Finger of Fate (Fisher Towers)

Finger of Fate
Location Moab, Utah, USA
Climbing Area The Titan, Fisher Towers
Route Type Aid climbing
Vertical Gain 900'
Pitches 9
Rating 5.8 & A2+ or 5.12 & C3
Grade IV
First ascent Layton Kor, George Hurley & Huntley Ingalls, May 12-13, 1962.

The Finger of Fate is an aid rock climbing route located on The Titan, the tallest of the Fisher Towers. The route saw its first clean ascent in 1996 by Setvie Haston and Laurence Gauoult. The Route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a classic around the world.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ^ Roper, Steve; Allen Steck (1979). Fifty Classic Climbs of North America. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books. pp. 221–227. ISBN 0-87156-292-8. 
  2. ^ Desert Towers Select by Dougald McDonald and Chris McNamara, Supertopo LLC, 2002.
  3. ^ Bjornstad, Eric (1999-05-01). Rock Climbing Desert Rock III: Moab to Colorado National Monument (1st ed.). Falcon. ISBN 1560447540. 
  4. ^ Knapp, Fred (2000-12). Classic Desert Climbs (2 ed.). Sharp End Publishing. ISBN 1892540177. 

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