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Sewing Machine Needle - The Treadle
5.8 YDS 5b French 16 Ewbanks VI- UIAA 15 ZA HVS 4c British A2
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Middle Finger Tower, The T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A3- |
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Sewing Machine Needle - The Treadle T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c A2 |
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Standing Rock: Chortler's Joy T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a A1 PG13 |
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| Type: | Trad, Aid, 275 ft (83 m), 2 pitches |
| FA: | Fred Beckey, Eric Bjornstad, Lou Dawson, Reid Condiff, May, 1975 |
| Page Views: | 1,173 total · 25/month |
| Shared By: | Bill Duncan on Jan 16, 2020 |
| Admins: | Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C |
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limited to pitons, chocks, bolts and all other climbing aids.
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- Climbing and/or rappelling by any means on any man-made structures.
- Technical rock climbing within 1/4 mile of occupied Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle, Condor and
- Leaving gear and equipment used in connection with climbing activities unattended. The gear and
limited to pitons, chocks, bolts and all other climbing aids.
- The use of glue or other aids that are permanent or leave a visible or long lasting residue.
- Climbing within the boundaries of Rainbow Bridge NM.
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Description
Quoting Eric Bjornstad:
The Sewing Machine Needle is the spectacularly thin spire in the butte visible from Hite Marina on Lake Powell, when looking to the north. The tower is named on the Browns Rim USGS quadrangle and the Trails Illustrated map "Canyonlands Maze District and Northeast Glen Canyon."
Climb the best looking crack at the base of the southwest face to a belay below the vertical shaft of the needle.
From the third ascent party:
Easy free climb with a move of 5.7 or 5.8 near the top of first pitch.
The second pitch was aid, small pins and cams. The crux was a crumbling spot 1/3 of the way up where TCU's were kind of blowing out. However good gear wasn't far below.
This is included here to differentiate this nice looking tower from the MFT just down the road. I'll need to dig through my photos of the last trip through here, but will post some asap. I also asked the third ascent team for theirs too.
The Sewing Machine Needle is the spectacularly thin spire in the butte visible from Hite Marina on Lake Powell, when looking to the north. The tower is named on the Browns Rim USGS quadrangle and the Trails Illustrated map "Canyonlands Maze District and Northeast Glen Canyon."
Climb the best looking crack at the base of the southwest face to a belay below the vertical shaft of the needle.
From the third ascent party:
Easy free climb with a move of 5.7 or 5.8 near the top of first pitch.
The second pitch was aid, small pins and cams. The crux was a crumbling spot 1/3 of the way up where TCU's were kind of blowing out. However good gear wasn't far below.
This is included here to differentiate this nice looking tower from the MFT just down the road. I'll need to dig through my photos of the last trip through here, but will post some asap. I also asked the third ascent team for theirs too.
Location
Follow the NP633 road north from near Hite Marina for about 25 miles. It's the only road heading north between the two bridges, and the same road one uses to access the Maze. You'll first reach The Middle Finger Tower about 5 miles before the Sewing Machine Needle, which is located at 37.969002, -110.274533
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