Third pitch.

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Third pitch.

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great day for a kite

Rapping the anchors to the right.

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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

Third pitch.

Rapping the anchors to the right.

Top of the spire, ma!

3rd pitch.

Sister Superior showing Jah Man

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.

Summit shot with Castleton and the Rectory in the background.

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

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

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

Sweet thin hands splitter on the third pitch!

Thin hands

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

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

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

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

About to go for the approach!

Jah Man<br>

Peter Metcalf starting into the goods right off the ground

on top

Summit bolt

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

birds

Matt traverses left on the tricky crux of Jah Man.

Yours truly rocking the Casbah on the sister squeeze.

The Squeeze.

Chino Parada on P3

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

Jah Man

the plaque at the base of Jah Man

Happy to be on top

Tristan Hechtel leading the great hand crack on pitch 4

Angela Van Stein taping up for our summer ascent

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.

Starting up the third pitch. A bit steep.<br>
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A party of 3 on Nov 12, @ about 12:30pm, taken on rap

Summit

Optional rap route. From the top of the Sister Squeeze flake/pillar you can rap off to the right and hit the ground with one 60m rope. This seemed to be a cleaner rap option then going off the belay anchors on top of P2.

<em>Sister Superior</em> summit.

The living-room sized summit!

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

The Convent and Sister Superior at sunset

pitch 2

Hell of an approach, but the climb was bone dry. I am seen here fighting the windburn with all of my might.

The squeeze

Justin King sending the 4th pitch.

Tristan leading the great crack

Coming out of the chimney

Taken from the bowels of the chimney

2nd to last pitch... awesome location

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

Brad, Travis and John on the summit.

The Sister Squeeze pitch...

Jah Man<br>
Photo by Aerili