Somewhere on the 3rd pitch

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Somewhere on the 3rd pitch

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Joe following on the first pitch of North Chimney

Kyle Heck doing a victory handstand on top.

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Andy Laakmann

Feb 1, 2006

“Somewhere on the 3rd pitch”

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John Schmidt topping out on the last pitch of the North Chimney.

A bit of exposure from the top!

Having fun with 40+ mile an hour winds on the top of Castleton

Route Overlay Castleton North Chimney.

67 years old, enjoying the shade on the summit of Castleton after North Chimney. Couple of old dudes getting 'er done.

looking across the valley. third pitch

Looking up at the third pitch on North Chimney

Calcite detail, N Chimney belay.

looking down at the last baly.. on a sweet day lil clouds lots of fun cool temps good frends

P4 transferring to the Kor Ingalls at the top.

Joe following on the first pitch of North Chimney

Somewhere on the 3rd pitch

Kyle Heck doing a victory handstand on top.

I call him "Herman". Worth bringing to back up the manky bolt.

Some folks had a high line set up between Castleton and the Rectory.

Inside the chimney!

N. Chimney

Bart Fay leading the 1st pitch of the North Chimney route on Castleton.

The fun, middle part of P1. There's another crux above, where the crack on the right wall converges with the corner.

Bailing from the P1 anchors with a storm rolling in. The crack at the crux bulge near the top is hungry for rope, so be extremely careful about getting your ropes stuck if doing this rappel. See my comment for my beta on avoiding a stuck rope.

Owen starting up the stellar first pitch.

Amazing views from the top. photo by fiddlehead.photo

Nearing the top of pitch one.

An epic stem at the top of the chimney! Photo by fiddlehead.photo

November top out! Beautiful views.

View from the first belay

Luke starting the 2nd pitch.

Looking down on Chuck at the belay from the top of the chimney.

moving across the face on the last pitch. WINDY!!!

Finishing pitch 4

Second pitch near the top.

180º vertical pano from inside the second pitch.

Rapping the north face kate Schaefer in photo

yeah! the view... and the death block.

The beautiful north face of Castleton.

Looking up Pitch 3 of the North Chimney. Super fun climbing!

Piles of death blocks atop the N. Chimney. You did wear your helmet, didn't you?

Ken Leiden leading the 2nd pitch of the North Chimney route on Castleton

This view shows well the length and singularity of the line on P1 of the N. Chimney.

Anders on the first few moves.

The lower crux on P1 is the move off the ground and then around this ceiling. Brian has back cleaned some gear so the rope will run straight.

Along pitch 1

This is roughly the upper third of pitch 1

Looking at North Face of Castleton Tower, three climbers on ledge in midst of rappelling

Daisy Solo on Castleton's North Chimney

The bolt protecting the offwidth on P2. Photo shot on 10/24/11.

We found that the N. Face of Castleton was the easiest way to get off the tower. You can see if anybody is on the route, there's very little chance of getting your rope eaten by cracks, and on this occasion, it was fairly sheltered from the wind.

2nd belay

The super fun first pitch.

Along pitch 1

Pitch 3

Pat gives the thumbs up after pulling the OW section of the second pitch. Notice the "X'ed" loose block or the right.

Viiiiiictory!!!!!!!

Moving into the offwidth section at the start of pitch 2.

Vicente Planelles jamming his way up the 1st pitch.

Vicente Planelles, El Gato de Espana.

Blake takles the final pitch before joining the Kors-Ingall

Alex cleaning up the last pitch of the climb. <br>
Check out the Calcite stuck to the wall.

view from the first belay

rock

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Andy Laakmann

Bend, OR