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At about the same rate that your heart beats, a Utah rock formation called Castleton Tower gently vibrates, keeping time and keeping watch over the sandstone desert. Swaying like a skyscraper, the red ...

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Castleton Tower is a spire of Wingate Sandstone nearly 400 feet tall that stands over Utah's Castle Valley. First climbed in 1961, Castleton Tower became a widely renowned classic destination after ...

Finally off of the shaded, windy north face of Castleton Tower, Squeaks (a.k.a. Richard Halsey) and I flatten ourselves next to the summit register, encircled by a makeshift windbreak of rocks. The ...