Pitch 1: 5.11a   Start on the lowest pt of Truman Tower in a 10' crack.  Follow the crack to the face past a couple of bolts trending up and right around a corner to gain a major crack that diagonals back to the left.  Follow this crack to a ledge, belay here.  

  Pitch 2: 5.10   From the belay ledge follow the vertical crack up past the bulge through a series of parallel vertical cracks to gain a weakness below the headwall, follow this weakness and crack system up and left past a set of anchors and 1 bolt to major horn in a schist band.    (note that from the anchors the bolt is not visible, from the anchors follow the left crack up and left around the corner to gain a major ledge, follow the ledge up and left to a schist band and horn below the bolt line for pitch 3) 

  Pitch 3: 5.11b   From the horn clip the bolt directly above and move out right.  Follow the bolt line up and right to the top of the formation.  Bring a #1 Camalot for between the 3rd and 4th bolt.  Belay in a cove that separates the minor formations. 

  Pitch 4: 5.9   Traverse out left around the bulge to a vertical crack system, follow this up past a major horn, then follow the crack up and back to the right.  Exit and go for the summit. 

The Buck Stops Here (AKA "The Truman Motto")

The Truman Crack

Abandoned by Love

The climb can be done in 1 or 2 pitches, as desired (total length 180'). 

  Pitch 1:   Face climb up past a bolt to gain the crack system.  Follow this crack up to major ledge for a natural belay. The route joins The Truman Motto here.  

  Pitch 2:   From the belay ledge follow the vertical crack up and right past the bulge through a series of parallel vertical cracks to gain a weakness below the headwall, follow this weakness and crack system up and left to a set of anchors. 

This is the route that intersects "The Buck Stops Here, (The Truman Motto)".  At the anchors, proceed directly above, instead diagonaling up and left.  THE ROUTE IS NOT FINISHED!

This is the major formation protruding from the base of Emancipation, looker's left of White House Wall.

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Routes in Truman Tower