Canyonlands Tower - Can Anybody ID This Thing?
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Grippa

Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
Sep 5, 2014 - 08:41pm PT
wingate is a type a sedimentary deposit referring to aeolian specific sand stone. it's finer grain, and more solid cementing agent make is a premium medium to climb on. not to mention is legendary vertical fracture characteristic. better known to climbers as "splitters". the name is derived from the arizona town of wingate.
bvb

Social climber
flagstaff arizona
Topic Author's Reply - Sep 5, 2014 - 08:50pm PT
arizona town of wingate

heh.

Named for outcrops near Fort Wingate, NM, by Clarence Dutton in 1884.
benkiessel

Trad climber
Durango, Co
Oct 6, 2014 - 11:51am PT
http://www.mountainproject.com/v/robitussin-tower/109553991

Jeff and I climbed this thing yesterday.
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