Third pitch.

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Third pitch.

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Top of the spire, ma!

Sister Superior showing Jah Man

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Sam Cannon

Feb 23, 2014

“Third pitch.”

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Getting close to Sister Superior, looking back toward Parriot and the Nuns? Gorgeous.

Sister Superior

There are good belays and there are good belays...

great day for a kite

Rapping the anchors to the right.

Top of the spire, ma!

Third pitch.

Sister Superior showing Jah Man

3rd pitch.

Finally above the fog into blinding sunshine. Castle Valley shows its beauty.

rapping down jah man. easily done in 3 raps with a 70m

Summit shot with Castleton and the Rectory in the background.

josh toasting some buns on the summit.<br>
he made a promise to everyone that his ass would be tanner than our faces by the end of the trip, and he kept his word.

George Armstrong on Jah Man.<br>
Photo by Todd Gordon Mon.

Sweet thin hands splitter on the third pitch!

Looking down while Tony Bubb comes up the top pitch of Jah Man. Photo by Joseffa Meir, 1999(?)

Thin hands

Tim Foulkes replacing a 1/4 inch bolt on the last pitch of Jah Man. Somebody buy that guy a dank soda!

Hiking up the approach trail. You can see the whole route in this photo.

About to go for the approach!

Steve Tweito coming up pitch 4. Nice view of the ridge running to Castleton.

Jah Man<br>

on top

birds

Peter Metcalf starting into the goods right off the ground

Darren "sport-climbing" on the last pitch.<br>
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Beta: You can see the old star-drive bolts and the drilled pin. The drilled pin seemed "good" by desert standards and is clippable from the stance. It is the best bolt on the pitch, and it protects the crux move. The rest of them seemed only good for holding a quick draw.

'mornin' Sista

Summit bolt

Matt traverses left on the tricky crux of Jah Man.

Yours truly rocking the Casbah on the sister squeeze.

The Squeeze.

The Reverie and Castleton Tower from the base of Jan Man.

Chino Parada on P3

the plaque at the base of Jah Man

Tristan Hechtel leading the great hand crack on pitch 4

Happy to be on top

Pointing towards Arches NP, 1997.

Route topo for Jah Man.<br>
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A 70m makes it from the top of the chimney to the ground with room to spare.

Its a looooooong slog up to the Sister.

TJ on pitch 3

Matt and climber from SLC chillin' on the route.

Climber from Salt Lake on the route.

The last bit of the beautiful tight hands crack

3 raps (with one 70m) and 2 raps (with double 60m)

Tristan leading the great crack

Taken from the bowels of the chimney

As of May 19, 2017 the summit anchors were pretty sketchy. The newest bolt pulls clear out of the rock. The old piton and ancient angle don't inspire confidence.

Angela Van Stein taping up for our summer ascent

Justin King sending the 4th pitch.

WOOOOO

Coming out of the chimney

Peter Metcalf and I on the jaw-dropping top!

The squeeze

Tony Bubb near topping out high over the valley on Jah Man. Photo by Joseffa Meir, 1999(?).

2nd to last pitch... awesome location

Starting the third pitch-- tight hands- the bane of my existence!

Brad, Travis and John on the summit.

The living-room sized summit!

The Sister Squeeze pitch...

<em>Sister Superior</em> summit.