Desert museum featured exhibit. Cost of admission, two great pitches.

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Desert museum featured exhibit. Cost of admission, two great pitches.

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Pete climbing the first pitch as the sun sets

Patrick on P2

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Nov 1, 2011

“Desert museum featured exhibit. Cost of admission, two great pitches.”

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Pitch 2

Harry, I reached the top

Pete climbing the first pitch as the sun sets

Desert museum featured exhibit. Cost of admission, two great pitches.

Patrick on P2

here we go!

The most climbed of the several routes on this tower.

start of 2nd pitch

Jamie coming up the finish of P2. 6 Mar 2014.

Shot of belay on P2 as we rapped to the left.

pitch 1

following

Ropes in flight

View of Ataxia Tower from the road, top of tower is a little less than half the height of cliffs behind. Ashtar Command climbs the left face in this photo. Barely visible climber near the base of tower is about 1/3 of the way up the 1st pitch.

Andy plugging up the first pitch

Amber finishing up pitch 1

Noah as a second follower on the 2nd pitch. Bolted hangers can be seen on left where slings were removed by the first follower. Photo taken 24 May 08 by the first follower standing on the small and only ledge of the pitch, about 20 feet below the anchors.

Cruisin up Ashtar Command P2.

Not a bad view

Let the fun-fest begin!!

Classic roadside climbing on Ashtar Command.

Rapping Down, Picture of Climber at the Midway Anchor Station

In your face view of the East Temple from the top of the tower.

View from the top.

Bill Grasse on the 2nd pitch of Ashtar Command.

Looking down the route from the hanging belay atop the first pitch.

Andy higher up

Gearing up for Ashtar.

Betsy Grant on first pitch

Traverse on Second Pitch

Jonny on p2 of Ashtar Command Tower. Photo by Gigi.

climbers on the first belay of ashtar command

Ashtar Command Tower

Touch and go at the midstation anchor, p1.

Looking down on the stellar crack on P1...

Mia (10yr) first Utah climb

JG dancing

Ashtar Command's P1 crack.

Dan points out the finer aspects of Zion climbing from the summit of Ashtar Command Tower.

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