Bobby at the top

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Bobby at the top

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Kor-Ingalls

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

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David Kelm

Apr 7, 2021

“Bobby at the top”

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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

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.

Kor-Ingalls Route + Belay Stations

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

Route Overlay Kor Ingalls.

view toward the La Sals

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

Route Overlay Castleton Kor-Ingalls

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

Bobby at the top

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

Inside of pitch 3 (crux)

Rap Sequences on N Face - If rapping with single 70m DO NOT skip the first short rap down and left.

Route Overlay Kor Ingalls.

Abbey Tuke on Kor-Ingalls 4-28-2024

Summit of Castleton Photo by Kelly Hartman

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

The Crux

South Face

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

Cool, albeit slippery calcite on the left wall.

half way up Kor Ingalls on a beautiful Feb. afternoon

Cliff Band

bondo at the notch, just below the top

Eli checks out the jams on pitch 2.

Eli starting out on pitch 3.

View of route

Mike leading second pitch.

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

Hanging around on the Kor- Ingalls route.

Pre dawn, waiting for enough light to climb.

Summit!

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.

Ryan Sayers on the third pitch.

Dawn shadow

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?

looking down

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.

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

Kor-Ingalls NF Rap

Stacking the rope

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

The windy top!

Mestdagh approaching the summit of Castleton Tower.

The wide section of Kor-Ingalls.

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