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Lost Arrow
Trad climber
The North Ridge of the San Fernando
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Feb 15, 2008 - 10:04am PT
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People that become LEO have mental health issues. That's just my observation. They get off on the power trip.
Lost
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 15, 2008 - 11:30am PT
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WTF happend to Majid's Summit/Castle Rock thread? Anyway, I'll probably go up there again and say Hi to my buddy Miles. Anybody else going this weekend? I'm still not sure whether it'll be Castle or Summit though.
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cleo
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 15, 2008 - 12:19pm PT
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Did I write a letter of complaint? No, I should have, and thought about it for a while. Why not, you ask? Well, it seems that the ranger-abuse at CRSP is well, well documented and known, for one, and for two, I really wanted to write a commendation letter for the two really awesome LEOs (in 2 separate incidents) that we met at BBSP along with the complaint letter at CRSP, but of course, I didn't have the names of those officers. I suppose I could try harder to find, or guess at their names (both were female, incidently). It just seems more legit and believable to send in compliments with complaints.
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cleo
Trad climber
Berkeley, CA
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Feb 15, 2008 - 12:27pm PT
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Have a chat w/ J. Rule too, fattrad.
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Feb 15, 2008 - 01:32pm PT
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The whole problem is that State Parks, in particular the administration at CRSP, is definitely anti-climber and anti-climbing. Miles attitude is just a reflection of the attitude of the higher ups. And, of course, they aren't getting sufficient funding from the State. In fact, there have been nothing but lay-offs up there for the past 20 years, which means that Miles is it, the only law on the Skyline, except for one CHP patrol a day. After dark, Miles is the man with big iron on his hip. When Planet Granite tried to run outdoor classes at Castle, State Parks tied them up with so many regulations that they ultimately abandoned the program. The whole place is basically anti-climber, but since they make their money off climbers, they're caught in a Catch 22 situation. Miles is easy to get along with if you always defer to his authority while being calm and polite.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Feb 15, 2008 - 01:47pm PT
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With great respect Bruce that is not good enough.
He should know which side of the bread has the butter.
Still, all the complaints I read here are nothing compared to my little forced bivy/Grade V at the Clark County Correctional Center after being busted climbing in Valley of Fire.
Torture, hog-tying, beating, and the coup de grace, a kick to the head while I was on the ground.
But I sued them successfully for violating my civil rights under color of authority.
Thats how it is done folks.
(or just whine on the internet)
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rhyang
Ice climber
SJC
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Feb 15, 2008 - 02:10pm PT
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But is it not the case that other crags on Skyline are under different jurisdiction: Indian Rock and Summit Rock are inside Sanborn-Skyline county park (Santa Clara county parks) and Skyline Slabs (such as it is) is inside the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District.
Once during a summer weekday I and my partner did get out kind of late from Summit Rock and one of the rangers advised us that he was about to write us a ticket. He was pretty cool.
It's also interesting to note that Castle Rock SP is technically inside Santa Cruz county ..
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Feb 16, 2008 - 01:42am PT
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The Sanborn-Skyline County Park rangers are much more pro-climber than the authorities at Castle Rock State Park. Might be nice if they busted the night time bottle-breakers at Summit Rock though. Aquarian Valley, Devil's Canyon and Skyline Slabs are all under the MROSD, who, again, are very anti-climber. However, a working agreement was reached with them back in 1996 that allowed people to climb in those areas as long as they didn't add any new bolts. In return, the MROSD left all the old climbs in place without stripping them of bolts and hangers (which they had done in 1995 on the Betty, Green Room and some other new developments).
Definitely a patch work of authorities up along Skyline Boulevard(CA 35. Plus, you've got to factor in the local landowners, many of whom don't like Castle Rock's popularity with the climbing public.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2008 - 03:53pm PT
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Anybody wanna climb on Skyline this weekend? My regular partners have been busy lately.
Hell, I'd even settle for a bouldering partner, although I don't own a crashpad.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 3, 2008 - 06:18pm PT
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bump for a Skyline partner this weekend.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2008 - 01:04pm PT
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last bump for a partner this weekend. Anybody? I'll lead! I'll bring the beer too!
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MZiebell
Social climber
Prescott, AZ
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Maybe I missed it: did anyone find his supervisor's name and phone number?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 4, 2008 - 05:46pm PT
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Seriously now, last bump for a freakin' partner this weekend!!!
I'm actually trying to talk one of our engineers into going, but he ain't got gear, so....
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murcy
climber
San Fran Cisco
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bluering! gimme an email or a call if you have my #.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 5, 2008 - 12:30am PT
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Hey murcy, gimme a call tomorrow at 8am or later, I'll be gone by 11am
408-261-1366
this post will self destruct after confimation, I can climb sat and sunday. Call....
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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dude, just go to the valley
that's what we're doing.
look for the white painter pants
ciao,
M
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2009 - 12:03pm PT
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bump for lotsa Bay Area pics...(and Miles Standish pics)
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ohhyesss
Boulder climber
San Jose, California
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Feb 25, 2009 - 02:07pm PT
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This is absolutely hilarious, I hope he reads all these responses!! And for the record i have had my Miles encounters too. All I have to say is Karmas a b!tch Miles!!! I love the pics posted of him. This is supertopo at its finest
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 10, 2009 - 08:14pm PT
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Hey anybody else going up there tomorrow?
Kev is bailing to the Shuteye and my other partner wants to go late Sunday.
Me, I was stoked on going tomorrow.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
Sprocketville
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Jul 10, 2009 - 08:25pm PT
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i got a 5 dollar rei generic harness from 1970, but it works...
you know, the one in the mesh bag?
looks like a frikin dive shop bag or somthin.
i mean your goin,'oh, there's my sherwood reg, cool," then its just a harness, wtf?
at least i don't just sit there on the rock, making clicking noises with my tongue, like this guy on indian last week, i walk around the whole rock, and he is still therer, same spot, making that clicking noise, like that was gonna help him up.
i mean, fire or retire, right? wtf?
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