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Jess on the airy last belay.
Description 600' quartzite wall. AKA "Eureka Tower." Kind of a big steepish ramp. Some loose rock. Exposed. Secluded.
Getting There The Eureka Pillar is located to the lookers left of the deep canyon by the old mill at Eureka.
See the photos posted under Gold Digger.
The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Eureka Pillar:
Featured Route For Eureka Pillar
Hardrock Miner 5.8 CO : Silverton area : ... : Eureka Pillar
I'm told by a Silverton local that there's some loose rock in spots, but well worth climbing. I first learned of this route after seeing this article www.climbing.com/exclusive/features/245gold/index.htm>>>>> by Durango climber, Jared Ogden. He listed this route as a Grade III.More info TBA. ... [more] Browse More Classics in CO
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By Chris Wenker
From: Santa Fe
Jun 9, 2009
| Intriguing. Any better location or road info?
From the old mill ruins, does 'looker's left' mean the Tower is farther up Eureka Gulch (west of the mill); above or below the road?
Or does 'looker's left' mean that the Tower is even farther left (south), down the west side of the Animas River canyon?
Is the tower visible in this old photo?
photoswest.org/cgi-bin/imager?10062210+X-62210
or on this topo?
www.1881.com/eurekatopo.pdf |
By Lee Frazer
Jun 11, 2009
| Chris, I'm going to try to get up there in the next 3 days to climb these routes. Will take a camera and note pad to take down better directions ...and then post to MP! Stay tuned. |
By Lee Frazer
Jul 8, 2009
| My apologies, but I did not climb this, so I'm awaiting more beta. Turns out I climbed the 5.9 at Goldrush last summer and not the 5.7 here. My apologies. |
By Nate R. Smith
Jul 29, 2009
| I posted some photos to show where Gold Digger starts. I hope this helps! |
By JWQ
From: Durango, Co
Aug 26, 2010
| I am pretty sure I climbed Gold Digger a couple weeks ago. If so, as you are driving north into the Eureka mining area, the wall is looker's left as you pass over the bridge. Just after you pass over the bridge in the Eureka mining settlement, hike down the west side of the river a few hundred yards, then find the climb at the top of the scree field. The bolts are pretty hard to find, but they are there in the very back left of the shallow valley. I have some pictures taken from where we camped that might help. I will try to get them up soon. |
By JWQ
From: Durango, Co
Aug 26, 2010
| Chris, if you are looking at the photo, you have the pillar can not be seen it is a few hundred yards further left. I would guess it to be close to the lot or pavilion area on the topo map you have pictured. |
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