Type: Aid, 80 ft (24 m)
FA: Kory Kowallis, Cole Bradburn, Collin Wogenstahl, Emilee Sudweeks
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Shared By: Kory Kowallis on Nov 25, 2016
Admins: Andrew Gram, Nathan Fisher, Perin Blanchard, GRK, D C

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Crux #1 - approach the tower from the south.
Crux #2 - walk around it a couple of times to find a seam to nail up. The north east side seemed to be the best.
Crux #3 - hammer in the first or 4 pieces and hope you don't deck when the rock around the 4th piece explodes due to the pressure of your tomahawk pushing against the rock.
Crux #4 - finding a good piece as you come to what you think would be a flat ledge but instead is a ledge of dirt and so-called rock underneath.
Crux #5 - going from the ledge to the top, pulling on seemingly solid cap rock when it suddenly pops off with you hand clenched around it.
Crux #6 - standing on the top, realizing that the block you are standing on has a nice 45 degree break through it which might make a great sliding plane for it to coming sliding off with any extra pressure from above.
Crux #7 - downclimbing to the webbing tied around the neck of the tower and lowering off while the tower continues to crumble.

Location Suggest change

Follow the directions to Long Dong Silver. Angel of Death is the thin tower you can see a ways out there on the north side of the highway.

Protection Suggest change

Toucans, Tomahawks, Peckers, spectre, Pika crud hook and a handful of smaller angles. But mostly toucans. Maybe a shovel to dig out a nice belay spot and a chair.

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