Lipstick on a Pig

An in-your-face boulder problem on the north side of

The Watchtower Proper

. Still gritty but should clean up after a few more ascents. Kinda reachy and powerful.

On the

Watchtower Proper

. Shares the same start as

Bats in the Belfry

but continues straight up the north side of

The Watchtower

. There are several approach pitch options from the ground. Alternately, one can downclimb around from the top (easy 4th class).

Hand-sized cams protect the moves below the roof. Two bolts on the upper face. The first bolt can be clipped from the bomber handjam below the roof. Very hard to clip second bolt, I clipped it from above after the crux. A purple Metolius TCU can be placed in a little slot below the top. Bolt anchors on top. With a 70m rope you can rap to the ground from the top.

Some stoppers and TCUs might be handy for the belay anchor at the start of the tower pitch.