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| Direct South Face   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: California, United States, North America Route Type: Trad Climbing Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter Time Required: Less than two hours Rock Difficulty: 5.9 (YDS) Grade: I
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OverviewThe Direct South Face climbs a left facing dihedral to a roof. The roof is passed on the right, and then joins Tranquility (5.6) to the top of the tower.
Getting There
Follow the Getting There instructions to Moosedog Tower. From the campsite, the route is the left facing dihedral that leads to a roof. You can't miss it.
Route Description1. Climb the dihedral to the roof. The roof is the crux and the highlight of the climb. Pass the roof on the right (5.9), and continue to an alcove with some bolts.
2. From here, you can go three ways. Left takes you to an exposed arete (5.6). Straight up is a pair of cracks that leads out of the alcove (5.8). Or traverse right, then up a face (5.6). Climb to the top of a sub-summit of sorts.
3. Continue up the face and crack to the top. Either belay here, or continue about 30 feet north to back of the summit.
A climber at the crux
DecentDecent is made by an overhanging rappel off the back side of Moosedog:
Essential GearStandard rackExternal LinksMountainproject route page. Images
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