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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2025 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Last post by Runout on January 22, 2026, 08:08:34 AM »
There was a peregrine that seemed like it was exploring what might be a nest, about 3/4 of the way up Machete Ridge, directly above Dos Equis. We were climbing on Dos Equis. The bird was getting into a bombay chimney and dropping tiny pebbles down on us. This was the morning of Sunday 1/20/26.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Feather Canyon approach: East vs West?
« Last post by Runout on January 22, 2026, 07:53:21 AM »
Got a cold. Ended up cragging on the West Side. Will come back after bird closures lift.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Feather Canyon approach: East vs West?
« Last post by Atomizer on January 22, 2026, 06:10:01 AM »
The wine camelback is the rage these days.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by Atomizer on January 22, 2026, 06:08:20 AM »
I've soloed the Monolith Regular Route. So you guys lost the glory, yet it is deserved for such an ascent.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by Brad Young on January 21, 2026, 03:08:18 PM »
Quote from: looks easy from here on January 21, 2026, 08:49:18 AM

I'll start the bidding at 5.0 with me and Brad soloing Smiling Simian Easy Route a few years back on the Tour of Mud.   :lol:


The joke's on you - Smiling Simian Easy Route got bumped up to 5.2 in the new book. So, the soloing odyssey is two grades higher....
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Feather Canyon approach: East vs West?
« Last post by Marco on January 21, 2026, 03:06:07 PM »
Some goals to look forward to this year include: An only beer ascent of Feather Canyon. Need to dial in the specifics still, presumably water stays in the car, though I think striving for a beer per pitch could be awesome, I mean dangerous.
An "Edwards 40 Hands" ascent of Costanoan, though for clipping purposes not sure if you only bring one 40 or if you have 2 on one hand.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by looks easy from here on January 21, 2026, 08:49:18 AM »
I'll start the bidding at 5.0 with me and Brad soloing Smiling Simian Easy Route a few years back on the Tour of Mud.   :lol:
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by Atomizer on January 21, 2026, 05:45:48 AM »
Yeah, free solo climbs. Surely someone has done POD at this point. Seems like the obvious target. I do remember seeing a Monolith summit check in from James Lucas and he had soloed some stuff that was a bit serious. I told myself that's crazy. On week later he had his epic fall off North Overhang in J-tree.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by Brad Young on January 20, 2026, 08:30:53 PM »
Can we assume that you are referring to free solo?

I have no idea, by the way.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Feather Canyon approach: East vs West?
« Last post by Brad Young on January 20, 2026, 08:30:05 PM »
I'm a little surprised at who exactly is recommending beer.

If he recommends a certain type of green light "beer" I may drop dead.
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