Climbing Objectives for 2015

[Aaron McDonald]

Doesn't have to be just Pinnacles. I want to hear about them!!!

Balconies Regular Route
Prairie Home Companion  
Nexus
Son of Dawn
Icarus


Galactic Hitchhiker
Regular Northwest Face
Excalibur
Bulging Puke???

Balloon Dome (if I can find anyone who will go)

[Brad Young]

I've got only a few:

1 - Have fun. Seriously, this is my biggest climbing goal nowadays; I've done most of the big climbs and sets of climbs I've ever wanted to do and now I just want to keep climbing and continue having fun.

2 - Be safe (self explanatory).

3 - The Southwest Face of Liberty Cap in a day. Well, I admit it, Roger is rubbing off on me a little. I've tried this route and failed in the past. I'm pretty sure that doing it with Roger will be a synch. I'll be making a special effort to be in shape for it (I'm making a Clink-style aid/jumar training rig in a tree behind the house). And Roger? Well he did the Salathe Wall last April - he'd never even been on it before then - in under eleven hours.

4 - More Sierra Nevada high country stuff, including two or so fifth class routes and bagging more summits with my Tricia.

[mungeclimber]

Canoeing

[kylequeener]

Finish all the established routes in Pinnacles rated 5.12 or harder but not including top ropes or link ups. Only a handful of 5.12's left and then West of the Sun, which I'm not sure I can do this Spring given that I'm rehabbing some finger injuries right now. Not sure how that will play out.

Maybe put up a couple new routes look into FFAs

Would still like to link all the balconies flumes in a day, free. Peregrine to Shake N Bake.

[mynameismud]

I will start with "Go Climbing" and go from there.  My stretch goal is to lead 5.11 again. 
We will see.

[Brad Young]

Finish all the established routes in Pinnacles rated 5.12 or harder but not including top ropes or link ups…

Kyle, maybe between the two of us we could reach a point that we've done every route in the Park?

[kylequeener]

Kyle, maybe between the two of us we could reach a point that we've done every route in the Park?

Ha ha ha Yes!

It will be like a team ascent of Pinnacles!

Actually Brad you're kind of the motivation behind my 5.12 on up goal based on your 'all routes under 5.10 or 5.11' (Don't remember which grade was the cap) idea.

[Brad Young]

Ha ha ha Yes!

It will be like a team ascent of Pinnacles!

Actually Brad you're kind of the motivation behind my 5.12 on up goal based on your 'all routes under 5.10 or 5.11' (Don't remember which grade was the cap) idea.

Given your young age (pun intended), we could be "team youngkyqueener."

Or you could just skip me and by your 50s (I'm 54) you could have done literally every route in the Park.

I actually got to a point last December where I'd done every single route at Pinns easier than 5.10. But I've also done most of the 5.10s, and so a dream would be to get to a point where I've done everything at Pinnacles easier than 5.11.

And although I've done about three quarters of the 5.11s at Pinns, there are some there that I've decisively proven that I can't do        So that level isn't going to happen for me.

[clink]

 40 routes in a day has caught my attention, Munge. One at least of every rating from third class to 5.11a? That will get my ass in shape and be a great Pinn's sampler. Finish the upper pitches of "Aaron's project" by December. Explore far corners of the park I haven't been to with JC all year long. Do more rebolting of routes with Bruce, JC and co. Get Geoff back on a route he started 25 years ago, or remove the old bolts if it aint gonna happen.

 A huge goal will be to get Martha climbing by years end. Looks like her surgery will be on Wednesday to remove the plate and screws in her foot.

[CruxLuv]

To keep the rubber side down. 

[mungeclimber]

40 routes in a day has caught my attention, Munge.

I think we need to seriously think about mapping this out. Start VERY early, Warm ups, solos, then some meaty routes in the middle, taper off toward the end of the day.

I'd do 'pitches' too.

Routes would be anything in the guidebook. I'd include e.g. the boulder problems up at The Carousel.

I think this would be easiest on the East Side.

[Brad Young]

To keep the rubber side down.  

Which rubber?

With your recent history I can see keeping the rubber side of your bicycle down; down on the road and trail and not up in the air.

And I can see keeping the rubber side of your shoes down too; on the rock and not flying through the air.

[clink]

I think we need to seriously think about mapping this out.

Agreed, I was thinking of the East, West and High Peaks.

To keep the rubber side down.

That works for me.

[mungeclimber]

need a sortable spreadsheet we can filter off of. Sort by rating, then filter by area. Arrange those areas into a direction of travel.

I will train tonight now that the shoulder is in better shape.

[CruxLuv]

Which rubber?

With your recent history I can see keeping the rubber side of your bicycle down; down on the road and trail and not up in the air.

And I can see keeping the rubber side of your shoes down too; on the rock and not flying through the air.

The former to not impede the latter.   

[Brad Young]

need a sortable spreadsheet we can filter off of. Sort by rating, then filter by area. Arrange those areas into a direction of travel.

I will train tonight now that the shoulder is in better shape.

Dude, you might be blowing it here. Make him trade (you know, you'll do his pet 40 routes project with him if he'll do a little canoe ride with you - just a little canoe ride).

[clink]

I will train tonight now that the shoulder is in better shape.

It's on then.

[Brad Young]

The former to not impede the latter.   

Amen and hallelujah. And the same exact wishes to Mr. Mud too.

[clink]

just a little canoe ride

I know what is at the end of that canoe ride. He needs Mucci or Cobbles for that.

[mungeclimber]

It's on then.

Yeah. Stay injury free and let's get this going.