"Shan Tower" Directly west of Squaretop, Bill Nicolai and I climbed a prominent tower at the north side of the head of a previously unvisited hanging valley. We called it “Shan Tower”. We began in a rotten chimney on the northeast side and traversed up and across the south face to the west ridge. We climbed the ridge for a lead until we reached an enormous chockstone. A traverse took us to the north side, where a chimney led to the summit. NCCS II, F7. We also climbed the highest point on the valley’s south side via snow and rock scrambling. Both climbs were made in June.

DAVID BECKSTEAD