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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by NOAL on February 20, 2025, 07:21:12 AM »

When people ask me how long I've been climbing I always tell them I just started.  If they press the issue I say since 9 am this morning.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by burnsbabe on February 19, 2025, 09:13:09 PM »

Whoever that “very green” lady is I’d say she makes top roping look good.

Oh wow, funny that I was right next to y'all and didn't even know it. No, you weren't one of the groups I was thinking of who were clearly pretty early in their journey.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by clink on February 19, 2025, 07:10:53 PM »

 
 Gamora sightings?

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Mikayla on February 19, 2025, 05:50:16 PM »

Whoever that “very green” lady is I’d say she makes top roping look good.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Marco on February 19, 2025, 05:17:54 PM »

And finally, I really liked this photo that gives you a great view of Bear Gulch, with another climber visible top roping Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

That is Mikayla getting belayed by Gavin or Ryan. Those must've been the "very green climbers" you were referring to.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Brad Young on February 19, 2025, 04:25:50 PM »

What happened?

I'm really f#$king old.

Also, a hold broke as noted in this thread above and I hit a ledge hard on the way down (in Joshua Tree, although you immediately thought Pinnacles when you saw that a hold broke).

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Cole Ing on February 19, 2025, 04:18:55 PM »

I set it up as a top rope for Hung, intending to top rope to try and get more sequence specific afterward. He struggled more than expected

Had to add insult to injury.  Brutal

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by mynameismud on February 19, 2025, 12:35:28 PM »

I have been walking and moving about without the cane today - first day without using it at all after slowly cutting back. Still some stiffness and slightly, slightly tender. Today is only two weeks since I got wacked.

What happened?

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by mynameismud on February 19, 2025, 12:35:03 PM »

LOL. Thanks Brad, but you can't call rivet hanger "junk"!

While I myself am quite willing to use this Texas Rope Trick, I know without a doubt that my partner would shutdown that thought. One time we did need to bail off of one (bomber) hanger and he left a screwgate locking biner. A working LOCKING biner!!! Ugh. Pretty sure my utility biner would have been fine.

Having one or two hardware store screw gates for bailing is a cheap alternative.  The types that are sometimes used at anchors.

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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

« Last post by Marco on February 18, 2025, 09:54:23 PM »

Hung's about to hit the 30' free hanging section of the rappel off Swallow Crack here. I really appreciate how good the rap anchor is here.

Agreed on anchor, thanks JC (and Clint, Bruce, Dan) for making that anchor safe and easy for descending.

For my first 2-3 or so years of climbing I didn't use a prussic when abseiling (idiot). One of my most vivid climbing memories is being right where Hung is and pushing off the roof and accidentally loosening my grip on the brake with my other hand. Only dropped maybe 15 ft in a second but if it wasn't for being gripped and gripping the rope it would've gone another way. Once again I was an idiot (still am) but it was a good learning moment to use a third hand.