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The strikingly narrow, but memorably grand summit of the Castle.
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The Castle. The lower half of the face (including all of Crujida Puta) is hidden by a ridge. Rap in from the shoulder for the easiest approach.
Rapping in to the base is the fastest way. From about half way down the descent gully, do a few moves of 5.6 to the obvious shoulder on the Castle. The rap is 35M. A single 60 meter rope won't do it.
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Ryan Price
Aug 23, 2020
“The strikingly narrow, but memorably grand summit of the Castle.”  

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Lower face of the Castle.
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Close up of the upper face at the base of the formation.
The Castle. The lower half of the face (including all of Crujida Puta) is hidden by a ridge. Rap in from the shoulder for the easiest approach.
The strikingly narrow, but memorably grand summit of the Castle.
Rapping in to the base is the fastest way. From about half way down the descent gully, do a few moves of 5.6 to the obvious shoulder on the Castle. The rap is 35M. A single 60 meter rope won't do it.
About half way down the gully, look for the obvious bench on the Castle ridge. Bust right about where the tree is in this photos. A few 5.6 moves get you to the ridge where you can rap in to the base of the formation with a single 70m rope. The rap is 35M exactly to a great ledge.

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Ryan Price
Albuquerque, NM