Castleton Tower was my first desert tower climb. Moab Utah is one of the more beautiful climbing destinations in the South West. The rock in this area is amazing. Is the rock amazing on the Castleton Tower? I am not sure.
The Belays on every pitch are really comfortable and large ledges. The Third pitch is the crux with a 5.9 off width. This was my first real off width as well. So I struggled up this pitch for a really long and exhausting time. The views from the climb are amazing. The views from the top are even better. The top is a large house size summit with amazing views in every direction. When we arrived at the base of the climb there were about a dozen people from the discovery channel. They were shooting some documentary of climbing. They had also fixed lines on the Kor-Ingalls route. So on the descent they let us use their ropes for the Rappel which saved us so much time and was allot of fun. Overall I do think the Tower is a classic and I would definitely do it again when I am back climbing in Moab.
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