was the focus of yesterday afternoon and evening. It’s a small but magnificent (and the first) National Monument.
I’ve climbed the ~870 foot (265 meters) high columnar edifice twice, using the classic Durrance Route, just to the right (inside) the shadow line in the center of the image. This fantastic climb was pioneered in 1938 by Jack Durrance and Harrison Butterworth, the second ascent of the Tower.