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The Three Penguins tower over the entrance to Arches National Park, offering a spectacular view and great exposure to the hordes of visitors to the park. My chosen route climbs two pitches of hand to offwidth crack between the center and right birds. Swim and I would lead while Alex seconded and cleaned. I chose to lead the first pitch of 5.10c handcrack while Swim would get the wide 5.10a second pitch. I cruised up the first pitch, taking rests on hand jams and marveling how well the soft, sandy Entrada sandstone climbed. Soon I was two-thirds of the way up the tower. Swimley and Alex did not like this first pitch, and arrived at the belay h

Of all the towers in the Utah desert, none carry the mystique and adventure of those in the Fisher Towers group. These soaring fins of muddy sandstone are home to some of the wildest, scariest, and most unique routes in the world. The formations include the 900 foot Titan, the conjoined Cottontail and Echo Towers, the slender Kingfisher Tower, and numerous smaller hoodoos and spires. The first thing that strikes a climber about the Fishers, beyond the fantastic summit shapes, is the poor rock quality. The local Cutler sandstone is covered in a ubiquitous layer of mud that makes ascent and protection tricky at best. Despite this fact, the Fish