South Face 

FA:  Unknown Type:  Aid Consensus:  5.7+ C1 [details] Length:  1 pitch, 120 feet, Grade II Season:  Year round Views: 124 page views Submitted By: Ben Kiessel on Jan 15, 2008 Add Photo  Add Comment

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The South Face

Description 

The route climbs up thin cracks in a corner for 40' to where the corner opens to a face. Climb a crack in the face to two bolts. From the second bolt hand traverse right 10' on manky rock to a mantel onto a small ledge.(5.7+) Climb the splitter hand crack that slowly widens to the top of the tower. Build an anchor with creativity.
To descend find the anchor at the top of Fort Knox and scramble down to it. (When Matt and I did this I wedged myself in a crack and he rappelled to the anchor off of me)

Protection 

Standard Desert Rack, Small to mid sized cams with extra 2 and 3 camalots for the final splitter crack. One 4 old camalot for the final moves to the summit. 2 Ropes to rappel Fort Knox.

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The Rappel Anchor to get to the Fort Knox anchor.

The belayer that made it all possible.