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The Kor-Ingalls has lunch

Ken Kaniff on top of first pitch

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Layton Kor drilling a bolt on the FA of Castleton Tower, Castle Valley<br>
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Photo by Huntley Ingalls

The Kor-Ingalls has lunch

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Ken Kaniff on top of first pitch

Anders stuck in the chimney on pitch one. The Euro sport climber is still having fun in the chimneys!

Stefan Doucette belaying the last pitch

Unknown climber offwidthing the crux. I stemmed and face climbed the crux cause I'm an offwidth weenie.

Jackson Marvell hydrating like a boss.

Out of the sun on a cold day. On the ledge after the crux pitch

Blue line is the original Kor-Ingalls second pitch. There is one bolt on the left wall of the crack. Going this way means you get to use the cool hueco, circled in green. Pro your second for the traverse back right.

Kor-Ingalls

view toward the La Sals

Castleton Tower is on the right, The Priest and the Rectory are on the left. Kor-Ingalls climbs the big sunny dihedral on the right side of the tower. Photo: Darin Lang

Cool, albeit slippery calcite on the left wall.

half way up Kor Ingalls on a beautiful Feb. afternoon

South Face

Route photo, the Kor-Ingalls route follows the obvious crack and chimney system up the middle of the face.

Some very important beta on the descent found in the summit register.

bondo at the notch, just below the top

Eli checks out the jams on pitch 2.

Mike leading second pitch.

The Crux

Cliff Band

View of route

Eli starting out on pitch 3.

Pre dawn, waiting for enough light to climb.

Anders, the Euro Sportclimber, still smiling with 400ft of air below his feet. N Face rap off Casleton with parties on the Rectory's Fine Jade in the background.

Why it's best to have a plan B for K-I.

Swearing and rope tension prove to be an effective combo as Brandi escapes the Pitch 3 calcite hellhole.

In the second section of pitch 1.

Jess Young cranks the 5.9 crux of the Kor-Ingalls Route on Castleton Tower on her fifth day of climbing, ever.

Pitch 4: Why settle for the fun 5.7 face to the right when you can continue the classic wideness in the 5.9 slot to the left?

(L-R) Eli Powell and Brian Wandzilak show they are mentally prepared for what awaits.

looking down

Joel Baron and Bo Johnston at the north face rap achors!

Summit!

The "Crew" at the top!!

Photo of Robert Breyer by Tom Fernwood.

Team shot with Dustin Clelen, Barb Anderson, and me. Taken by Mycroft Smith. P3 belay?

Stacking the rope

Joan and 2 climbers from Seattle on the spacious P3 belay ledge.

Anders nearing the top of pitch 3.

Hanging around on the Kor- Ingalls route.

Mestdagh approaching the summit of Castleton Tower.

Dawn shadow

The windy top!

Kor-Ingalls NF Rap

Ryan Sayers on the third pitch.

The wide section of Kor-Ingalls.

Castleton Tower from the base of The Priest. Photo by George Rosenthal

Gary leading P2

Pitch 3

Your off-width is my squeeeeeze chimney, 3rd pitch bruises.

Sparcer calcite on the right wall.

looking toward the Rectory from the summit

Anders stemming the crux pitch. Better you stay out of that offwidth on pitch 3.

Top of P2!