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Dan up on the final slab of pitch 3. Even though the route is fairly slabby, there is always good exposure off the West face of the tower, so it feels like a vertical route the whole way. The 3rd pitch is pretty close to vertical so you really feel the exposure of the whole route while you climb.
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Climbers on the big ledge at the end of the 1st pitch.
Summit belay. Car for scale.
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Pat M
Jun 9, 2014
“Dan up on the final slab of pitch 3. Even though the route is fairly slabby, there is always good exposure off the West face of the tower, so it feels like a vertical route the whole way. The 3rd pitch is pretty close to vertical so you really feel the exposure of the whole route while you climb. ”  

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