| Castle Rock Spire Classic Route Route |
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| Castle Rock Spire Classic Route   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Montana, United States, North America Lat/Lon: 45.09734°N / 109.64238°W Route Type: Sport Climbing, Mixed, Scrambling Season: Summer Time Required: Half a day Rock Difficulty: 5.6 (YDS) Difficulty: Moderate Grade: II
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| Page By: granitepeaker Created/Edited: Mar 18, 2006 / Mar 18, 2006 Object ID: 181868 Hits: 979 Loading... Page Score: 73.75% - 2 Votes Loading... Vote: Log in to vote |
OverviewCastle Rock Spire is very remote and should only be attempted by climbers with experience.Getting ThereSee my individual route description of how to get to Castle Rock Spire.Route Description This route description is only for the route I took and what I consider to be the easiest route.
The orange route is the standard route to the saddle. The route to the saddle isn't too technically difficult. For experience climbers it's usually done with out a rope or go together on a short rope.
The route from the saddle to the summit is indicated by the red line. There are various routes of different difficulties. I believe my route is the easiest. The traverse across for the most part would be rated approximately 5.5. There is a chimney climb I did near the summit which I would rate either a 5.6 or 5.7.
Once you've summited and made it back to the saddle between the Spire and Castle Rock Mountain I would then rappel down instead of downclimbing the traverse.
 My rappel route down from the saddle. Essential GearGear to reach the peak includes and ice axe and crampons.
Gear to climb the spire includes, but is not limited to all the gear you would usually use to climb a 5.6 / 5.7 route.
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