Climbing/US/Utah/Moab/Castleton Tower

5/15/2009 10:54:41 AM
Caption  :  Castleton Tower from near the trailhead.

5/15/2009 11:02:48 AM
Caption  :  Castleton at the bottom of the long, steep, loose approach.

5/15/2009 11:39:02 AM
Caption  :  View of Rectory, Priest, and Nuns (in the distance) during the approach to Casteton Tower.

5/15/2009 12:06:02 PM
Caption  :  Castleton Tower. The North Chimney route is obvious as the major weakness on the left side of the tower.

5/15/2009 12:30:40 PM
Caption  :  Vernon Phinney approaching the start of the North Chimney route. The Rectory and Priest in the background.

5/15/2009 12:30:55 PM
Caption  :  Looking up the first pitch of the North Chimney (5.8) on Castleton Tower.

5/15/2009 1:15:23 PM
Caption  :  Looking down the first pitch of the North Chimney on Castleton Tower. Vern about begin the climb.

5/15/2009 1:48:50 PM
Caption  :  Looking down the first pitch of the North Chimney on Castleton Tower. Vern nearing the end of the first pitch.

5/15/2009 1:50:30 PM
Caption  :  View of the Rectory and Priest from the belay at the top of the first pitch of the North Chimney on Castleton Tower. Nuns visible in the background.

5/15/2009 1:51:18 PM
Caption  :  Looking up the second crux pitch (5.8) on the North Chimney of Castleton Tower. The crux requires face climbing / stemming past a manky old bolt and then pulling into a deep chimney.

5/15/2009 2:58:18 PM
Caption  :  Looking out from within the chimney pitch 2nd pitch of the North Chimney on Castleton Tower.

5/15/2009 4:49:54 PM
Caption  :  Vern relaxing on the top of Castleton Tower after ascending 3 pitches of the North Chimney.