Climbing Castleton Tower, Utah

We’d been living in Castle Valley for about a week when I called up Herb, one of the owners and guides from Desert Highlights in Moab, Utah, to see what he thought about me climbing Castleton Tower. Our canyoneering guide, Kai, had planted the seed in my mind when we rappelled through Pool Arch Canyon. I didn’t previously think I could do it. But the more I learned about this tower’s epic history, the more I wanted to try: Alex Honnold free soloed it, Steph Davis base jumped it. Chevy even did a commercial here in 1964, helicoptering an Impala and a model to the top.
Credit to Herb Crimp and Fiona Foster for additional video support!
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[@benjithethird]

Just did this route last week and it was mega

[@moabdesertadventures6712]

Awesome work! Herb is, without a doubt, one of the best guides in the country, if not the world!

[@GeorgeAmodei21]

So cool ...all those areas "FIShER TOWERS" :)

[@Zkel__]

This is sick you gotta head to red rocks in nevada for some more awesome multipitch stuff

[@edrunyon]

Hi Nick, welcome to the Castleton club!!! I could see your emotion at the top. I get it, I literally had tears at the same spot. My summit was at age 55, I am still climbing now at 60!! I watched every KZbin video of Castleton, yours does the best job of showing the journey.

[@farbeyonddriven8173]

Well done Ed! Tell me more. I'm do to give it a "crack" next year at 60. How long had you been climbing by the age of 55? Any particular advice. Definitely stiffer do to some arthritis at this point. THX

[@grumpygardner3059]

Awesome route. Herb seems like a really cool dude too.

[@shekelmeister7228]

Did this route last year, it was my first desert tower! Fun route. I wish I had a #5 for that second pitch.

[@jhbright]

Well done!