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Tangen Towers Rock Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Routes in Tangen Towers

L › R R › L A › Z

	DC Boy T,S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	East Face Lower Tangen Tower T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c R
	East Face/Upper Tangen Tower T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c
	Hop, Skip, & Jump T,S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Hoppy Birthday T,S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	In Focus T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Pictureman Crack/Lower Tangen Tower T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	South Face Right/Lower Tangen Tower T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Standard Route/Lower Tangen Tower T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a
	Stay Focused T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Tangen Tunnel route T
	Thumper S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Unnamed Hueco 1 T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Zacchaeus T,S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
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Access Issue: 2024 Crag Closures & Temporary Trail and Raptor Closures Details

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Description

These towers are located just South of the first piece of the Fourth Flatiron. There are two towers: the Lower Tangen Tower is the closest to the trail, the Upper tower is due West of the lower.

In the spring time, Tangen Spring trickles between the Lower Tower and the Fourth Flatiron.

L->R (sort of):

Upper Tangen Tower

A. Unnamed Hueco 1, 9, 1p, 40', gear.
B. Hop, Skip, & Jump, 11, 1p, 60', bolts & gear.
C. Hoppy Birthday, 10-, 1p, 60', bolts & gear.
D. DC Boy, 11+, 1p, 50', bolts & gear.
E. Zacchaeus, 10+, 1p, 50', bolts & gear.

F. East Face/Upper Tangen Tower, 4, 2p, 300', gear.

Lower Tangen Tower

A. Thumper, 12-, 1p, 30', bolts.
B. Pictureman Crack/Lower Tangen Tower, 7+, 1p, 100', gear.
C. Stay Focused, 9, 1p, 60', gear.
D. In Focus, 10-, 1p, 110', gear.

E. Standard Route/Lower Tangen Tower, 6?, 1p, 130', gear.
F. South Face Right/Lower Tangen Tower, 9, 1p, 160', gear.

? Tangen Tunnel route, ?, 2p, 200', gear.

Getting There

Follow the Royal Arch trail past Sentinel pass and the Fourth Flatiron. The trail goes through some rocks and boulders as you cross the spring. The small tower after the spring is the Lower Tangen. To reach the upper Tangen tower, climb the Tangen Tunnel route (see description) or the Lower Tower or hike past the Lower Tower and hike West following its south side to the saddle between the two towers.