Dead Tree Dihedral

Variety of interesting moves (especially stemming) at difficulty less than most other routes on the Tower Wall.

Straight up the open book, past the obvious dead tree stump. Grabbing the dead tree stump is on (though it's interesting to skirt around its left side without touching it). Continue up to the top of the open book / dihedral. Use a small live tree to negotiate the left end of the roof. (Variation: Pull the roof, strenuous on positive holds: 5.8+). Finish with 20-25 feet less steep to the top.

warning: The rock on and around this route has not been climbed much yet, and much of the rock is still breakable and loose -- so the belayer and other people should stand far away from underneath the climber.

. . . (Lots of vegetation on this rock as of 2014. Be prepared when climbing to navigate around protruding trees and branches, and dealing with holds slippery with grass, lichen, moss, dirt).

Start at the obvious open book or dihedral about 22 feet right from Rachel's Crack, just Right behind the arete of the Ogre. The initial face of the Red Knob route is the right side of the dihedral. See on Overview of routes Photo. About 25 feet up in the open book is a nine-inch-wide tree stump sticking out three feet.

Harder moves fairly well protected. Typical trad protection spacing for other sections. No bolts or pitons. Mid- and mid-small cams useful for the crux (and other sections), perhaps a couple stopper placements. Slings for the tree stump. Lower section is a bit tricky: would require very large wide pieces to place in the crack itself, but mid-size stuff can be used off to the side in the right wall.Top Rope: Straightforward to set up as a top-rope with a static line not more than 50 feet.As of 11/19/21 there are now bolted anchors