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Routes in Things Of Beauty (aka Interstate I-70 Towers)
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Alpha Tower T C1+ |
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Because It's There (aka Palisade Pinnacle) T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c C1- |
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Black Tower, The T C1+ |
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Bug-Eyed Monster T C0 |
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Fortress - The Prow, The T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A3 |
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Fortress, Regular Route, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A2 |
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Happiness Hypothesis, The T C0-1 |
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen T C1+ |
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Mantis T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 |
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Napoleon's Toothpick T C1 |
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Passport to the Golden Age T C1+ |
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Strange Brew Tower: Don't Wreck Our Show You Hoser T C0-1 |
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Sword of Damocles, The T C2+ |
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Tom Thumbs Tallywag T C1+ X |
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Turkey Neck Tower T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b A3 |
| Type: | Trad, Aid, 180 ft (55 m) |
| GPS: | 39.11998, -108.38179 |
| FA: | Duane Raleigh, Pete Takeda, summer 1993 |
| Page Views: | 1,666 total · 10/month |
| Shared By: | Paul Ross on Dec 24, 2011 |
| Admins: | Jesse Zacher, Bradley Mark Edwards, N R, Leo Paik, John McNamee, Frances Fierst, Monty, Monomaniac, Tyler KC |
Description
Mantis is located in the next major right (east) of The Fortress and Turkey Neck Tower. The route is obvious on the west face of the tower. Pete Takeda: "A wedge of mud, the Mantis is a thin rib of claycrested by a precarious series of isolated blocks. The blocks, perched on raised clay mounds, resemble bug eyes, lending an insect appearance. The 180' formation is split clean through by a crack".
Protection
Camalots (2) #3 through #4, pitons (5) 1/14 through 2": Bong-bongs through 4" (10-15), Spectres; 0.5" hangers.
Descent. There are no summit anchors. Lower off the backside. Pete Takeda: "To descend, Duane tied the haul line to the lead rope and rappelled off the opposite side using my body as a counterweight. To clean, I jumared the lead rope using his body as an anchor, and, for fear of being slingshotted off the tower, didn't dare peek over the summit ridge".
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