The Watchtower Corner
5.8+ YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British
Type: | Trad, 350 ft (106 m), 2 pitches |
FA: | John Van Keuren & George Brasieck (led), 6/21/73 |
Page Views: | 1,183 total · 4/month |
Shared By: | Matt Bauman on Dec 31, 2000 |
Admins: | Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
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Per Climbing Puerto Rico: the daily CO 7 highway closure/delay access issue is no longer a problem according to CDOT the construction finished as of Nov. 11, 2022.
From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.
During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.
codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…
From CDOT: Colorado Highway 7 is closed daily from MP 23-29.5. Motorists can only travel through the area between 6-8 am and 4-7 pm. During these timeframes, pilot cars will lead alternating one-way travel. Drivers should plan for delays, and this schedule will remain in place through Memorial Day 2022.
During the closure, motorists need to take US 36 to CO 7.
codot.gov/projects/co7-lyon…
Description
This sweet corner shoots 200 feet straight up the Watchtower.....the last major crag up the canyon before merging with the peak-to-peak hiway.....it's on the left side of the road and is a very pointy and large (300+ feet) tower right off the road (can't miss it). The left side of the tower has a very large corner/v-slot/dihedral that has 2 bulges with a wide crack. You belay at the top of the corner on a little perch in a notch. Pitch 2 goes up a rotten chimney easily to the summit.
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