Paul Ross rapping from the summit after the first ...
Description
Climb the west side of the tower, follow nail heads using tie-offs . One or two nails were a bit difficult to place as the leader, after about three placements, managed to hit his fingers full force with the hammer which for a while resulted in much pain and blood. However the situation soon made that inconvenience irrelevant . There are good anchors on the summit block.
Location
To reach this tower hike up the Mt. Garfield trail to above the middle cliff section. Then hike above this until one arrives above the tower. Scramble down a ridge to rap anchors. The approach takes about one hour.
When you say "nails," do you literally mean nails used for construction pounded into the shale? Sounds like fun! Would love to check that out.... I think.
To SW. I may be wrong on this but I grade C1 when following ascents do not need to hammer anything into the rock (shale) as with this route all nails are already in place.
Things Of Beauty (aka Interstate I-70 Towers)
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