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Submitted By: Stu Ritchie on Mar 27, 2009

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BETA PHOTO: On the left is the Tower.

Description 

The Tower is the large formation directly west, across the saddle from the Hand. It hosts at least one old route.


Getting There 

Same approach as for the Hand. When you get to the saddle, follow a faint trail around the left side of the Tower and up to a alcove with a tree at the base.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for The Tower:
Standard Route   5.8+ R     Trad, 2 pitches, 160 feet   
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Stu Ritchie glad to be at the belay of pitch 1!

Standard Route 5.8+ R  AZ : Central Arizona : ... : The Tower
This is an "old-school" serious route. The first pitch climbs 25-30 feet of overhanging, unprotected rock to the first gear placement, and ends in a saddle about 40 feet higher at an old 2-bolt belay. The second pitch climbs an arete similar to that on the Razors' Edge for about 60 feet to a large block. From here, one can either move right into a loose gully and to the top, 40 feet 5.6, or swing left out onto a headwall and climb poorly protected 5.8 face to the top. A fixed rap anchor is found...[more]   Browse More Classics in AZ


Photos of The Tower Slideshow Add Photo
nope that wont work either

nope that wont work either

hmmm...

hmmm...

mnlumberjack from <a href='http://hikearizona.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow' >hikearizona.com</a> took this cool shot of us on the 1st pitch of the tower.

mnlumberjack from hikearizona.com took this cool s...

Heading up pitch 2 of the tower:) compliments of mnlumberjack from <a href='http://hikearizona.com' target='_blank' rel='nofollow' >hikearizona.com</a>

Heading up pitch 2 of the tower:) compliments of m...

Posing for the money shot with Four Peaks in the back ground

Posing for the money shot with Four Peaks in the b...

getting ready to rap the route Check it! <br />My name is J Dog and I’m here to say <br />that I flew like these birds just yesterday. <br />Now I’ve been climbin’ this here tower  <br />For nearly an hour  <br />and I gotsta get down  <br />before I bust a cap on this clown!  <br />

getting ready to rap the route Check it!
My name i...


this guy flew over from the top of Hand the hand to check out the craziness of the J Dog!

this guy flew over from the top of Hand the hand t...

bracing myself for J Dog's rap

bracing myself for J Dog's rap