We were humbled by the Kor-Ingalls route on Castleton Tower in Castle Valley, a 4 pitch 5.9+ offwidth fest. Lila fumbled up the 5.5 chimney sections of the first pitch, treating onlookers below to a euphonic string of grunts, moans and curses. Alex reached a new level of sketch while leading the second pitch, which goes at 5.8 and consists of an offwidth lined with slick-as-glass calcite. Without any cams bigger than a 4, we were ill-prepared to finish the crux 5.9 calcite-lined offwidth pitch. Mostly we were just damned scared! We admitted defeat, rapped down, and enjoyed the spectacular view that our long hike to the base of the tower allowed us.
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