Type: Trad, Aid, 150 ft (45 m), 2 pitches, Grade II
FA: John Middendorf and Walt Shipley 1989
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Shared By: Ben Kiessel on Jan 19, 2013
Admins: slim, Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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Description Suggest change

There are many options to the first pitch. We chose a wide crack in a corner on the east side.

P1: Climb the corner at 5.9+ to the ledge and build an anchor by slinging some rubble.

P1.5: 3rd class around the south side and up a ramp to the SW side. The bolts with rivet hangers on them will be obvious on the summit block.

P2: Climb up to the base of the 3 bolt, bolt ladder. Do a couple free moves up and right off the last bolt to a 3 bolt anchor on the summit.

One long rappel down the west side will get you to the ground.

Location Suggest change

Walk from the car to the base of the talus cone. Scramble through the small cliff bands on the talus cone on the south side. There seem to be many different options for the first pitch, we started the route on the east side of the tower as DR4 suggests.

Protection Suggest change

If you climb the first pitch we did I would take a single set from .3-3 camalot plus two #4 and a #5. Three quick draws, aiders, 2 ropes.

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