Tom Adams styles Excommunication (5.13b), one of a new generation of crackless tower routes. The Priest, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Duane Raleigh

The Power! Storm over Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Stephanie Larson

Tim Kemple works an undone V12 on The Black Pearl. Photo by Scott Westover

Tom Adams styles Excommunication (5.13b), one of a new generation of crackless tower routes. The Priest, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Boone Speed

Nathan Smith warms up on a jug traverse at the Rock Ranch area, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Bob Malvin

Lisa Hathaway on Get Sick (V5), Rock Ranch, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Bob Malvin

Lisa Hathaway and Eric Odenthal on the mighty Fine Jade (5.11a), The Rectory, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Chris Goplerud

Tom Adams high on Excommunication (5.13b), the Priest, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by David Clifford

Nathan Smith on a then-unclimbed project at the Rock Ranch, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Duane Raleigh

Red sky at morning. Climber take warning. Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Duane Raleigh

Eric Odenthal on the Tall Tale (V3), Rock Ranch, Castle Valley, Utah. Photo by Scott Westover

Eric Odenthal and The Balanced Rock. Photo by Tim Kemple