This was supposed to be the original line up Sisyphus Tower, but a run-out, questionable slab changed my mind. A consolation prize of our failure was Salmoneus Tower.

Start on the northeast side of Sisyphus Tower, and follow Sisyphus's northwest arete to a prominent bouldery ledge between the towers (wonky 5.8). Belay here.

Step across a large boulder, and climb Salmoneus's south ridge to the summit (5.0).

To descend, downclimb back to the bouldery ledge, and simul rap off a large boulder into a cave on the northeast side of Sisyphus.

I Am Not Zeus

Not My Style

That's How I Roll

The first pitch is a quite enjoyable offwidth that can be kept at a minimal struggle fest with excellent stemming across a dihedral. It's too bad the rock quality for the stem isn't a little better. The first pitch in my opinion is 3 stars.

From the southwest side of Sisyphus Tower, locate the obvious offwidth up a dihedral. A quick bushwhack mantel leads to the crux dihedral. Good footwork makes the climbing tolerable. Belay at the top of the dihedral. Continue up a widening 5.8 squeeze chimney to a ledge and locate a runnel to the summit.

An anchor for your second on the summit requires some creativity. To descend, downclimb 20 feet off the north side of the tower to reach

Not My Style's

anchors.

NOTE:

a 70m rope barely reaches the bottom of the west side of the tower from

Not My Style's

anchors. Tie knots at the end of your rope! If you do not have a single 70m rope,

TWO 60m

ropes are

REQUIRED

for the descent.

This route contains a little of everything: face climbing, a chimney, a hand crack, along with some offwidth. How can it not be your style? Start on the far northwest side of Sisyphus Tower near a chimney.

Pitch 1 – 5.6, 45 feet:

climb the chimney to a good belay ledge on the northeast arete of the tower, and belay off gear.

Pitch 2 – 5.10+,100 feet:

from the belay ledge, cut right, and follow a series of cracks up small ledges (5.8-9). Milk the rest before the technical face climb (crux, protected by 3 bolts) which leads to a short physical offwidth. A great hand crack guides you out of the physical offwidth. Finish on an easy 5.8 offwidth to a bolted anchor.

To reach the summit, continue another 20 feet past the anchor to the summit (5.2-5.4).

NOTE: a 70m rope barely reaches the bottom of the west side of the tower from the anchor. Tie knots at the end of your rope! If you do not have a single 70m rope,

TWO 60m

ropes are

REQUIRED

for the descent.

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