Climb a short hand crack to a ledge, then continue up the crack above as it gradually widens with really interesting moves. Wedge yourself in and slide up until large positive holds appear overhead. Shares the anchor of Raven’s Ramble. 

Firetower Crack

ASSend to Victory

Elmore Fudd

Raven’s Ramble

Linear Regression

The easiest exit from below. 40 ft right of Linear Regession, start at the scattered remnants of an abandoned ravens nest (watch out for poop). Climb a short slab then gradually traverse up and right taking the path of least resistance across an exposed ledge to a large stance and belay from a ring anchor shared with Firetower Crack.  A second really easy pitch can be done traversing back up and left to the lookout rather than beating through thick spruce.

Climb the initial slab followed by a short bulge. Continue through a devious crux at an overhang. Rest then tackle the final steep section to the anchor. Mostly 5.8-5.9 climbing with a very short crux and a bolt at your waist. Give it hell. Use long slings on the 3rd and 5th bolts. (I imagine opinions on difficulty will vary widely on this one. Please throw in a vote)

Climb past a couple low bolts to gain a wide scoop feature (crux).  Excellent jams, edges, and stemming to the top. 

Climb the face on good holds passing a short overlap until its possible to traverse right towards the arete. Pull through a short crux and finish at a stance with a fixed anchor and spectacular view. Great movement on great rock. Lower off here or topout and belay from eye bolts above.

The Fire Tower Crag is a couple hundred feet below the Elmore Mountain fire tower. With good rock quality, very straight forward approach and amazing views of Lake Elmore its a great place to combine a hike with a couple laps of climbing. To make a great days outing, add in a quick swim at the beach and then enjoy a pizza and a couple beers on the back deck at Fire Tower Pizza (on the water at the Elmore Store). While there is currently only a few established routes, there is potential for more route development and a few other cliffs in the area yet to be thoroughly explored.

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Routes in Fire Tower Crag (Elmore Mtn)