| Cowboy Hat Tower Trip Report |
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| Page Type: Trip Report Location: Colorado, United States, North America Date Climbed/Hiked: Apr 13, 2009 Activities: Hiking, Aid Climbing Season: Spring | Page By: mxschultz Created/Edited: Apr 14, 2009 / Apr 14, 2009 Object ID: 506104 Hits: 132 Loading... Page Score: 0% - 0 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
Mushroom Monolith - aka Cowboy Hat Tower TRI have lived and hiked in the immediate vicinity of this mushroom shaped monolith for two years, but did not really notice it until I spotted Scott's Cowboy Hat Tower page on SP. Took the dog out yesterday to take a look and wound up climbing this improbable overhanging feature. I must take exception with the recommended gear as suggested by Scott. My kit contained:
-(2) rolls of high-quality fly paper
-(2) sections of twenty meters of cinnammon dental floss
-(1) persian rug (10x12 feet)
-(1) ice-cold Pabst Blue Ribbon
and of course, my helmet and cowboy hat.
This was a neat-o feature, obviously quite delicate. The rusted bolt near the top belies the incredible history of this tower. I would like to learn more about the early ascensionists...sigh, guess I need to buy a guidebook.
More importantly, I noticed that my ascent left some minor marks on the rock. I hope that future climbers take care to not degrade this tenuous tower more than necessary.
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