Trip Report
Pinnacles in the New Year
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Monday January 5, 2015 4:50pm
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An early start to drive to So Cal without the morning commute in the Bay Area got me out over 152 and onto I-5 fairly quickly. When the rolling hills West of I-5 light up after a winter rain, it really can be quite nice. So started my post xmas week. It wasn't long before I had one final day before having to go back to work on Monday.
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My appreciation for light has increased since getting a newer camera.
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But there is much to learn... however, snow in So Cal is something to be cherished despite the lack of image composition...
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Made it. Hung out. Ate...a lot. Helped with family computers, pulled out memories from boxes in the garage. Toy trucks, old comics and the like. Read my camera owners manual and learned how to turn off the flash while in AF mode. Victory is mine! Read other stuff...
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Left So Cal late in the evening, and about 1am hit Paso Robles. I sacked out there. The next morning finished the last of the drive to Pinnacles to meet up with Magnum PO, JC, Nelkins, and the frequent flyer miles Waldo!
First things first, we got the final redpoint done on a new line. It was a blast to climb thru on this, soon to be 3.5 star classic.
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After that, we weren't sure about rating and supplemental bolt placements. So we had some of the guys take some trips up the route.
Magnum PO working with the morning cold..
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Nelkins cruising the route like a Pinnacles veteran...
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But rightly 'eye opening' with a tested technique...
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Waldo gets warmed up while we have the sunlight. Waldo "cleans" some dirt and small pebbles off the Self-Selecting Substrate Where the Sun Shines before stance bolting on the next project.
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JC gets the benefit of the last light of the morning in his eyes.
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Friends high on Costanoan are making a day of a classic moderate up in Citadel Canyon.
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Then before you know it, 3 bolts go in by hand on stance over where the sun isn't shining. Magnum does one. Then Waldo another. JC a third. As the wall steepens you see Nelkins finding the luscious stance on the steep section for the fourth bolt. A Pinnacles classic in the making. Magnum PO scopes the possibilities off right, and JC mills about smartly.
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Soon enough it's JC's turn again (more specifically because I'm soft and light duty because of the holidays vacationing). He pulls a brilliant move up onto a decent cobble and gets in the fifth bolt. Comfortable enough to speculate about the moves above.
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Magnum is back at it. This shot reminds me of Valley old skool pics for some reason.
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The ring of hammers is like a sing song bird trying to find the rest of his comrade birds. Perhaps shouting out a warning that nefarious animals are nearby.
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Winding out the day, temps drop, colors pop and a smile grows.
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Cheers,
Mungie
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Mungeclimber
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About the Author
Mungeclimber is a trad climber from sorry, just posting out loud.. |
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 5, 2015 - 05:04pm PT
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thx!
Nikon DSLR. Mostly these were shot with the 55-300mm lens.
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lars johansen
Trad climber
West Marin, CA
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Classic mid winter Pinnacles fun. Thanks
lars
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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nice picks, and you guys have a production line going down there!
dwarf blood?
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Ezra Ellis
Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
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Awesome, good on ya!
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Nice . . . you're evening light image of the lichen arete is sweet.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Sweeeeeeeeeeettttttt
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Sweeeeeeeeeeettttttt
Yes it is. And you need to get your youthful butt down there. Especially this coming weekend.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Nice Munge!
your youthful butt
I know.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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dwarf blood
I like it for a route name^^^^
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kaholatingtong
Trad climber
The fake McCoy from nevernever land.
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Nice! Was kinda supposed to make it to pinnacles recently, but the stars didn't align quite right. Thanks for showing what I missed, hehehe.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Radness! I think that beautiful headwall atop Machete Ridge needs some bolts soon too!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 5, 2015 - 09:39pm PT
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Definitely Ed! Highly productive, and nothing but gold and gems! Spell of obfuscation has been cast on them so that no one else can tell what they are. Hint - look for the cobblestones!
Karodrinker, get on it mang!
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le_bruce
climber
Oakland, CA
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Killer! Really like this pic:
Use that camera to produce lots of TRs this year, please!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Author's Reply
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Jan 9, 2015 - 10:10pm PT
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Thx guys. Will try for more good ones tomorrow.
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limpingcrab
Gym climber
Minkler, CA
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Agreed, really awesome shots!
Only climbed there once and loved it
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
ne'er–do–well
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obfuscation Admin has been notified for dirty language you pervert.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Bringin the goods!
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David Wilson
climber
CA
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Jan 10, 2015 - 06:42am PT
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Nice TR Rob - what a great sense of place down there.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Jan 10, 2015 - 09:36am PT
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Love that first shot Munge. Keep 'em rolling!
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Wade Icey
Trad climber
www.alohashirtrescue.com
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Jan 10, 2015 - 11:43am PT
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nice. thanks
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 12, 2015 - 03:43pm PT
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thx guys.
Operator error failed this last Saturday when I let the battery run out. Had to use a cell cam instead. Sunday was better with a charged battery.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 12, 2015 - 03:45pm PT
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 12, 2015 - 06:56pm PT
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Cell pic colors...
Nice camera pic colors...
Bonus choss
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 12, 2015 - 07:09pm PT
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That last shot looks like he is climbing geological vomit.
Where is it?
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susu
climber
East Bay, CA
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Jan 12, 2015 - 07:29pm PT
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Looks like fun days indeed, Munge! Great shots!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 12, 2015 - 08:09pm PT
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Undisclosed.
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KabalaArch
Trad climber
Starlite, California
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Jan 12, 2015 - 10:00pm PT
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Brings me home again. My 1st climb was the Burnett Bolts var on the Hand Salathe. 1976.
Take care though, boys.
Jim Beyers began his career here too; just look where he ended up...
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jan 13, 2015 - 10:51am PT
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Thanks, munge, for the great shots and TR. Thanks, too for retaining the mystery of the location, although your shots do give some clues . . .
I'm looking forward to getting to Pinnacles soon, but a persistent cold thwarted my hopes for either of the last two weekends, and my wife has first call for this weekend at a (very sad to say) non-climbing location, so the raptor closures will almost certainly be in effect by the time I get there. That's OK. I'll get my brecchia fix there soon. In the meantime, thanks for reminding me of why I love the place.
John
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 13, 2015 - 10:53am PT
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anytime John. Hope you get out soon. :)
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jewels333
Trad climber
Bay Area, California
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Jan 22, 2015 - 10:06am PT
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Nice TR and pics!!
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Jan 22, 2015 - 12:56pm PT
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Nice pics bro
Love the first pic especially
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crøtch
climber
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Jan 22, 2015 - 01:18pm PT
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L
climber
Just livin' the dream
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Jan 22, 2015 - 02:26pm PT
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Great TR and fabulous fotos Munge!
I climbed at Pinnacles for the first time just before 2015 rolled in, and I've got to tell you that it was beautiful beyond words and the climbing was...oh....wait a minute...I was instructed to say: "It's a chosspile and the routes stink and things will drop on you from great heights (including condor dookie) and there are no feet or even handholds. Don't go there. Go to The Valley instead."
Whew! Glad I didn't let the cat outta that ropebag.
:-)
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Jan 22, 2015 - 02:47pm PT
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"It's a chosspile and the routes stink and things will drop on you from great heights (including condor dookie) and there are no feet or even handholds. Don't go there. Go to The Valley instead."
So utterly true. Climb somewhere else.
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Jan 22, 2015 - 03:14pm PT
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Total craphole and it might be DANGEROUS.
If you can't climb somewhere else? Go bowling instead.
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climbrunride
Sport climber
Golf Wall, CO
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Jan 22, 2015 - 08:00pm PT
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Great TR. Thanks for the stoke.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 22, 2015 - 08:49pm PT
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I knew the big guy was watching for me! +for saying Monument!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Jan 22, 2015 - 10:38pm PT
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Got some cool shots of Kyle Q. on Peregrine (a serious line up the biggest water chute at Pinns)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
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Author's Reply
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Oct 23, 2018 - 02:13pm PT
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Bump for Limpingcrab.
More choss rock to remind you not to rush back.
But do heal fast!
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