The Kor-Ingalls Route is a
traditional
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rock climbing
Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending climbing routes, routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin climbing walls in a mostly indoor environment. Routes are documented in c ...
route located on
Castleton Tower
Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a summit on the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The Wingate Sandstone tower itself is high and stands on a Moenkopi-Chinle cone. Castleton Tower is a popular subject for photography a ...
. Castleton Tower sits in
Castle Valley North-East of
Moab
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,
Utah
Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
. The Route is recognized in the historic climbing text ''
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
''Fifty Classic Climbs of North America'' is a 1979 climbing guidebook
Climbing guidebooks are used by mountaineers, alpinists, ice climbers, and rock climbers to locate, grade, and navigate climbing routes on mountains, climbing crags, or ...
'' and considered a classic around the world.
References
External links
rockclimbing.commountainproject.com
Climbing routes
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