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The Watchtower Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Watchtower

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	Collin Wogenstahl Memorial Route S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Thirty Great S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Pist S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Decades S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Mass Wasting S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Spinoza S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Let's Pretend S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	To Kill A Chalkingbird S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Pitching Wedge, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Matilda S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Zanzibar S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Love Removal Machine S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Fire Woman S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Spawning S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Step Right Up S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Sun King S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Domestic Tension S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Billy Goat's Gruff S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wasted and Wounded S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Barnacle S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a

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Description

The climbing on The Watchtower is not the classic pocket pulling that you expect from American Fork Canyon. It's more technical in nature with edges, crimpers, sidepulls and a few jugs thrown in for good measure.

Fun area with good climbing and little traffic.

This is a great area for fall climbing in American Fork.

Getting There

The Watchtower is located 3.4 miles up the canyon. Park in the same large pullout used for Hell or smaller pullouts below the cliff. Walk the road (downcanyon if parked at Hell, upcanyon if parked below the Watchtower) until you see large boulders (12’) in the trees on the north side of the road. Just east of these boulders is a trail that switchbacks and splits, go left and gently curve up to the cliff.

DO NOT go up the talus slope directly below the Watchtower formation.

The first route (Billy Goat's Gruff - .11a) starts at the top of the talus slope and the routes continue to the left.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Watchtower

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b 10 ● Love Removal Machine Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 44 ● Sun King Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c 59 ● Fire Woman Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 93 ● Step Right Up Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 19 ● Wasted and Wounded Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 57 ● The Pitching Wedge Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 25 ● Spawning Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 21 ● Spinoza Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 9 ● Let's Pretend Sport
5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 31 ● To Kill A Chalkingbird Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 8 ● Pist Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 4 ● Collin Wogenstahl Memorial Route Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 24 ● Decades Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 5 ● Thirty Great Sport