Treasure Wall is the left side of the north face of Tonnere Tower. There are four one-pitch sport routes here (Tree Line, Twilight Time, Bobby's Back, and The Twilight Kid), a two-pitch sport route (Buried Treasure), a trad route (Join The Party), and two multi-pitch mixed routes that go all the way to the summit (Workingman's Blues and Fields of Gold). All the routes have two-bolt anchors; some of the anchors are equipped with lowering hooks.
11. Tree Line, 9, 1p, bolts. Face just left of big pine tree. 12. Twilight Time, 10a, 1p, bolts. Steep face right of big pine tree. 13. Bobby's Back, 10d, 1p, bolts. Steep thin face. 14. Buried Treasure, 9, 2p, bolts. Face and aretes. 15. Join The Party, 9+, 1p, gear. Left-facing corner to flake. 16. The Twilight Kid, 11-, 1p, bolts. Steep face and shallow corner. 17. Fields of Gold, 10a, 3p, gear & bolts. Fun mixed route that can be done as a 1, 2, or 3-pitch climb. 18. Workingman's Blues, 10, 4p, gear & bolts. Adventure route to top of Tonnere Tower. "Buried Alive", 10a, 3p, bolts. Link-up of Buried Treasure and the last pitch of Stayin' Alive.
Getting There
Cross the creek via the tyrolean, or wade or hop rocks if the water level is low enough.
Once across the creek, go to the tree on the far side of the tyrolean, and follow a path up left through the woods to a talus field. Climb up the talus, following cairns, to the rock wall. Head right, up a hill, to the routes. The first route you will come to is Tree Line, about 15' up the hill, just left of a big pine tree. The last route is about 50' up the hill, on a high ledge by another big pine tree (Fields of Gold).
According to maps provided by the Boulder County Assessor's office, some or all of this area of Tonnere Tower is on private land, parcel number 145936000023. I assume that the landowner did not grant permission for the bolting, vegetation removal and traffic these routes generate, and he is likely unaware that the route development took place. If he becomes concerned about the impact then expect closures.
By Ron Olsen Administrator From: Boulder, CO Sep 26, 2007
I visited the Boulder County Assessor's Office today, and viewed their records and aerial photograph of this property. It is a mining claim known as the Black Diamond Mill Site. The 2.45-acre property has an assessed value of $490. It is not property intended for residential development.
There are no signs indicating private property anywhere in the area.
Many other crags in Boulder Canyon and Dream Canyon also lie on mining claims.
I feel that this does not pose an access issue for Tonnere Tower.
Today marked my first visit to Tonnere. We hit up the Treasure Wall area specifically. Thanks to all involved for the hard work in developing this crag and adding to the Front Range catalog of climbs.
Treasure Wall
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