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Castleton Tower (tower at center) and the Rectory (in left-hand background).
AAI guide Scott Schumann recently had a productive two days in Utah's Castle Valley. He and his friend, Nate, climbed two classic routes: Fine Jade (5.11a) on the Rectary, and the North Face of Castleton (5.11a) on the iconic Castleton Tower. Here are some really beautiful pictures from their two days of climbing:
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Fine Jade from the North Face of Castleton.
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The beautiful route, Fine Jade.
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Nate on Fine Jade's airy traverse on pitch 3.
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Rapping off the Rectary with the next day's objective,
the North Face of Castleton, in the background.
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The North Face of Castleton Tower at sunset.
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All smiles after cleaning the crux first pitch
of the North Face of Castleton. The crux moves
over a verglass-thickness coating of calcite
for 20 feet or so. It was amazing.
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