Ascent Notes for: Leaning Tower Direct - 5.9 Average Rating : 4.00/5

60m rope rap barely to the tree and scamble down 10 ft to the base. Better take 70m rope or two ropes to rap.

One or two dicy moves gets you to easy climbing the rest of the way up, top out has one awsome view of the narrows.

I honestly thought the approach for LTD was the crux of the climb! trying to haul a bag full of gear, rope, and my A$$ up an overgrown bulge with a 30ft drop off to your right was a lil unsettling. Other than that... LTD is a fun climb with a lot of variation! Face slabs, layback crack, bucket pullin, and offwidth fun at the end... this climb was a good exposure climb.

Took a big roll down this one!

My first 5.9 and it goes onsite.

great climb

with russell dutnell

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1 pitch, classic, but not as classic as I thought

sweet! easy to protect where available, the hard moves on the ramp don't bother you with pro opportunities, so you can get down on those 5.9 face-moves on slick grey lichen. The chimney finish rocks!