PRINT: Rock Climbing in Carson's Tower, Fisher Towers

Carson's Tower

Utah > Southeast Utah > Fisher Towers

Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.

Description

This is the tower that stands way out by itself to your left as you're driving on the dirt road that leads to the Fisher Towers. The established routes are on the east side of the formation.

Getting There

I don't have good, exact beta on how to get to the tower. I parked in the Fisher Towers parking lot and walked back down the road for 10 or 15 minutes. Then I cut right (cross-country) to the tower, following washes and dry streambeds when possible. It took a while because there is a ton of cryptobiotic soil on the approach that had to be skirted.

If anyone has better approach beta, please post up and I will replace this.

GPS: 38.73528, -109.31794

Routes from Left to Right

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 38 ● Original Route Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 2 ● Sand In My Pants Trad, Aid

● Original Route

5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad

● Sand In My Pants

5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c C2 Trad, Aid

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Victory firecracker in summit register bottle.

Carson's Tower from the Fisher Tower parking lot.

Carson Tower

Overview Map

Holding another loose rock in my hand - hey wait, that's my handhold!

Carson's Tower in snow

Carson Tower

Carson Tower with snow

Carson's Tower (with River Tower in the background) from the dirt road that leads to the Fisher Towers.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

Tristan Higbee
Pocatello, ID

I also climbed a small tower to the northwest of Carson's Tower. I called it Borderline Tower (because it's just barely big enough to be a tower...). It's easily seen from the west side of Carson's; it's in the dry wash barely disconnected from the rim. I climbed the north face at 5.6. The rock on top was too soft for anchors and since one end of my rope was already anchored off (I was soloing) I just lowered myself down the other side of the tower, tied off the other end to a boulder, and jugged up the north side to clean my gear. I made a little cairn on top. It's not that great, but if people are interested, I can post pics and more beta. Mar 17, 2009

San Juanderer
Durango, CO

GPS coordinates are way off! Oct 31, 2019