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Wording
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume12-225x300.jpg)
Happy Shirley arriving on the summit of Eagle Plume.
Photos
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume04-1024x680.jpg)
Valley Of The Gods. Eagle Plume Tower is the obvious one just right of center. The twin-summit formation on the left is The Puttermans (Putterman In A Bathtub is on the left and Putterman On The Thrown is on the right; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume01-1024x680.jpg)
Shirley on the short, lunch-hour approach to the base of the south face of Eagle Plume Tower . The obvious right-facing dihedral is the South Face route (4 pitch, 5.10; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume14-768x1024.jpg)
Starting up the first pitch of South Face route (III 5.10) on Eagle Plume. This is the easiest pitch of the route (5.8; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume05-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley nearing the top of the first pitch of the South Face route – a ledgy 5.8 with this here short, wide finishing crack (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume15-768x1024.jpg)
Low on pitch 2 (5.10). Layers of solid rock intermixed with layers of less solid rock (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume08-1024x768.jpg)
Ah the Puttermans from high on Eagle Plume. Putterman In A Bathtub is on the left and Putterman On The Thrown is on the right. Views beyond perhaps reach Monument Valley but I’m not sure (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume_supp1-768x1024.jpg)
Top of pitch 2 – two (good looking) drilled angles and gear if you please (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume16-768x1024.jpg)
Starting up pitch 3 – kind of a combo of a flared chimney and dihedral (5.10; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume07-1024x768.jpg)
Dusty Shirley topping out on pitch 2.5 – we used the intermediate belay on the third pitch having read about the chossy bedding seam section above in Brad’s TR…this way Shirley could hear my weeping more clearly (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume17-768x1024.jpg)
Exiting the very fun crack on pitch 3 (our 4) – the chossy bedding seam layer is above (don’t lose sleep over it; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume09-768x1024.jpg)
Shirley about to enjoy the chossy final section of pitch 3 (our 4; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume10-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley arriving at the base of the finishing (very nice!) dihedral on the South Face route of Eagle Plume. In the background (left to right) are Petard Tower , The Anvil and The Sitting Hen (the labeling comes from Brad’s TR on his www.piquaclimber.com website; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume18-768x1024.jpg)
Leading the final pitch – Indian Creek quality rock and crack (5.9; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume11-1024x768.jpg)
The very nice 5.9 finishing dihedral on Eagle Plume…don’t know why I plugged away all that gear at the top as the moves were nothing harder than the rest of the pitch below …perhaps I’m retarded (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume12-768x1024.jpg)
Happy Shirley arriving on the summit of Eagle Plume. It was just a fun, fun climb for us – we both had a really good wholesome fun on it (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume13-1024x768.jpg)
Shirley on the summit of Eagle Plume. View is roughly north. I believe we’re looking at North Tower (left) and Arrowhead Spire in the background (really blend in with the background; Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume19-1024x768.jpg)
Yours truly on the summit admiring The Puttermans…next time, great area (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume02-1024x680.jpg)
Hiking down the talus cone (Apr. 2013).
![Eagle Plume Tower](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume03-1024x680.jpg)
A wider view of the beautiful area …almost at the car (Apr. 2013).
![Canyonlands](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume20-1024x680.jpg)
Morning approach hike in to a failure…
![Canyonlands](https://chossclimbers.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/eagle_plume21-680x1024.jpg)
Perhaps next time…
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