Pinnacles Climbing: 30 Years and Counting

[clink]

I like that silver rope I toted down from the top. Anybody know what kind it was?

 Waldo, That may have been King's. I will ask him.

[climberdude]

Don't forget to include the beer in that budget.   

[waldo]

Don't forget to include the beer in that budget.   

Never, never do that!

[JC w KC redux]

Don't forget to include the beer in that budget.   

I didn't include food or drinks since you'd be consuming those regardless 

Something else to consider is that most people wouldn't be able to handle 40 weekends a year at Pinns considering the supposed season only runs from October to April. That gives you 28 weeks with no accounting for inclement weather.
Now double down with the impact of the closures on many of the routes that will be on the hit list. 

[mungeclimber]

Basically this is not an easy thing to do and may take 30 seasons after all?

[JC w KC redux]

Basically this is not an easy thing to do and may take 30 seasons after all?

I have been at it 5 years and am not even halfway there.
Of course I keep getting sidetracked by working on new routes and rebolting as I do the old ones.
If I was just climbing I would be way farther along by now.
But who's counting? 

[Brad Young]

I have been at it 5 years and am not even halfway there.
Of course I keep getting sidetracked by working on new routes and rebolting as I do the old ones.
If I was just climbing I would be way farther along by now.
But who's counting? 

I can't believe you guys are talking about total numbers of routes done at Pinnacles. Would you all get lives please   

And BTW, as all of you know, it gets harder and harder to keep the number growing as every new route done goes off the list and the list of undone routes gets shorter and shorter.

[JC w KC redux]

I can't believe you guys are talking about total numbers of routes done at Pinnacles. Would you all get lives please   

And BTW, as all of you know, it gets harder and harder to keep the number growing as every new route done goes off the list and the list of undone routes gets shorter and shorter.

Something like the Law of Diminishing Returns 

[F4?]

can't believe you guys are talking about total numbers of routes done at Pinnacles. Would you all get lives please   

And BTW, as all of you know, it gets harder and harder to keep the number growing as every new route done goes off the list and the list of undone routes gets shorter and shorter.

That was my point. Sure you could rack up 1,000 routes fast.....IF that was all you did Friday>>Sunday for 2 years.

No easy feat.
Which then supports what an amazing feat it is what Brad has done.

Now Mungie HAS racked up a respectable list of routes done/ lead at least that was a few years ago when I had a glance at his guide book.....Mr. Mud, even MORE, yet he doesn't even let on to how many.

[JC w KC redux]

That was my point. Sure you could rack up 1,000 routes fast.....IF that was all you did Friday>>Sunday for 2 years.
No easy feat.
Which then supports what an amazing feat it is what Brad has done.
Now Mungie HAS racked up a respectable list of routes done/ lead at least that was a few years ago when I had a glance at his guide book.....Mr. Mud, even MORE, yet he doesn't even let on to how many.

What about me and clink?

[mungeclimber]

Speak Truth To Power!

JC, you gotta be past me in totals by now!  For sure in number of FAs.

Clink, you too?

[clink]

 Nah, I detest climbed rock.

[JC w KC redux]

Nah, I detest climbed rock.

Maybe it's just too Harry for you 

[Brad Young]

JC, you gotta be past me in totals by now!  For sure in number of FAs.

J.C. what's your route total now? It's gotta be right at 400? And don't play coy. We know you keep track of the numbers because you find it fun (as do I).

Spit it out....

[F4?]

What about me and clink?

Mr Mud literally lived at the Pinns for the past 20yrs,mabe 30, heck maybe he was born and raised there (it could explain the beard).

I'm sure you 2x have your share of routes.

[waldo]

Maybe it's just too Harry for you 

Who's Harry?

[clink]

Who's Harry?

My next door neighbor.

[JC w KC redux]

Who's Harry?

Damn - another book reader.

Does anybody get it besides mungie?

It's really no fun when you have to explain a joke.

[JC w KC redux]

J.C. what's your route total now? It's gotta be right at 400? And don't play coy. We know you keep track of the numbers because you find it fun (as do I).

Spit it out....

It took me over a year to get my first 100 (Young Generations) and all I was doing was climbing.

10 months later I was doing my first FA (S Curve #174).

2 months after that I started my rebolting apprenticeship with Bruce and Clint.

2 months after that I was at 200 (Snake Charmer) and 5 of those last 100 were FA's.

It took me until February of 2016 to get to 300 (Cracklin' Rosie). I'd been at it for 5 years and 7 weeks.

Now a little more than a year later I'm about to click over again.
I'm thinking about doing an FA to mark that one since the last 2 have been FA's (not intentionally).

I don't have a goal but I know I won't get to 1000 - at least not at Pinns - maybe a lifetime total for all areas combined.

[clink]

I don't have a goal but I know I won't get to 1000

Methuselah is said to have lived 969 years