same trip is also pretty cool....Primrose to Dunn (5.11's) or Pale Fire, never have to touch the ground between the two, same rap. I like doing the same with Lighthouse...Poseidon Adventure is overlooked but offers some pretty damn good climbing. Paired with Lonely Vigil (5.10's). I thought Moab was Colorado?
tim
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Oct 18, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Aug 2006
· Points: 507
Kissing couple, dirty old man, ottos. Doable in a day. Doable with one rope! Multiple towers in a day in Colorado really only leaves you with the nat. Monument.
tim
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Oct 18, 2015
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Boulder, CO
· Joined Aug 2006
· Points: 507
Btw, one approach for all 3 towers, use shortcut approach to kissing couple.
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