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The Fortress

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About The Fortress:

This is the buttress a couple of hundred yards behind Steel Monkey Wall. In the middle of the wall is a roof system that makes the buttress easy to identify.
Approach: Approach information is available from Carville's 1991 Tahoe guide
Approach Time: 20 min
Latitude, Longitude:
Access Issues: If you want to know how to get to this area and information on the individual climbs, look here http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1940903&msg=1942147#msg1942147
Rock Type: Metamorphic
Type of Climbing: Top Rope
Sun Aspect: All Day Shade

Routes

SequenceSequence numbers indicate the left (L) to right (R) order of the routes. Rating Route Difficulty Ascents
0 Average Rating = 4.00/5 Charlee and the Stick Factory 5.11a 1
0 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Sunrise 5.11c 0
1 Average Rating = 0.00/5 Solar Wind 5.11b 0
3 Average Rating = 0.00/5 The Perils of Babylon 5.12b 0