Climbing/US/Utah/Moab/Castleton Tower

5/15/2009 4:50:12 PM
Caption  :  Mike Engle and Vern Phinney on the top of Castleton after completing the North Chimney route (5.8).

5/15/2009 4:53:23 PM
Caption  :  View from the top of Castleton Tower, looking at Porcupine Rim. Vern and Mike will mountain bike the Porcupine Rim the next day.

5/15/2009 4:54:34 PM
Caption  :  Interesting view of most of the summit of Castleton Tower.

5/15/2009 4:56:19 PM
Caption  :  Looking down the North Face of Castleton Tower (5.11) which is also the rappel route.

5/15/2009 5:04:22 PM
Caption  :  Vern lowering over the edge of the North Face of Castleton Tower, starting the first of 3 rappels to the bottom.

5/15/2009 5:25:53 PM
Caption  :  Vern on the second rappel on the North Face of Castleton Tower.

5/15/2009 5:26:25 PM
Caption  :  Vern nearing the end of the second rappel on the North Face of Castleton Tower.

5/15/2009 5:36:31 PM
Caption  :  Castleton Tower North Face second set of anchors on the rappel.

5/15/2009 6:02:37 PM
Caption  :  View from the saddle between Castleton Tower and the Rectory, looking at th shadow of Castleton Tower late in the day.

5/15/2009 6:03:09 PM
Caption  :  Last view back of Castleton Tower late in the day. Good view of the excellent North Face route which follows the obvious crack system in the middle of the face (5.11).

5/15/2009 6:20:51 PM
Caption  :  Good view of the Rectory, Priest, and Nuns during the descent from Castleton.

5/15/2009 6:21:07 PM
Caption  :  Mike looking a little haggard back at the parking lot after climbing Castleton Tower.