Tower Rock

Post by **pborden** » Fri May 30, 2003 3:25 pm

Red River Gorge Climbs states that Tower Rock is closed to climbing. Is this still the case?

Thanks,
Peter

Post by **gulliver** » Sat May 31, 2003 3:35 am

It's open , but I think there are some route closures there. Check with www.rrgcc.org for current closures, or do a search here .

Post by **ynot** » Sat May 31, 2003 8:10 am

Theres a closed boulder.

Post by **Steve** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 3:01 am

The Forest Service asked (back inthe 90s I belive) that folks limit climbing at Tower. This was because someone's campfire got a little out of control and toasted the vegitation on top. The vegitation has grown back, some book on hiking in the Gorge published a few years ago says there is a trail to the top (?), and climbing has been going on all this time. Like ynot said, the closure is for the boulder. When the bouldering guide was published the FS went ape poo because there is something of cultural signifgance under that thing. The closures don't seem to have effected any routes.

Post by **ynot** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 11:19 am

That explains why so many hikers have asked how they can get to the top without climbing gear.

Post by **Steve** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 2:12 pm

Yeah, I'm thinking is was some book on hiking in the Gorge published in part by the Sierra Club and had some sort of FS stamp of approval on it. Or at least the FS didn't get mad like when a bouldering guide was published. We made fun of it a long time ago on kywilderness which makes me think it was published in 99 or 2000.

Post by **gulliver** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 10:41 pm

are the grunges closed? ---------not that I'm interested

Post by **ynot** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 4:01 am

They weren't last time I was there. They are so grungy ,even I wont get on them.
I'll climb almost anything.