Start climbing up a steep 5.8 bulge passing two bolts to a runout 4th class ramp. Stay right, following big features to the third bolt. Ascend the arête up the right side of the face, passing a total of nine bolts to a scenic belay on the summit spire.

Wingman

Corkscrew

Screw Cap

Barrel Roll

"Black Arrow"

Sky Raider

Starting at the left side of the tower's base, This trad line climbs features and hollow cracks to the summit. It was the first route done on the cliff, ground up, in 1995 or so. We initially called it "Never Again" because it scared he crap out of us. Today you can climb it a bit more safely by clipping a couple bolts on the route Sky Raider then moving up and right into the cracks and following features between Sky Raider and Wingman.

Start up steep juggy features on red rock to a shelf, then climb and laugh your way up a wildly featured overhanging arete with big jugs, finishing on a slab with anchor chains.

Screw Cap is a 20' boulder problem that climbs the steep detached block left of the route Corkscrew. It traverses upward on a left to right trajectory on generally good holds.

Slab to bulge to steep face/arete. Runout on easy terrain/big features above the last bolt. A bit funky but fun.

Sky Raider ascends the center of Black Tower's face directly to the summit anchor on excellent rock. It is slightly steeper and perhaps harder than Wingman.

There are two possible starts to this route. Either start on Wingman and traverse left across runout 4th class ramp after the second bolt to reach Sky Raider’s bolt line OR start at a large fir tree on the left side of the tower and climb 4th class features (passing a bush) until you come to the high first bolt. Use a long sling on the first bolt.

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Routes in Black Tower