The route begins on the uphill (south) side of the tower. climb up and past 1-2 bolts then traverse to right to very rotten crack. Belay or continue up to summit. Very poor rock and only good to reach a desert summit w/o much pain. Two ropes needed for descent.
Location
Enter the wilderness area west of the Arboretum via a dirt road approx 2 miles before the standard parking lot. Drive up several switchbacks and park when a traverse line becomes visible to walk east to the pinnacle.
Protection
Stoppers & hexes as camming units might make the route fall apart.
I did the 5th ascent of the tower in JUNE 1990. Jimmy Symans and I drank 2+ gallons each and waited for 2 hours in a cave for the direct sunlight on the route to fade away. Once on the summit we found that Matt and Giek et al had done a new route in February on the NW face (in cooler weather, and better climbing). We wandered back to Superior's Dairy Queen and drank 3 frosty items after our summit, ugh.
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