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This page could use a description of the descent. About as good as any is that provided in the COMMENTs by Stefano Presioso in 2010: "Descent:
After finishing the short last "pitch," climb the low angle slabs up to the highest point of rose tower. When we were there (March 2, 2010) there was a cairn here. Continue left down the slabs along the ridge of Rose Tower (there is a large drop off on your right) until you reach a small drop that requires some 4th class scrambling/down climbing. After this drop, you are in a small notch of rock. DO NOT GO LEFT. Continue straight along the ridge up by some bushes until you get to a larger drop off with a large ledge below and some bushes up ahead to the right. This drop is down climbable because of the large intermediate ledge that sticks out of the wall. Assist the first person down to this ledge, and then spot the second people. (This also goes for the first down climb/scramble.) Once you have lowered off this second ledge, there is a cairn and the bushy walk off about 20 feet ahead a bit to the right. After this, scramble down the bushy, rocky walkoff to the side of Rose Tower.
This descent would be a piece of cake to find and manage in the day, but at night, things become very elusive and difficult. We finished the climb at around 7pm and managed to get back to the car around 1am."
Bob Hall NH,ME Admin
After finishing the short last "pitch," climb the low angle slabs up to the highest point of rose tower. When we were there (March 2, 2010) there was a cairn here. Continue left down the slabs along the ridge of Rose Tower (there is a large drop off on your right) until you reach a small drop that requires some 4th class scrambling/down climbing. After this drop, you are in a small notch of rock. DO NOT GO LEFT. Continue straight along the ridge up by some bushes until you get to a larger drop off with a large ledge below and some bushes up ahead to the right. This drop is down climbable because of the large intermediate ledge that sticks out of the wall. Assist the first person down to this ledge, and then spot the second people. (This also goes for the first down climb/scramble.) Once you have lowered off this second ledge, there is a cairn and the bushy walk off about 20 feet ahead a bit to the right. After this, scramble down the bushy, rocky walkoff to the side of Rose Tower.
This descent would be a piece of cake to find and manage in the day, but at night, things become very elusive and difficult. We finished the climb at around 7pm and managed to get back to the car around 1am."
Bob Hall NH,ME Admin
