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Slideshow (10 photos)

Castle Valley, Castleton Tower (map)
 

North Face: Casey climbs the sustained big-hands crack on the first pitch; the route climbs through the roof above, then underclings right on slippery calcite

 

North Face: Looking up from the second belay, Casey climbs the first off-width section on the third pitch

 

A view of the north face of Castleton Tower; the North Chimney climbs the depression on the sunny side of the tower

 

View of the Rectory as seen from Castleton Tower

 

Closeup view of the Rectory as seen from Castleton Tower

 

North Face: Jim and Casey pose at the top of Castleton Tower after climbing the North Face

 

A view of the north face of Castleton Tower

 

Castleton Tower, the Rectory, The Nuns, and The Priest as seen from the parking area

 

North Face: A topo of the North Face of Castleton Tower

 

North Face: Looking down from the crux of the second pitch at Casey who is belaying below