Watchtower - NE Face

Approach the left side of the north face and begin at a ladder of small horizontal dikes. Ascend directly up and enter the gully to the left of the large arête.

Descent: Rappel from bolts in a large block facing the south summit, pass around the south summit on the left via 3rd/4th-class ledges, and go west to the saddle above Tower Lake. Hike down past Tower Lake to the trail.

Hike 15 miles from Leavitt Meadows on the Sonora Pass highway, up the West Walker River to the base of the north face, which rises 1,500' above an avalanche meadow.

Light rack.