lukeh Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Trip: Ancient Art, Castleton Tower, South Six Shooter - Part I: Aerial Video Date: 3/24/2015 Trip Report: Brandon, Ken and I did a few of the towers in Moab/Indian Creek. We slept on top of the Stolen Chimney pitch just below Ancient Art's Corkscrew Summit and then climbed it a couple times at night. I rap'd down in the morning while they quickly climbed it again. We planned to bivy on top of Castleton, but a late start + hauling heavy pack overhead contributed to us bailing 2/3rds of the way up Kor-Ingalls. Me being terrible at off-width climbing didn't help either. South Six shooter in Indian Creek was really fun and easy (South Face). We had it all to ourselves. I slept on the summit which can just barely sleep one. It's sloped and it got really cold, so I shivered through the night, but you couldn't beat the view. A really fat mouse/rat wasn't shy about running around my bag. This was my first time trying any of the Utah towers, wow are they spectacular. As we left Castleton another party was headed up with overnight gear for a summit bivy. Definitely still on my list. More pics/info in Part II. Edited March 24, 2015 by lukeh Quote
JasonG Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Amazing footage Luke, thanks for the video and story! You are getting pretty skilled with the drone, looks pretty much like something shot with a helo and a big budget. Very cool. Quote
Stefan Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 wow. love that video. I really like the shot you took of going up Castleton. It feels like it goes up for a long time. Quote
Good2Go Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Those are some of my favorite climbs. Totally badass presentation! Thanks for sharing. Quote
mhux Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Loving the drone vids as well, really unique way to present the towers/utah desert. What an incredible place... Quote
lukeh Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) thanks guys - yeah i was blown away by the landscapes around the towers. Edited March 26, 2015 by lukeh Quote
lukeh Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Oh nice I hadn't seen that - thanks stamati. It looks like Rock and Ice featured it as well on their home page today, kind of cool: http://www.rockandice.com/video-gallery/desert-towers-from-the-air. Quote
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