Tricky hide and seek arête climbing on very good stone. Start up with a hand crack and some layback moves past the first two bolts to a fine rest on a good ledge. Positive holds lead to the third bolt and then it gets tricky. The crux is getting to the fourth bolt but the climbing stays interesting past the fifth bolt and to the anchors.

Exit Arête

Saruman the White

See You in Hell

Dwarf

Orthanc

Cirith

Ent or the Dragon

Isengard

Don't be fooled by the length of this route. It's full value from start to finish with clipping holds right where you need them. Sustained climbing up a stellar face with interesting holds.   Due to the difficult traversing climbing at the beginning, it's highly recommended you stick clip the first bolt.

Start as for Orthanc but climb right through intricate face moves with pockets and rails. Finish at Orthanc anchors or move right to Isengard anchors. 

A 5-bolt long boulder problem. Challenging, steep, fun, and quality movement, but only 45 feet long. However, it is 45' of climbing, typical of Mordor, where the second you leave the ground you are in the business. 

A good warmup route for this crag. Gets earliest sun climb the left arete of this tower on mostly good

Holds.

Tricky arete start leads to large juggy rail to easily clip second bolt.  steep and sustained movement leads out right through interesting pocket-face-climbing. Crux move gets you to a positive rail at last bolt with a 5.10 mantle move over a gritty face  to the anchors. (Many sport climbers struggle with mantle moves at Diablo).

Fun, technical climbing on mostly excellent rock. Lots of movement for such a short route. Either employ the thoughtfulness of the ent or the flight of the dragon. For a full-value experience, resist the urge to use the boulder to the right. Like so many routes at Diablo, this one should improve with traffic.

Fantastic and sustained. Great rock and movement.

Very South-Facing, warm on colder days, though in the winter the first sun hits a bit later in the morning as it take as few hours for full southern insolation. First sun hits Orthanc, on the Isengard Tower (left of the two) and is a good warmup for routes in this area. 

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Routes in Twin Towers Sector