Tioman Climbing Guidebook

Area H · Gunung Nenek Semukut

Dragon's Horns — North Tower

Edit

The lower, right-hand tower — a clean skyline buttress seen from Mukut. It stayed unclimbed for eleven years after the South Tower fell, and a single climbing route reaches its summit today. A via ferrata now lets non-climbers reach a viewpoint on the tower.

From the route book
The North Tower with Tanoshi Buttress (line H). From the route book, source page 75.
The North Tower with Tanoshi Buttress (line H). From the route book, source page 75.
Batu Naga (S Tower) and Tanoshi Buttress (N Tower), Cedar Wright photo (route book source page 35).
Batu Naga (S Tower) and Tanoshi Buttress (N Tower), Cedar Wright photo (route book source page 35).
1 / 2
Approach
From Mukut, via the South Tower trails
Aspect
South-west
Height
~270 m of climbing
Routes
1 climb + 1 via ferrata

Not a climber?

A fixed cable route to a viewpoint — no rope skills needed.

Route Grade Length Pitches First ascent
North Tower Via Ferrata For non-climbers Via ferrata — — —

Climbing routes

One route reaches the North Tower summit.

Route Grade Length Pitches First ascent
Tanoshi Buttress ★★★★ 5.10 R/X 270 m 7 Cedar Wright & Lucho Rivera
2011