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| aleasure | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: march 2004  | |
| My first desert tower. Not nearly as hard as it has been made out to be. | ||
| Posted Jul 14, 2005 7:38 pm | ||
| poorboy44 | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: March 2003 | |
| Like most people, my first desert climb. Fun route, definitely a bit burly. The route is shady so if you are doing it as a team of 3 you will get cold! | |
| Posted May 16, 2005 1:54 pm | ||
| AngelaA | Route Climbed: North Chimney Date Climbed: April 2004 | |
| 2nd my hubby up this climb - WOW! Great climb - great view! I would have had a better time if I wouldn't have had the Brazillians below me smokin' up a storm. . . but I just climbed faster to get away from it :) Scary rap especially in a 40mph wind - blew our ropes right around the corner. Glad when I got both feet on the ground again! Can't wait to do it again!! (to check out the whole story - www.teamarp.com) | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2005 4:04 pm | ||
| dunsum | Route Climbed: couple Date Climbed: November 18th 1995 | |
| Kor-Ingells, 5.9, 11/18/95, 11/5/05 North Chimney, 5.9, 12/2/95 | |
| Posted Apr 9, 2005 2:14 pm | ||
| colbyjw | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: March 19, 2005 | |
| Did this route for my second time and found it somewhat enjoyable. I did the second pitch completely different than my first time up it, so I changed the page to hopefully avoid any kind of confussion. The first and last bolts were kind of sketchy. The first bolt (protecting the first crux 3/8") sticks out almost an inch. I tightend up the third (1/4) bolt with my fingers before commiting to the crux (probably not making any difference other than a psychological one). It was a beautiful day, but there were 5 groups in line behind us. People should dare to get on the more obscure routes rather than waste a day waiting to do a moderately enjoyable "classic". | |
| Posted Apr 5, 2005 4:08 pm | ||
| jtree | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: 1991 | |
| Climbed this route with my brother Mike in the middle of July. We brought a single quart of water that we finished off before we even got to the base. Sweated up the slimey chimney and finally topped out totally dehydrated. We had a gallon of water waiting for us back at the jeep and the thought of that water is the only thing that got through the descent and hike back. One mouthful of the scorching hot water that had been sitting in the interior of the vehicle all day, and we realized we couldn't drink it. But all was well in the end as we hauled to Moab and quickly found someone to sponser us at the local pub and before I knew it I downed five straight cool ones. We then ate a huge meal and both slept like babies that night. That was our first real desert climb and needless to say we were taught the importance of water out west. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2005 8:47 pm | ||
| rpc | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: December 25, 2004 | |
| Shirley and I climbed this on a cold Christmas Day. Parked at 2nd parking lot (by mistake). Lost the approach trail below 1st cliff band but found a straightforward route thru. it. Second cliff band involved ~10 feet of low 5th climbing on good rock. Route itself is fun. P2 was the crux for me due to its sustained nature. P3 is not that bad due to the nice rest stances. Used 1 #4 Big Bro on P3 and was quite happy to have it. #5 Camalot is useless IMHO. #3.5-4 Camalots and #5 Friend very useful for P2. I thought that the summit makes this a NA Classic (not so much the OW moves on the rotue :) - the views are amazing. Could not find summit register. Saw two bivy shelters (and a rock shoe) on the spacious summit plateau. This was another classic climb where we did not encounter a single soul the whole day. Our dog waited this one out in the truck at the TH (overheating was NOT an issue on a day where temps. in the shade never broke above freezing). This was also our last route of 2004 (great way to end it!). | |
| Posted Jan 6, 2005 5:29 pm | ||
| forkliftdaddy | Route Climbed: North Chimney Date Climbed: May 2003 | |
| Great route! Went as a party of 3. Initial cracks were stellar, chimney was fun, and last bit of face was sweet. Were the last party to leave the summit and then came the epic descent. At the end of the first rappel, one rope swung out of sight with a knot in the end. Ended up leaving most of that rope swinging in the wind, rapping on a 50 m. Got back to camp around 9:00. Poured out our friends fire with precious beer when the wind shipped up. Wind died immediately, and we went to eat. Needless to say, they were a bit angry. | ||
| Posted Aug 16, 2004 2:43 pm | ||
| Clydascope | Route Climbed: Kor Ingalls Date Climbed: Autumn in the late 80's | |
| Went to climb it on a Sunday and saw a dozen others ahead of us. Came back the next day and had the tower to ourselves. One of the best things I have ever climbed, stunning! | |
| Posted Jun 3, 2004 11:06 pm | ||
| b. | Route Climbed: North Chimney, Kor-Ingalls Date Climbed: May 2002, April 17, 2005 | |
| The calcite on the first pitch has to be one of the coolest features of climbing Castleton. Best pro in the desert, as I see it. Wonderful route, very worthwhile summit and exhilirating rappel. Getting the clip on the bolt that begins the second pitch is scary. A number 8 camalot would really protect the crack well!! We went back in April 2005 for the Kor-Ingalls. What a workout. Very heady on the third pitch, but a great feature. Colby should get away from the classics (twice, no less!!) and try some obscure routes in the desert:-). | |
| Posted Sep 11, 2003 2:50 pm | ||
| tonybell1 | Route Climbed: Kor-Ingals Date Climbed: June 1991 | |
| Awesome exposure rappelling off the top. The third pitch is very run-out unless fixed protection has been added since 1991. | |
| Posted May 28, 2003 7:03 pm | ||
| aleko | Route Climbed: Kor Ingalls Date Climbed: april 20, 2003 | |
| coundn't have picked a better day for the climb, the weather was perfect. the route was about what was expected, fun and somewhat demanding at the same time. the calcite deposits do make for some tricky/unconventional moves. | ||
| Posted Apr 30, 2003 11:27 am | ||
| brandon | Route Climbed: Kor Ingalls Date Climbed: March 2003 | |
| A fun route, yes with some wide and slippery chimney and offwidth sections. | |
| Posted Apr 24, 2003 8:41 am | ||
| kletterwebbi | Route Climbed: Kor Ingalls Date Climbed: August 1996 | |
| I climbed the Kor-Ingal together with my wife Rike and our Friend Klaus "Alaska" Irmler during our 8-week trip at the western US in 1996. Great landscape, great climb ! The crux is demanding for most european climbers. | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2003 9:59 pm | ||
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