Castle Rock - Black Tower Buttress

BETA PHOTO: There is one route on this face w/ 3 old bolts (it...

Description 

This is a jutting, somewhat low-angled buttress with a vertical headwall above that's located just right of the Southeast Face and literally around the corner from the East Face.

Only one route climbs the lower portion of the buttress proper, but both Crossbow (5.8) and Black Tower Crack (5.6) ascend cracks that lead to the top of the buttress and the base of the headwall.

Three routes currently exist on the headwall with the Center Route (5.10b) being the best. Descent is via rappel from the top of the formation.

Getting There 

Easily reached by walking around left from the east face or by heading right from the rest of the rock. See the main Castle Rock page for additional approach information.

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