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Elevation: 1,172 ft
GPS: 43.41884, -89.73729
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Shared By: Tom Anderson-Brown on Apr 25, 2002
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Sun-top Tower is a great formation found midway up the West Bluff. The climbs here are generally pretty long and clean with nice exposure and aesthetic lines. The formation is secluded, so don't be surprised if you have the climbs to yourself.

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To find the Sun-top Tower hike along the base of the West Bluff on the Tumbled Rocks Trail. There is a large talus field north of the cabins (referred to as the 150-ft boulder field). There is a faint path on the south edge of this boulder field that ascends the slope through the trees. Hike up this path to the Sun-top Tower formation. You will first see "First Tower" and "Sun-Top Tower". To get to "Great Tower" hike around the south side of "Sun-Top Tower".

You could also descend from the top of the West Bluff, from Prospect Point.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Sun-top Tower

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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● The Sucker
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
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● Sun Top
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13
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● Can't Can't
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
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● Moon Beam
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● The Sucker
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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
● Sun Top
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
● Can't Can't
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5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c PG13 Trad
● Moon Beam
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5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Trad
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Sun-Top Tower right side. <br> <br> There's a less interesting exit variation for May Fly that goes up the groove, but per a wise DL climber: "It's good to know that direct exit is there, but you miss the best part of the route."
Sun-Top Tower right side. There's a less int…
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Sun-Top Tower center face
Sun-Top Tower center face
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Can't Can't has an alternate and more direct start left of this one. The start shown here is the start described in both Swartling and Knower books as the start to Can't Can't and the start to the 5.5 variation of The Sucker.
Can't Can't has an alternate and more direct st…
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Great Tower south side
Great Tower south side
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