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Routes in Things Of Beauty (aka Interstate I-70 Towers)
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Alpha Tower T C1+ |
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Because It's There (aka Palisade Pinnacle) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c C1- |
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Black Tower, The T C1+ |
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Bug-Eyed Monster T C0 |
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Fortress - The Prow, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 |
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Fortress, Regular Route, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2 |
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Happiness Hypothesis, The T C0-1 |
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen T C1+ |
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Mantis T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 |
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Napoleon's Toothpick T C1 |
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Passport to the Golden Age T C1+ |
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Strange Brew Tower: Don't Wreck Our Show You Hoser T C0-1 |
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Sword of Damocles, The T C2+ |
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Tom Thumbs Tallywag T C1+ X |
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Turkey Neck Tower T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 180 ft (55 m) |
| FA: | Duane Raleigh, Pete Takeda, summer 1993 |
| Page Views: | 1,524 total · 10/month |
| Shared By: | Paul Ross on Dec 24, 2011 |
| Admins: | Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, Nick Reecy, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Description
Mantis is located in the next major right (east) of The Fortress and Turkey Neck Tower. The route is obvious on the west face of the tower. Pete Takeda: "A wedge of mud, the Mantis is a thin rib of claycrested by a precarious series of isolated blocks. The blocks, perched on raised clay mounds, resemble bug eyes, lending an insect appearance. The 180' formation is split clean through by a crack".
Protection
Camalots (2) #3 through #4, pitons (5) 1/14 through 2": Bong-bongs through 4" (10-15), Spectres; 0.5" hangers.
Descent. There are no summit anchors. Lower off the backside. Pete Takeda: "To descend, Duane tied the haul line to the lead rope and rappelled off the opposite side using my body as a counterweight. To clean, I jumared the lead rope using his body as an anchor, and, for fear of being slingshotted off the tower, didn't dare peek over the summit ridge".
Descent. There are no summit anchors. Lower off the backside. Pete Takeda: "To descend, Duane tied the haul line to the lead rope and rappelled off the opposite side using my body as a counterweight. To clean, I jumared the lead rope using his body as an anchor, and, for fear of being slingshotted off the tower, didn't dare peek over the summit ridge".
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