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Sacred Ground

Name: Sacred Ground
Rating: 3.8

5.12 YDS 7b+ French 27 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 26 ZA E6 6b British

Routes in Castleton Tower

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	Arrowhead, The T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Bjornstad Traverse ( The Girdle of Castleton Tower), The T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b C1
	Black Sun T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Burning Inside T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Discrete Start to Black Sun T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a R
	Hollowpoint T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Ivory Tower, The T 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Kor-Ingalls Route T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	No Other Options V1 5
	North Chimney T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	North Face T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	North Face Original Pitch 1 T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sacred Ground T 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Stardust Cowboy T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	West Face T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c

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Type:	Trad, 4 pitches
GPS:	38.651, -109.3678
FA:	Jay Smith 1994
Page Views:	16,916 total · 57/month
Shared By:	Anonymous Coward on Sep 20, 2001 · Updates
Admins:	slim, Cory N, Perin Blanchard, GRK, David Crane, Nathan Fisher Page Updates (admin only)

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Access Issue: RAIN, WET ROCK and RAPTOR CLOSURES: The sandstone around Moab is fragile and is very easily damaged when it is wet. Also please ask and be aware of Raptor Closures in areas such as CAT WALL and RESERVOIR WALL in Indian Creek Details

WET ROCK: Holds rip off and climbs have been and will continue to be permanently damaged due to climbers not respecting this phenomenon. After a heavy storm the rock will remain wet, sometimes for several days. PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB IN MOAB during or after rain.

RAPTOR CLOSURES: please be aware of seasonal raptor closures. They occur annually in the spring.

Access Issue: Registration required for camping starting 01 Oct 2010. Details

Utah Open Lands utahopenlands.org owns the primitive area historically used by climbers camping near Castleton Tower.

Beginning October 1, 2010, Utah Open Lands will require free registration to camp in the primitive camping area. Registration will be accomplished at the Utah Open Lands website. utahopenlands.org

Description

This route starts about 20ft to the right of the classic north face route. Pitch one 5.11c - excellent climbing up a finger crack with interesting features for the feet, when crack ends work right via fun technical face climbing and up into another crack(crux). Continue up to a slabby ramp and through some loose broken rock to narrow ledge with a bolted belay shared with the north face route.

Pitch two 10a - This pitch is shared with the north face route. Follow the crack up the calcite covered face to the roof(crux), turn the roof via a left leaning crack and proceed up and left to another bolted belay on a excellent ledge.

Pitch three 10b - Move right and up to bolt, then do some tricky face moves left into a right facing corner. Follow corner to another well bolted belay at a good stance.

Pitch four 12b - Time for some sport climbing. Move up and right, power/finesse your way past a small bulge into some technical calcite pulling. Take a good rest at the horizontal and get ready for crux #2. Move up past more technical calcite sidepulls and pinches to another good horizontal. Traverse right under the roof, then up and back left to the anchors.

Note pitches 2 and 3 can be linked with a full 60 meter rope if your willing to run it out in the easier sections. Enjoy TF.