The Rectory

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Description 

The Rectory is the mesa in between Castleton Tower and the Priest. There are several very classic free climbs here that are among the most popular in the Castle Valley area. A good hardman linkup is to do a route on Castleton, the Rectory, and the Priest in a day - though that sounds pretty brutal to me.

Getting There 

Hike up the Castleton trail to near the top of the talus cone. A trail continues across the ridgeline to the base of the Rectory. Fine Jade will be staring you in the face as you walk across the ridgeline.

Featured Route For The Rectory

Fine Jade 5.11a  UT : Castle Valley : The Rectory

This is a classic desert line to the top of the rectory. Some great varied crack climbing. This is a must do desert climb. To reach, hike up the trail to the base of Castleton and then traverse North on the ridge for a couple hundred yards to reach the base of the rectory. The route climbs the crack system on the Southern prow of the rectory facing Castleton Tower.P1- Climb a fist crack past a pod and make a difficult thin hands move right. ...[more]

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BETA PHOTO	BETA PHOTO: Taken 6/5/05	The Rectory
Approaching Fine Jade.