Easter Tower - East Face ?

[dberdinka]

While contemplating an old Leavenworth Guidebook the other night I was reminded of the fact I always wanted to climb the east face of Easter Tower up by Snow Creek Wall.

 

Three pitches ending with a stellar looking finger crack. Unfortunately for as long as I can remember the climb has always appeared to be absolutely filthy to point of being unclimbable (large amounts of greenery on the first pitch).

 

IS that still the case? Anyone every climb it? Clenaed up it looks like it could be a real classic.

[telemarker]

I've climbed Tarkus. Is that a totally different climb or does it share the last pitch?

[dberdinka]

Wrong tower. That's April Fools. Having been on Tarkis as well a long time ago there's some real nice potential on that face as well.

[cappellini]

ive climbed the east face. the dirt wasnt that bad, the climbing is great. we didnt look at a guide book, but i remember some tuff fingers to start last pitch, assumably same climb.

[Jens]

I TR'd my own face variation on that side of the tower a long time ago at around (12a). With cleaning it would have been quite nice if my memory serves me.

[dberdinka]

I scoped it quicly this fall by climbing the standard route. The first pitch is packed with greenery but otherwise looks pretty good. The last pitch ends with 40ish feet of face climbing on what is poor quality granite for the area. I wasn't left feeling overwhelmed by the potential qualityof the climb.