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Zowie Tower

Postby Ryan Marsters » Mon Sep 21, 2015 1:22 pm

Unranked tower addition SE of Otis, RMNP - Zowie Tower, 11,620 ft
40.2921,-105.6721, ~120 ft prominence, 5.8+

I'm not certain of the name's origin. It is located in Rossiter's and Gillett's guides, as well as MP and SP.
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/zowie/105745459

An interesting picture of the 1953 first ascent at Neptune:
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/105852827

There's also an Otis Flower Tower and a Wham Tower nearby.
Wham (approximate, ~30 ft prominence 40.2928,-105.6718)
Otis Flower Tower (~60 ft prominence, 40.2917,-105.6744)
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Re: Zowie Tower

Postby John Kirk » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:18 am

Interesting - 6 years ago doing The Sharkstooth, I wondered what this formation was:
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Now I know...http://listsofjohn.com/peak/186119

Is Wham Tower in either Rossiter or Gillett?

Otis Flower Tower: http://listsofjohn.com/peak/186120

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Re: Zowie Tower

Postby Ryan Marsters » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:15 am

Hey nice picture. I'm not sure about Wham - I need to unpack my guidebooks. I see an excerpt from Stewart Green's book stating specifically that Wham is not included in Gillett's and Rossiter's guides. It looks like it has a Culp route from the 1960s, but I have no clue if they named it.
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Re: Zowie Tower

Postby Ryan Marsters » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:38 am

Yep, it is in Gillett's
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Re: Zowie Tower

Postby John Kirk » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:58 pm

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