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Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2020 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Reply #300 on: February 24, 2020, 01:02:34 PM »
Please name the next baby condor after JC

They don't give Pinnacles condors names, only numbers.

I guess I shouldn't expect a Meanderthal to know that.

How about 00 on an Orange tag?

I always wanted to be a double nought spy.
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Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2020 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Reply #301 on: February 24, 2020, 06:19:10 PM »
Clink, we can just plant a Poisen Oak shrub in JC’s name.
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Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2020 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Reply #302 on: February 24, 2020, 07:08:42 PM »
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How about 00 on an Orange tag?

I always wanted to be a double nought spy.

 Okay then a 00 tag.
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Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2020 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Reply #303 on: February 24, 2020, 08:12:30 PM »
Clink, we can just plant a Poisen Oak shrub in JC’s name.

You can both make a salad with it to celebrate after it takes root.
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Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2020 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Reply #304 on: February 24, 2020, 08:13:45 PM »
Okay then a 00 tag.
Call it John Connery Cook.

I was thinking more along the lines of Jethro Bodine.
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I'm hoping someone can help answer this - I'm planning to climb BBB which appears unaffected by closures. Am I allowed to use the ramp to access the mezzanine, or do I have to go up one of the routes to the left (e.g. dos Equis )?

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Have fun on BBB - as you guessed it is not affected by closures. If I'm reading your request correctly, I think you're asking if it is okay to climb "The West Face" route to get access to the mezzanine. Yep, you're good to go following that approach.

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Awesome thanks Gavin!!

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I'm planning to climb BBB which appears unaffected by closures. Am I allowed to use the ramp to access the mezzanine

The ramp should be interesting after the rain yesterday and the upper water chutes too.

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The ramp should be interesting after the rain yesterday and the upper water chutes too.



Ya I bet.

What's the consensus on number days after some rain to climb? Hoping to go mid-week this week.

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Ya I bet.

What's the consensus on number days after some rain to climb? Hoping to go mid-week this week.

A question that comes up a lot and it is a loaded one that has to be considered on a case by case basis.
If you're like me and prefer the rock to actually be dry for maximum enjoyment, you could be in for a long wait.
That being said - I am also drawn to routes off the beaten path.
On routes that don't see a lot of traffic or have moss and lichen it can take days or weeks to dry out.
Black furry moss dries quicker, thick green moss is underlain by soil, lichen makes things slimy.
What's at the top of the route? Soil? That can drip for weeks after significant rain.

Clean routes that aren't in water chutes and get full sun like stuff at Discovery or Monolith can be fine in a matter of hours.

Some people don't care and will climb in any conditions.

It's my opinion that you can't hurt the rock at Pinnacles. It's all living on borrowed time anyway.
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Some people don't care and will climb in any conditions.


Hey, you don't have to get personal!

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It's my opinion that you can't hurt the rock at Pinnacles. It's all living on borrowed time anyway.

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So to the question will the route be dry mid week...
It’s hard to say as it depends on how much sun the face gets.
Plus is there any water still dripping on the route.

With having a good dry spell, it should not be too bad.

Just have an alternative.
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So to the question will the route be dry mid week...
It’s hard to say as it depends on how much sun the face gets.
Plus is there any water still dripping on the route.

With having a good dry spell, it should not be too bad.

Just have an alternative.

I didn't see that question. Is it beteween the lines?  :lol:
 
Ya I bet.
What's the consensus on number days after some rain to climb? Hoping to go mid-week this week.

Well...if you want specifics...
The route might be okay today. .08 inches fell in the last rain (2 days ago).
That face gets no morning sun and with temps so low, the afternoon sun will have little to no drying effect.
The route is in water chutes with some fairly significant soil patches above.
More rain forecast after today with another break Thursday.
Last Wednesday would have been perfect. Hindsight is 2020.
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It is the year of hindsight? Oh the implications.

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It is the year of hindsight? Oh the implications.

Borrowed geological time.


Hindsight 5.7** is only about half as long as the other routes but it is a reachy, fun, jug fest on really nice rock.


I had hoped to establish it on January 1st but it just wasn't meant to be
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 It is.
Buy your future beachfront property now just east of hwy 25 now.
 Then name your next route Foresight.
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