Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

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I always liked standing on the dam at San Andreas and imagining a huge earthquake destroying that dam and releasing all the lake water. Then imagine all that water thundering down the rift and overtopping the dam at Crystal Springs.
The Crystal Springs dam fails and sends a massive flood wave under the 280 overpass and right into San Mateo. 

 Sick puppy.

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Luckily I live on the second floor. By the time it got here i would just see a huge river pass by filled with debris and luxury automobiles.

 That may depend on the first floor construction.

[JC w KC redux]

Got out to Pinns today with Tuff Chik for the first time since the lockdown.
Established a one bolt run out route and started another one that is going to be really fun.
Temps were decent, no one around and it felt good to be back out.
Breezes were surprisingly cool.
Saw a couple falcons dog fighting repeatedly.

[Gavin]

Nice, John - glad to hear you made it back out to the park! It's great having these occasional cooler days during the summer - I hope that continues between the waves of more typical heat.

[JC w KC redux]

Got out to Pinns today with Tuff Chik for the first time since the lockdown.
Established a one bolt run out route and started another one that is going to be really fun.

Drilling bolt 1 from a hang/stance - The Great Humongous

[JC w KC redux]

We finished The Great Humongous 5.8** today.
Here is Kat on the follow - stemming over to the great one 

[mungeclimber]

Nice!

[Brad Young]

Is her right foot on the GH? And is that same huge thing visible in the photo of you drilling the first bolt?

[JC w KC redux]

^^^
Yep. 

[mynameismud]

looks cool   5.6

We finished The Great Humongous 5.8** today.
Here is Kat on the follow - stemming over to the great one 

[Brad Young]

looks cool   5.6

Nah, much harder than 5.6 - look how desperately that shrimp is stretched out.

[Tuff Chik]

Nah, much harder than 5.6 - look how desperately that shrimp is stretched out.

Yes, and the shrimp just found out recently that she is only 5'3", not the 5'5" she thought she was. 

[Brad Young]

Yes, and the shrimp just found out recently that she is only 5'3", not the 5'5" she thought she was. 

...but also has such a wonderful presence and personality that she seems 5'8'.

[JC w KC redux]

looks cool   5.6

That's what I thought too - standing at the base looking up - maybe even 5.5. It's the classic "Looks easy from here"
It looked like I might be able to get on top of the Humongous with one bolt and then a couple bolts from there to go straight up - then up and left to the top.
This is one of the most if not THE most deceiving climb I have ever done. 
Reminds me of the nature of Here's Mud in Your Eye but not quite that good and trickier.
There are multiple lips and bulges (insert joke here) and some of the climbing is surprisingly exposed where you are hanging off hand holds to get in position for the next moves - all while being nicely protected.

I was unable to place any bolt on the route without at least partially hanging on something (1st bolt partial hang) and fully hanging for all the rest (totally unexpected).

6 bolts instead of the predicted 3 or 4. I doubt anyone will complain. They can always skip bolts.
A strong contrast alongside the purists ideal to just Rock Naked. The time for me to be that bold already came and went 
 

[BAP]

Wow, it looks good.  I need to get on it!

[waldo]

Great work! When you get into a stem like that, easing up on a hand or foot to make a move is dicey!

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came and went

 There is a name. Right next to Incontinence

 

[JC w KC redux]

came and went

There is a name. Right next to Incontinence

I noticed that phrasing and was expecting something a little more vulgar from you - perhaps along the line of Walk of Shame

[JC w KC redux]

Great work! When you get into a stem like that, easing up on a hand or foot to make a move is dicey!

It's a joy knob crank (if you can reach it ) 
 

[JC w KC redux]

Climbed for a few hours with Gavin and Alacia yesterday.
We had not been to the east side since March 13th.
It was nice to finally see our friends and spend some quality time together.

The climbing was fun (Gavin's new routes) and we had a good time before it heated up too much.

The view from the Visitor Center has changed considerably when you look toward the campground.
The new owners of the campground erected tent cabins on both sides of the road there and at our favorite sites on the B Loop.

It was weird to see a locked gate and big blockade at the intersection of the main road and the campground turn in.

Gavin leads Toad Haul 5.10c**