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Shady Character

Name: Shady Character
Rating: 3.0

5.9+ YDS 5c French 17 Ewbanks VI UIAA 17 ZA E1 5a British

Routes in Sun Towers

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	Betty and Ray's Adventure T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Claret Cup Crack T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Crack of Don T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Dovercourt T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Icarus Line, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a R
	Phaethon T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Shady Character T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Sunup S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Unknown T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Unknown offwidth T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Waitin' For Wane T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b

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Type:	Trad, 100 ft (30 m), 2 pitches
GPS:	38.80031, -108.63947
FA:	Bob Eakle and Barry Young, 7/95
Page Views:	1,157 total · 5/month
Shared By:	Matthew Seymour on May 13, 2007
Admins:	Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, N R, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: PRIVATE PROPERTY: CLOSED Details

Sun Towers is on private property and currently closed to climbing. It is posted no trespassing. Please respect the closure to not jeopardize possible future access.

Description

Climb up the chimney for about 30 feet until a roof blocks your way. Face traverse left and gain a wonderful zig-zagging hand and finger crack. Continue up this crack to the top.

Highly recommended variation: Start left of the huge roof on the left. Traverse to the right under the roof, utilizing a tips to off finger crack (awesome). Pass the roof and set up a semi-hanging belay. Continue straight up the great zig-zagging crack to the top.

Descent: Walk right and rap from the bolts for Dovercourt.