Positive Illusions occupies the slab left of Nazi Regalia. The feet-trusting move takes one left into a short dihedral and ends at the stat of Parallel Transport.

Positive Illusions

*Fool's Gold

*Both Sides Now

*Gamma Bursts

Wuss Route

*Parallel Transport

Crossover

*Plumbago

*Open Project

*Reeses Pieces

Rope Tricks

*Getting 86ed

[Redacted]

*Overland

Mill Iron Spear

*Ride Steppenwolf

*Scarpelli's Belly

*Free Loading Freddie

What You Don't Have

Casting Line

*Freeze Fry

Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

Ramp Pitch

"Unnamed Lucky Amnesia Route"

*Oscar Pickerel

Cyritos the Kat

*Boy Toy

Block Party

Leftover Love and Still Horny

P1-10d,90': 6 QDs, sm-med cams. From coldshuts in semi-bow area climb left on ramp to crack and continue up. Above roof traverse right to crack and continue through orange fact to belay coldshuts.

P2-12a,90': 2 QDs, black and blue aliens and sm-med cams. Climb left and gain ledge above belay bolts. Traverse left to crack and continue up and around roof and up a face with a bolt. Traverse right on dumping ramp to a bolt and climb the final overhang to coldshuts.

Follow the lower portion of the Upper Ramp to reach the Upper Vertical Face. Fool's Gold steps onto the left side of the Upper Vertical Face using a brown bolt hanger and continue climbing using mostly big holds and sometimes the arete.

Climb underside of ramp to vertical crack. About 20 feet up crack move left on edge of flake and up face holds to the end of the dihedral and then back left to coldshuts.

Climb the major overhanging left leaning dihedral to the three-faced corner of the highest roof. rappel ropes from the three-faced corner lands at the top of Nazi Regalia. Or a short pitch to the right will get you out from under the roof (5.11b/c).

Follows the seams above Positive Illusions and moves right at the top to reach the Nazi Regalia belay ledge.

Start on the slab below the overhanging incline face, moving left under the protruding fins of the perched tower and finishing on Casting Line to reach the Nazi Regalia Ledge.

This overhanging pitch goes up and left from the Nazi Regalia ledge.  Near the final overhang (the skyline from the belay) are two equal level bots about 3 feet apart. Going left is easier. Consider unclipping the third bolt to reduce rope drag. Do not expect to successfully rappel and pull ropes with anything less than two ropes each at least 120-foot long.

Bolted route ascends the steep right side of the Driess Wall.

Rope Tricks follows the rusty-colored, blocky, vertical bedding between the first major ramp and the second major ramp. The great climbing is very continuous.

Nazi Regalia follows the vertical, blocky cracks that are directly below the large, upper roofs of the Hightower, which resemble an inverted staircase.

The upper section of the route has 10-foot wide blank faces to both sides of the route. The route provides quick access to the wide Nazi Regalia ledge and the routes above. There are several starts of varying difficulty ranging from 5.9 on the left to steep 5.10 on the right.

Begin right of Casting Line using an angle iron bolt hanger prior to reaching the ledge at base of the shallow dihedral with a short 1-inch wide section of crack. Continue climbing toward the left side of a perched tower of protruding fins at 60 feet. Traverse right above its roof and continue up 40 feet and then trough another roof and up to the far right side of the Nazi Regalia Ledge.  You are now sitting on Hemorrhoid Point

Using the same start as Fool's Gold, follow the lower portion of the Upper Ramp to reach the Upper Vertical Face. Ride Steppenwolf moves onto the middle of the Upper Vertical Face using a gray cold shut. The route utilizes sidepulls, edges, and pinches.

Splitter crack through the down-turned overhanging roof above the left side of the Nazi Regalia ledge.

Climb 10 feet, traverse right 12 feet, climb while angling left of the overhanging kidney stone to short slab beneath undercut face. From edge of steeply dumping ramp angle right to next undercut block. Surmount overhang and angle left to summit coldshuts.

Climb the easy, blocky start to reach the minor ramp. Move up the steep face/seam, angle right and follow the wide crack to the top.

Casting Line climbs the right side of the broken band of rock that Block Party using a totally separate path to reach the Nazi Regalia Ledge.

Step up onto the Upper Ramp and follow it to just below the short vertical corner between the steepening Upper Ramp and the Upper Vertical Face on the left. Freeze Fry steps onto the right side of the Upper Vertical Face using a chain-link hanger (may be replaced). Continue climbing occasionally pulling on the protruding ends of flakes.

Climb 20 feet of crack to reach a sloping ledge. Climb the left side of the arete until you reach the jugs and delicately crossover to the right side of the arete.

Access pitch to traverse the first major ramp across the "pinchout" and lead to the "semi-bowl flat area".  Provides easy access to the starts of Oscar Pickerel, Getting 86ed, Parallel Transport, and Both Sides Now.

Ascends the obvious splitter finger crack in the middle of the cliff.

Start by stepping right past the roof, up the thin seam, through the notch, and up the SW-facing splitter crack. Finish the route by following the slab (gear) to a few steep moves to reach the apex of the second major ramp or continue straight up from the splitter crack past two bolts (10+) to the anchor at the top of Both Sides Now.

Use Rope Tricks or the via ferrata to access the second major ramp.

Pitch 1, 10c, ascends the face above the ramp to reach a slopey belay ledge and the base of the overhanging Driess Wall.

Pitch 2, 11d, shoots out the middle of the steep Driess Wall.

Block Party follows the blocky features just to the right of the 10-foot wide blank face to reach the Nazi Regalia Ledge.

Climbs a short slab, transitions through some steeper small overlaps and corners to reach the "pinchout" of the first major ramp.

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Routes in Hightower