Canyonlands National Park, Island in the Sky District. In October, Jon ...
Canyonlands N ational Park, Isla n d in the Sky District. In October, Jon B urnham and Bill D uncan clim bed C h o rtler’s Joy (II, 5.9, A l, 3 pitches) on C andlestick Spire by first the w est and then the north face. Jim B odenham er and Al Torrisi m ade the first ascent of Sandcastle (III, 5.10, A2, 5 pitches) by the northw est face. This rises ju st w est o f W asher W oman Tower on the W hite Rim of the Island in the Sky. In July, G alen H ow ell. Sonja Paspal and Steve Sw enke
clim bed W ind Shear (III, 5.11, A 1, 5 pitches), approaching from the A irport C am psite. (Note: the tow er is closed to clim bing from January 1 to June 30 to protect nesting raptors.) On O ctober 2, Jeff W iden, C am eron B urns and Jeff Singer m ade the first ascent o f Dale of C hip and Dale Towers via B o y s’ N ight O ut (III, 5.9, A l, 3 pitches). The clim b was up a 330-foot crack system. They had to rappel off the virgin tow er at ten P.M. In M onum ent Basin, Frosty W eller and Keen B utterw orth clim bed D eathalonian Spire (III, 5.8, A3+, 2 pitches) via the w est face. The tow er is directly south o f the Syringe. E r i c B j Ør n s t a d
clim bed W ind Shear (III, 5.11, A 1, 5 pitches), approaching from the A irport C am psite. (Note: the tow er is closed to clim bing from January 1 to June 30 to protect nesting raptors.) On O ctober 2, Jeff W iden, C am eron B urns and Jeff Singer m ade the first ascent o f Dale of C hip and Dale Towers via B o y s’ N ight O ut (III, 5.9, A l, 3 pitches). The clim b was up a 330-foot crack system. They had to rappel off the virgin tow er at ten P.M. In M onum ent Basin, Frosty W eller and Keen B utterw orth clim bed D eathalonian Spire (III, 5.8, A3+, 2 pitches) via the w est face. The tow er is directly south o f the Syringe. E r i c B j Ør n s t a d
