Wednesday, June 29, 2011

The Titan

The Smileys are at it again – climbing the “mudstone” of the largest freestanding sandstone tower in North America called The Titan.

Here’s the story of that climb.

We had our eyes set on completing #28 of our quest, The Titan via the Finger of Fate route in the Fisher Towers group. At 900 feet tall, the Titan is the largest freestanding sandstone tower in North America. Utah is home to several different types of sandstone, all of which vary in hardness. The majority of the Titan is made of “mudstone”, and as its name implies, it is the softest, and scariest, type of sandstone....

Read the rest of this trip report at: www.smileysproject.com

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