Howser Towers - East Faces
Howser Towers - East Faces
While less spectacular than their west faces, the east faces of the Howser Towers offer some interesting mixed and moderate alpine rock, as well as descent lines for most of the monster routes on the other side. Climate change is taking its toll, though, as the bergshrunds are becoming increasingly impassable, especially as seen here in early fall!
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Route List
1: East Face/Southeast Ridge of South Tower, 5.9+ AI3, Anderson, Beckey, Boyer, Campbell, 1941
2: It Is What It Is, M5 WI4 R, Takeshi, Yamada, 2015
3: Ethereal, M6 WI4 R, McAllistar, Olson, 2014
4: Thompson-Turk, 5.10 R, Thompson, Turk, 1990
5: Perma-Grin, M5 WI4 R, Isaac, Semple, Webster, 2002
6: Northeast Face of South Tower, 5.7 A2, Beckey, Chouinard, 1961
7: The Big Hose, M5 WI4 5.9, Krakauer, 1978
8: Rappel lines
9: South Ridge of Central Tower, 5.11-, Adams, Cameron, Goeddel, 1972/Richardson, Walsh, 2011
10: East Face of Central Tower, 5.7+, Spero, Waterman, 1974
11: North Ridge of Central Tower, 5.6, Austin, Bernays, McCarthy, Rupley, 1955
12: South Ridge of North Tower, 5.6, Frind, Kain, MacCarthy, MacCarthy, Vincent, 1916
13: East Face/North Ridge of North Tower, 5.4, Cranmer, Hendricks, Olton, Prescot, 1938
14: East Ridge of Preshaw Pillar, 5.9, Preshaw, Preshaw, 1990
15: East Ridge/North Ridge of North Tower, 5.4, Ayres, Little, Oberlin, Woods, 1946
16: Northeast Face of North Tower, 5.6 WI3, Debeyer, Sellers, 1995
17: Integral North Ridge of North Tower, 5.8+, Finlay, Gale, Gibson, Johnston, Styles, Wessel, 1946
Updates
May 15, 2024: Graphic design update