Fine Jade (5.11a) – Utah’s Finest Sandstone Tower | Episode 1
Fine Jade (5.11a) – Utah’s Best Sandstone Tower | North America’s Fifty Classic Climbs, Episode 1
With Mark & Janelle Smiley
Check out the first episode in 2015 from Mark & Janelle Smiley and EpicTV from Fine Jade, an absolute desert classic. Right on The Rectory in Moab’s Castle Valley, with fine views of Castleton Tower, and complemented by some of the finest sandstone cracks imaginable, it should be high on any trad climber’s list. See what this fantastic line in Utah’s high desert is all about!
![As an epicenter for climbing, Moab's Castle Valley contains many classics, including Fine Jade (5.11a)](http://featheredfriends.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fine-jade-deep-in-moab.jpg)
![Tackling Fine Jade (5.11a) - dreamy, sporty crack climbing](http://featheredfriends.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fine-jade-tower.jpg)
![Janelle Smiley on Fine Jade](http://featheredfriends.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/janelle-smiley-fine-jade.jpg)
![Desert scenery in Moab is just another bonus in the high desert. Photo: Mark Smiley](http://featheredfriends.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/fine-jade-country.jpg)
Check out the Smiley’s project online at smileyproject.com
Get ready for more episodes of North America’s Fifty Classic Climbs dropping in 2015!
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