Possible Climbs, Cirque of the Towers

Compiled various sources including Joe Kelsey’s “Climbing and Hiking in the Wind River Mountains”, 3rd Ed., 2013

PEAK / ROUTE DIFFICULTY DESCENTS COMMENTS Bollinger Peak, West Pillar IV, 5.10, A0 down climb NE Ridge (3rd class) Kelsey Wolf’s Head, East Ridge III, 5.6 a) all the 4 normal wraps from East Ridge *, SP, MP, Kelsey can be done with the 60 m rope; or b) also MP indicates one can rap the Becky Route (# ropes?); or c) Kelsey: bolts enable White Buffalo to be rap’d with a single 70m; and NOT e) do not rap the chimney south of the summit despite rap slings (1 fatality due to dislodged rock) ” Pingora Peak, South Buttress II, 5.6 or 5.8 likely to see a lot of activity; a) common *, SP, MP, Kelsey Pingora Peak, East Face Cracks III, 5.7 descent is down South Buttress with MP, Kelsey double ropes or 70m (?); or b) South Pingora Peak, NE Face IV, 5.8 Butt w/ single rope and “downclimb a *, SP, MP, Kelsey Pingora Peak, SW Face III, 5.8/5.9 little bit of 5.0 on a couple raps”; or c) MP, Kelsey one person: “4 raps to notch in Pingora’s back (to west) with a single 60m – slings need replacing? Don’t do most obvious 1st rap; probably longer hike back to camp; or d) Kelsey: can climb down & rap East Ledges but rap’n S Butt faster; Overhanging Tower via Ridge II, 5.3 Kelsey, “as much as 10 pitches on solid, low- Tower down-climb NW Ridge/W Face route; one angle rock” Overhanging Tower, NW easy 5th on MP.com: “dangerous if wet” MP, perhaps the latter part of OT via Ridge Ridge/West Face Tower? Shark’s Nose, NW Buttress II, 5.6 MP, Kelsey rap NW Buttress (“loosely”) w/ 1 or two Shark’s Nose, SW Face III, 5.8 *, MP?, Kelsey ropes (either are said to be okay) Shark’s Nose, North Face Right III, 5.8 *, Kelsey Mitchell Peak, Ecclesiastes IV, 5.9 MP, Kelsey Mitchell Peak, North Face III, 5.7 walk off MP, “good crux pitch; generally isn’t overly challenging route” Dog Tooth Peak, A-Frame IV, 5.9 Kelsey

Buttress Dog Tooth, West Slope I, 2nd ? (from Big Sandy side) Sundance Pinnacle, South Ridge I, 4th ? walk off Sundance Pinnacle, NW Ridge I, 5.0/5.2 ? Bollinger Peak, NE Ridge I, 3rd MP, Kelsey Lizard Head Peak, SE Ridge II, 5.5 SP for LH, Kelsey Lizard Head Peak, SW Gullies 4th to lo 5th SP Camel’s Hump, SW Slope I, 3rd Kelsey, “much to recommend, nontechnical” Kelsey: SW Slope route is the usual descent Camel’s Hump, W Ridge I, 5.5 Kelsey, “fun” Pylon Peak, W Slopes 2nd Kelsey Pylon Peak, NW Ridge 3rd ? Warbonnet, NE Face Left 5.7, 6p MP, “Adventure climb”; not to be confused walk off after NE Face Left with Kelsey’s NE Face Left, 5.10+