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Bastion Towers

Submitted By: James DeRoussel on Dec 13, 2008
Administrators: Greg Opland, James DeRoussel
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    • Description 

    Bastion Towers are just below and south of the Rockfellow Dome proper. Bastion Towers forms the south end of the Rockfellow Group. Loosely several spires in one, this area is host to the super classic Forest Lawn (5.9), and it's Pair a Grins variation (5.10c), among a few other less traveled routes.


    Getting There 

    Approach from the east side as for Rockfellow Group.


    The Classics

    Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Bastion Towers:
    Forest Lawn   5.9+     Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet   
    Pair a Grins   5.10c     Trad, Sport, 1 pitch, 150 feet   
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    Featured Route For Bastion Towers
    Photo taken by the climber who was the cover model of Bob Kerry's Backcountry Rockclimbing in Southern Arizona (same route, same pose).

    Forest Lawn 5.9+  AZ : Cochise Stronghold : ... : Bastion Towers
    The first pitch is the classic pitch and gets the stars. It is a classic layback crack in a left facing corner. Pumpy and steep for about 45 feet or so, then the angle lessens. Finish at a two bolt belay. There is a thank God rest just when you need it.The second pitch is a full rope length up a grungy 5.7 crack. It's okay but not up to the quality of the first. A double rope rap from the top of pitch one will get you to the ground if you do...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ