Kor-Ingalls Route (Castleton Tower)
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| Kor-Ingalls Route | |
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.jpg) The Kor-Ingalls Route is the obvious corner in shadow on the right. |
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| Location | Moab, Utah, USA |
| Coordinates | 38°39′04.5″N 109°22′06.2″W / 38.65125°N 109.368389°W |
| Climbing Area | Castleton Tower |
| Route Type | Trad climb |
| Vertical Gain | 375' |
| Pitches | 4 |
| Rating | 5.9 |
| Grade | III |
| First ascent | Layton Kor & Huntley Ingalls, 1961. |
| FFA | Harvey T. Carter & Cleve McCarty, 1962. |
The Kor-Ingalls Route is a traditional rock climbing route located on Castleton Tower. Castleton Tower sits in Castle Valley North-East of Moab, Utah. The Route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.[1][2][3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ Roper, Steve; Allen Steck (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 217–220. ISBN 0-87156-292-8.
- ^ Desert Towers Select by Dougald McDonald and Chris McNamara, Supertopo LLC, 2002.
- ^ Bjornstad, Eric (1999-05-01). Rock Climbing Desert Rock III: Moab to Colorado National Monument (1st ed.). Falcon. ISBN 1560447540.
- ^ Knapp, Fred (2000-12). Classic Desert Climbs (2 ed.). Sharp End Publishing. ISBN 1892540177.
