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| Diggler | Sweet!  Date Climbed: Apr 13, 2013 | |
| Did with Lark & Britney. After having a day of mandatory Creek groveling, made an 'easy' day of it the next & finally did this great desert objective. I led Ps 1 & 3. Fun climbing, & the final summit pinnacle moves were weird & fun. Amazing views from the top, although they would have been better if it weren't overcast. Wind was howling! Lost the cairns on the way down & had an interesting time downclimbing the numerous cliff bands back to the plain below. All in all a fun day, & really cool summit to boot! | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2013 8:14 pm | ||
| Scott | South Six Shooter Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012 | |
| I met Brian C and friends for our climb of South Six Shooter Peak. Noah wanted to climb North Six Shooter (which is a harder climb) so the group split in two. Noah and his partner headed off for their climb while Brian, Joe and I drove up Davis Canyon to climb South Six Shooter. We found our way up the strenuous approach up the slopes of South Six Shooter to the base of the technical pitches of the tower. There were three technical pitches of rock. The first pitch was straightforward and the second had one scary leap/traverse. The third pitch was the crux. The more in shape Brian and Joe climb it with ease, but I struggled and grunted up the pitch and with folly tried to climb the corner too far right. Once I got my foot on the other side of the groove it was easier, which I should have done in the first place. It was getting pretty hot by the time we were on the summit and on the final pitches. Brian and Joe climb the second sub-summit tower (which may be slightly higher) before we headed down the rock face. Since Noah’s climb was more difficult, we figured that they would take longer so we headed up Davis Canyon to explore around. I had hoped to show them a big arch/ruin combination back in there, but we wandered around many sometimes precarious ledges and along ridges and still didn’t find it. We then hiked up canyon to some ruins and to the really nice Five Faces Pictograph. After Davis Canyon we returned to the rendezvous point to find that Noah’s group had been unsuccessful due to the unusually hot weather (the owner of the Needles Outpost said she recorded 93F that day). I asked the group if they wanted to visit a swim hole and they all said yes. We drove to the waterfall and pool for a refreshing swim (where we also set up camp). After swimming we climbed some minor, but fun rock buttes (the rest climbing two and me one). | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2012 2:14 pm | ||
| Brian C | Both summits Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2012 | |
| Nice mellow route. I don't understand why the route doesn't go to the highest point of the tower. The other summit is a few feet higher and the difficulty is about the same. Good intro tower. | |
| Posted Apr 23, 2012 11:26 am | ||
| Alex Wood | All Around Adventure Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2012 | |
| All around fun and adventure. The crux was definitely getting out there- the road was pretty awful. The approach was really cool as well and went by relatively fast. Great summit! | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2012 3:19 am | ||
| McCannster | South Face Date Climbed: Mar 4, 2011 | |
| Easy, fun romp up the South Face. The drive in/approach was the hardest part. Awesome country. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2011 2:14 pm | ||
| SKI | South Face Date Climbed: Mar 18, 2010 | |
| Climbed on a rest day. A second group came up from doing the offwidth. Who climbs an offwidth without his shirt on? The torn nips told the story well haha! | |
| Posted Mar 22, 2010 9:57 am | ||
| shanahan96 | south sexy Date Climbed: Nov 27, 2009 | |
| climbed south six-shooter w/aaron on a gorgeous day! fun opening pitch brought us to some difficulties higher up. the final mantle onto the summit seemed much harder than 5.6 without some aiders, including a #2 cam placement. overall a fantastic climb in a stunning location! yeah, i'd do it again.... jamie | |
| Posted Nov 30, 2009 11:50 am | ||
| cp0915 | South Face (5.6) | |
| Fun climb with a great group. Climbed both summit blocks. | |
| Posted Oct 26, 2009 2:57 pm | ||
| shknbke | south face 5.6 Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2009 | |
| This was my first muli-pitch climb and my first desert tower. Too bad it was 35 degrees at the start of the climb or it would have been a lot funner. It felt tougher than 5.6, probably due to the cold. | |
| Posted Mar 25, 2009 3:16 pm | ||
| SarahThompson | Cold climb, but fun Date Climbed: Mar 23, 2009 | |
| We found the approach to be very well cairned, quick, and easy with one or two 4th class moves. We climbed the 5.6 route first thing in the morning and it was windy, shadowed, and very cold. It was fun but I wish it would have been warmer. My fingers and toes were numb which made the climbing more difficult than it should have been. Nevertheless, a great experience on my first desert tower. | |
| Posted Mar 24, 2009 12:06 pm | ||
| BigRob | Windy Date Climbed: Mar 9, 2009 | |
| Great views, interesting approach. | |
| Posted Mar 17, 2009 11:03 pm | ||
| SteveMarr | Great Climb Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2005 | |
| The crux of the route is definitely picking your way through the bottom ledges and the upper scree. Once on the route, the climbing was fun, and the views from the top is an incredible 360-degree view of the Indian Creek / Canyonlands area with North Sixshooter and the Bridger Jack Spires in the distance. | |
| Posted Mar 7, 2009 11:27 am | ||
| patascent | 3rd desert tower Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2008 | |
| Fun little tower...long approach. | |
| Posted May 3, 2008 12:22 am | ||
| rockrat2 | 1st desert tower climb | |
| South Direct route (5.9), very fun route, can't wait to get back to the area to do some more climbs here! | |
| Posted Dec 2, 2007 3:16 pm | ||
| holly sorenson | Nice desert tower Date Climbed: Apr 27, 1999 | |
| Joe Slansky, his sis (Jill) and I climbed the 5.6 route. We made it an adventure by mt. biking in with our gear from Hwy 211, stashing the bikes at the base of scree, and hiking/climbing the rest of the way. Jill set a refrigerator sized boulder loose on the way down... they tumbled and rolled together, but miraculously it lifted enough as it rolled over her. Pushing the bike with her on it was the toughest part of my day! | |
| Posted Apr 8, 2007 5:14 pm | ||
| eigerkidd1 | Fun Climb Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2004 | |
| A fun, simple climb with incredible views into Canyonlands and Indian Creek. While preparing for the third pitch a nasty hail/rain storm blew in for about 30 minutes. We just had to sit it out and continued climbing with numb hands after it passed. | |
| Posted Mar 10, 2006 5:12 pm | ||
| Felsberg | Route Climbed: South 5.6 Date Climbed: June 8, 2005 | |
| My first desert climb and first trip to the moad area. A fun climb and nice tower, but the loose sandy scree to the base of the climb kinda sucked. PICS | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2006 4:36 pm | ||
| SawtoothSean | Route Climbed: Direct South 5.9 Date Climbed: March 21, 2002 | |
| Fun desert tower climb- amazing views of North Six Shooter and Jack Bridger area. Lots of petroglyphs around. | |
| Posted Jan 15, 2006 7:48 pm | ||
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