The Turret and Amphlett

Hi all. I recently climbed the turret and amphlett, a nice little solo day up and down. They're two fun little peaks. I sat between them and ate lunch inside a ping pong ball but for a sort few minutes the clouds parted and saw this little spire across the valley it must be part of the dragons back but has anyone climbed it or know it's history and name? 

Hey Kent - that looks awesome! Only thing I could find in the old MCSA RDs is a write-up on something called the Fourth Cigar, but it seems this might be a more blocky free-stander closer to the escarpment along the Dragon's Back than the spire in your pic. I see they refer to having climbed other pinnacles along the Dragon's Back - perhaps the 1933 and/or 1953 MCSA journals will help if you can get hold of them...

FOURTH CIGAR (E)(Map #2 : AW:58)Opening Party: Probably F E 'Tom' Ellis, Brian Godbold and party in July 1933. Possibly Des Watkins, Gillian Bettle and Lionel Ashley in May 1952.The Dragon's Back is a jagged ridge leading down from the escarpment. It starts just north of the top of Grey's Pass and runs down to end at Intunja (AY:57). At the top, the ridge starts with four flat-topped buttresses and then descends in a series of jagged peaklets. The first three flat-topped buttresses are attached to the escarpment, but the fourth is a freestander. It's name derives from the fact that the Dragon's Back was formerly know as Cigar Ridge. The reason for the name change is unknown.The start of this climb is badly described, but "a left hand descent of the (Inkosazana) falls leads to an obvious C traverse." and by "getting lost in the mist" the start of the climb was reached.From the start (wtmb), "climb to the right of a large block up some 30 feet (10m), and 120 feet (40m) of D. A right hand traverse leads to 20 feet (6m) of E and an obvious 80 foot (25m) E chimney to the summit." People who write RDs like this should be sentenced to sit on committees for the rest of their lives.An article in the 1933 Journal describes an ascent of various pinnacles along this ridge and although there is no specific reference to the 'Fourth Cigar', it is most probable that Ellis' party climbed this peak almost 20 years before Watkins' party.Ref: MCSA Journal 1933, pg 76; 1953, pg 66 and photo facing pg 66.

Thanks Stijn I have those ill look it up and see what I find.