Brad's Tour of Mud (TR)

[clink]

I was going to try and replicate the Bud Light Lime experience, because it seemed appropriate, but the gas station I stopped at in the morning was all out.  Let me tell you though - that PBR was a lifesaver!  The bubbles burned my parched mouth, but oh did it taste so good!

 Want to know where this road leads?

 Mungefication. 

[Atomizer]

It's cool to see this getting some action and a tradition begin. Very nice trip reports. I can feel the sweat in my eye. It looks like a rope changes the experience. The crux for me was descending little flatiron and frothy flake. It just depends what kind of day you want I guess. I was having lady problems the first time around so soloing around beer on my back seemed like a good idea.

I might do this in reverse next time.

[mungeclimber]

Want to know where this road leads?

 Mungefication. 

MUNGEFICATION OF AMERICA!!

[Atomizer]

BLL for President.

[mungeclimber]

This looks interesting...

http://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_reports/harris_bm_1.html

[Brad Young]

This looks interesting...

http://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_reports/harris_bm_1.html

Wow, where do you find this kind of stuff?

[clink]

Our "tour" was tame compared with these.
West side to outhouse, to Bear Gulch, down road to Old Pinnacles, then back to West side via the Balconies trail. 1:29 was our best time.

[mynameismud]

 Awesomeness

[mynameismud]

This looks interesting...

http://www.snwburd.com/bob/trip_reports/harris_bm_1.html

I really like this picture that he took

[mungeclimber]

Wow, where do you find this kind of stuff?

Bob's well know on summit post. I found his.blog several years ago looking for existing lines on the Dardanelle Cones. He's got at least one line up there.

[clink]

Freeze Warning
Today


Today: Patchy frost before 10am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 51. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

Patchy Frost
then Sunny

High: 51 °F

Tonight


Tonight: Patchy frost after 10pm.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 22. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Patchy Frost

Low: 22 °F

 Oh joy! This time of year the sunny east side is the way to approach the high peaks. Can Moronica hear me now?

[mungeclimber]

note to self; get clink some hand warmers for xmas 

[JC w KC redux]

note to self; get clink some hand warmers for xmas 

Get him some cheese to go with his wine too 

[Atomizer]

This just got another send today. Eric Leonard did it in 7:50 CTC. I can't decide if I'm jealous or not at this point.

[Brad Young]

And who is Eric Leonard? He sounds like a guy with a highly advanced sense of adventure - if you know him please tell him that I said so?

I had a ball doing this with Looks Easy From Here after you inspired us to think of it as a real thing. But I sometimes wonder if I could have done it faster if I'd been, perhaps, 10 years younger (it took every bit of a day's energy when I was in my 50s!).

[mungeclimber]

But did he finish with the BLL?!?!?!


I smiled rereading your TR.

[Atomizer]

Eric is the only route setter at The Edge who is into real climbing (aka Pinnacles style) and can pull off some wicked stuff.
He's got an infectious personality that gets you psyched and enough loose screws to make it on this medium.
He crushed it today yet is absolutely crushed. I think he carried a tall boy Modelo for the endding

I might have to train for the next year so I can do a sub-four hour run on this. Would that be possible?

[Brad Young]

I smiled rereading your TR.

Funny, I re-read it too.

And Adam, of COURSE you can do it in sub four hours.

[JC w KC redux]

A little slow to catch this but - Just in case anyone else is feeling inspired...

I almost hate to point this out but...

Crowley Towers are still off limits (condors). I just looked at Gavin's most recent postings.

From Gavin's update on the last page of the closures thread;

Note that I did open up access to areas near Crowley Towers, including all Balconies routes and all Stronghold routes. Just please refrain from hiking or climbing right at Crowley Towers.

And on the main listing;

Balconies / Crowley
Sensitive: All routes on Crowley Towers, upper tier routes on Stronghold from Barbarians At The Gate to Arch Nemesis
Okay: All other routes on Balconies, Stronghold routes including Hidden Treasure and all lower tier routes

[NOAL]

Uh-oh.