The Rectory

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The Rectory is the mesa in between Castleton Tower and the Priest. There are several very classic free climbs here that are among the most popular in the Castle Valley area. A good hardman linkup is to do a route on Castleton, the Rectory, and the Priest in a day - though that sounds pretty brutal to me.

Getting There 

Hike up the Castleton trail to near the top of the talus cone. A trail continues across the ridgeline to the base of the Rectory. Fine Jade will be staring you in the face as you walk across the ridgeline.

The Classics

Featured Route For The Rectory

Coyote Calling 5.11+  UT : Moab Area : ... : The Rectory

Coyote Calling is a great, sustained route with lots of finger and thin hand cracks linked by thought provoking thin face sections. It's a bit harder than it's classic neighbor, Fine Jade, but in my opinion, it's just as good. It gets afternoon shade.P1. Start in a finger crack in a shallow L facing corner, traverse left at a ledge with a bolt, and continue up a finger crack in a R facing corner that becomes a groove. Exit the groove via a tr...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT

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BETA PHOTO	BETA PHOTO: Taken 6/5/05	The Rectory
Approaching Fine Jade.	The Rectory as seen from the north face of Castlet...	As seen from the north face of Castleton