West Face of Tiki Tower  5.8

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Type:  Trad, 1 pitch, 40 feet Consensus:  5.8 [details] FA:  Autumn, 1991 by Doug Fuller, Peter Lenz Season:  Spring or Fall are best Submitted By:  PeterSLenz on May 7, 2010 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (2) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

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Description 

This "tower," is really just a large boulder, but the route is fun.
Climb chimney (5.6 a bit loose) to bolted face (solid). Rappel from chains on summit.

There are 3 other (top rope) routes; they are on the other faces.
You can discover them for yourself. I suggest no further bolting (other than to replace or add bolts as needed on the West face route) on this formation, given the small size of the tower, and the fact that the other routes can be easily tope roped from the existing anchors.

Location 

3.5 miles down Buckhorn wash, look to the West. Tiki Tower looks like a brown banana in the floor of the basin. West Face of Tiki Tower. Start in obvious chimney/crack. Move onto bolted face halfway up. Rappel from chains on summit.

Protection 

Small standard rack and draws