Bleed Between the Lines

A traverse of the Tower Wall, recommended as two pitches for rope drag and protecting the follower.P1 5.9 PG13: At an (often wet) obtuse corner below some small cracks, step up to a bread loaf pinch and move right on slabby feet and sidepulls.  Step up (crux) to a small crack/pocket, make a critical placement, then go right around the corner.  Up through a slightly overhung section on good holds to a ledge, then up again to belay at a large horizontal crack.  80'P2 5.8 G: Move right, hug the torpedo, then step down and follow the crack around the corner.  Use positive holds at the top of the dihedral to pull the roof, then step right and finish up past several horizontal cracks on easier ground to the top.  60'

Starts fifteen feet left of the shark's tooth.

Trad: Standard rack, small/medium tricams, plenty of alpine draws/slings.