a Layton Kor on the summit of Castleton Tower. A storm brews in the background. Huntley Ingalls collection/AAC Library
a Kor working his way up the chimney pitch on Castleton Tower. Huntley Ingalls collection/AAC Library
a Kor aids up a corner using homemade etriers on Castleton Tower. Huntley Ingalls collection/AAC Library
CASTLETON TOWER
While Powell, Gallwas, Wilson, and Feuerer were ascending the Totem Pole, Colorado climber Huntley Ingalls visited the Moab area while working on a gravity survey (part of the Cold War effort to find domestic uranium). He was probably the first climber to see Castleton Tower. Despite his enthusiasm it took Ingalls two years to persuade anyone to go back with him. When he and Layton Kor showed up, in 1961, they made short work of Castleton Tower, which turned out to be composed of excellent rock, with fine cracks. To this day, the Kor-Ingalls route is a classic.
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