This climbs a very small tower which is just barely detatched from the cliffband behind it. The route climbs the left side of this small tower. There are 4 bolts on this climb.
Location
This route is on the small red cliffband above the road, and below the big cliffs which make up the River Road Canyon. Rap from slings around the summit of this small spire.
By toddgordon From: Joshua Tree, California May 28, 2007
Is this a desert tower (for you tower tickers...)? Well......ummmmm....hmmmmm...errrrrr...ahhhh....you decide. It's pretty small, and just slighly detatched. It aint' The Titan or Moses. Leave it to Cam Burns (At least the area has a Putterman name......). A quick tick close to the road. There are some other strange climbs with big heucos, and fixed tied off slings through the heucos nearby this tower........Climbing here is truly nibbling at the toes of the giants. This area is sort of lame, but sort of cool too;....it's rock climbing, and that's what we do. Check it out for yourself and then YOU decide. They can't all be dick-wrenching mega-classics.
Fun start in the chimney - got a bit sketched when I had a hold break off before the first bolt (my real intro to desert climbing I guess). Bit of exposure before the first bolt, inviting face climb other than the rock quality leaves something to be desired.
Pertinent Todd quote/comment! I kind of liked this little diversion as well! It is certainly at the toes of the giants, but my heart was racing a bit (too much?) just getting to the first bolt on this "5.7". It was my partner's first "tower" and we ticked it the same day after ski touring in the La Sals. It became a full action multi-activity day for a quick trip to the Dez. Thanks Cam!
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