Pinnacles Climbing: 30 Years and Counting

[Brad Young]

And poof, there it went.

Gavin's just finished a new route in the High Peaks that he calls 5.9 (it sounds really good too).

And J.C.'s been all quiet lately. I suspect that he's finished another "sub-5.10" by now.

Sometimes it's fun to have first-world problems 

[JC w KC redux]

And J.C.'s been all quiet lately. I suspect that he's finished another "sub-5.10" by now.

So far it is 11c.

[JC w KC redux]

J.C.'s finished another "sub-5.10" by now.

Thanks for torpedoing me dude.

[F4?]

If Gavin is putting up new routes, who is watching the birds?

[JC w KC redux]

If Gavin is putting up new routes, who is watching the birds?

Hitchcock fans?

[mungeclimber]

I've almost done all of those routes too. But now that Gavin has ruined it, I give up.

&#9968;&#9968;&#9968;&#9968; <--- mtn emojis

[Brad Young]

Thanks for torpedoing me dude.

A skinny little "target" like you is hard to torpedo. You should be congratulating me for the hits (although I'm not sure how "revealing" that you're up to some new routing could possibly surprise anyone on this forum).

[JC w KC redux]

A skinny little "target" like you is hard to torpedo. You should be congratulating me for the hits (although I'm not sure how "revealing" that you're up to some new routing could possibly surprise anyone on this forum).

It was a sub joke 

[Brad Young]

^^^

God, with "jokes" like that, you're going to make someone a very good father.

[Brad Young]

With a supportive belay from Gavin, I led Condorks today.

That brings me to 1,200 routes done at Pinnacles in good style (meaning led cleanly or, in one of those rare instances where a route only exists as a toprope, I’ve  toproped it). It was also the only 5.9 in the park that I hadn't done.

Thinking about it, this is almost certainly the last time I will pass an "even 100" milestone. I know of about 1,340 routes in the park altogether and many of those I can not climb. I'm pretty sure I'll never get to 1,300.

[Brad Young]

And the "not getting to 1,300" comment is most certainly NOT a complaint. It's been a fantastic ride and I'm very, very happy that I've been this fortunate and, related to fortunate but not the same, lucky.

[clink]

 Welcome to Intermission, or worse case scenario, should I ask, did you save room for dessert?

 And congratulations on 1200. 1313 would then be a highly fortunate number?

[mungeclimber]

I'm pretty sure I'll never get to 1,300.

Not with that kind of attitude!  Cookies are for closers!



More seriously tho, thoughts on trying to work just one hard line for you? get it ruthlessly wired, and send?

[Brad Young]

Cookies are for closers!

Absolute dibs on this as a route name!

I might use it on Sonora Pass, but I'm using it this season (if that's OK with you).

[Brad Young]

More seriously tho, thoughts on trying to work just one hard line for you? get it ruthlessly wired, and send?

There are actually several 10s and some 11s that I know I can redpoint and so I'll spend time on them (Torque Twister anyone?).

I can't imagine that I'll ever just stop climbing here.

[mungeclimber]

Absolute dibs on this as a route name!

I might use it on Sonora Pass, but I'm using it this season (if that's OK with you).

Take me with you. I want the knife set. lol (assuming you know the original reference?)

[Brad Young]

Take me with you. I want the knife set. lol (assuming you know the original reference?)

I don't get the reference, but to at least some extent the phrase is self explanatory.

[F4?]

1,201???

[Brad Young]

^^^

After today, 1,204.

[mungeclimber]

First watch the movie Glengarry Glenn Ross, then watch the movie The Boss Baby.

Hours of good entertainment.

In other news I’m watching The Godfather tonight. Heck of a movie.