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

All Locations > Utah > Southeast Utah > Castle Valley > Castleton Tower > Kor-Ingalls Route (5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a)

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

ID 107130553 ·

Flag This Photo

· Copyright Violation?

In the second section of pitch 1.

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

Rate Photo

2.0 from 1 vote

fossana

May 9, 2011

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

3 Comments

Nearby Photos

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

The Kor-Ingalls has lunch

topping out

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

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

Stefan Doucette belaying the last pitch

Ken Kaniff on top of first pitch

High school sweetheart, Jackson Marvell, jogging up Kor-Ingalls in August before his senior year.

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

view toward the La Sals

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.

Climbers ascending the kor-ingalls at midnight.

Kor-Ingalls Route + Belay Stations

Bobby at the top

Kor-Ingalls

Route Overlay Kor Ingalls.

Probably 1975. Long before "50 Classics" times. First of many, many times climbing it - seemed like a yearly thing

Inside of pitch 3 (crux)

Summit of Castleton Photo by Kelly Hartman

The Crux

South Face

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

half way up Kor Ingalls on a beautiful Feb. afternoon

Cool, albeit slippery calcite on the left wall.

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

bondo at the notch, just below the top

Cliff Band

Eli checks out the jams on pitch 2.

View of route

Mike leading second pitch.

Eli starting out on pitch 3.

The "Crew" at the top!!

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

At pitch 3 , ready to rock and roll

Summit!

Pre dawn, waiting for enough light to climb.

Hanging around on the Kor- Ingalls route.

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.

Dawn shadow

Ryan Sayers on the third pitch.

looking down

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?

In the second section of pitch 1.

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.

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

Kor-Ingalls NF Rap

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

Stacking the rope

Photo of Robert Breyer by Tom Fernwood.

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

Mestdagh approaching the summit of Castleton Tower.

Anders nearing the top of pitch 3.

The wide section of Kor-Ingalls.

The windy top!

Erik making a horizontal squeeze into the crux chimney. Its all for style

Welcome

Join the Community! It's FREE

Already have an account? Login to close this notice.

Get Started

onX products are built by adventurers, for adventurers. We believe that every adventurer needs to know where to go, to know where they stand, and to be able to share their experiences.
About onX
Careers

iOS App Store

Android App Store

© 2025 onX Maps, Inc. Terms·Privacy