King Otto's Castle  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  3,200' Lat, Long:  34.0924, -116.1569 Map Page Views:  9,276. Good page?    Administrators:  C Miller, Adam Stackhouse, M.Morley, Sam Vanderhyden, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  C Miller on Jun 21, 2002 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

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Description 

King Otto's Castle is a large imposing formation directly behind some campsites with numerous routes from 5.7 to 5.12 on it's south and west faces. Face climbing is primarily the name of the game here but a few decent cracks exist as well.

Due to it's location remember to be courteous and ask before climbing here if the campsites are occupied.

Some of the better routes here include Sweat Band (5.10c), Goodbye Mr. Bond (5.10c), Casino Royale (5.11a) and Panama Red (5.11c TR).

Location 

Located in the center of the campground directly across the road from Condor Rock.

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Panama Red 5.11c  CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : King Otto's Castle

Panama Red runs up the dark desert patina between Quivering Savages and Sweat Band. Scramble up the initial slab to the base of a right-arching seam on the headwall. A ladder of steep, positive crimps runs up the seam and the face above. Originally a top-rope problem, it was retrobolted into a sport route in the early '90s by some of my compatriots as I stood watch on the summit. Alas, this so offended a local (who had no involvement or history with the route) that he chopped it back to a to...[more]   Browse More Classics in CA

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BETA PHOTO: King Otto's Castle-West Face. Photo by Blitzo.	BETA PHOTO: King Otto's Castle, South Face Photo by Bob Gaines	BETA PHOTO: Elizabeth Rodriguez (Sweat Band) on the left and L...
BETA PHOTO: King Otto's Castle (L-R) 1. Goodbye Mr. Bond (5.1...	Goodbye Mr. Bond (5.10c), Joshua Tree NP. Photo by...