Quest for Mud (Special Edition)

[JC w KC redux]

No questing for mud today   but here are some pics from yesterday.


JC starts up Johnnycake





JC drilling bolt 1 on Johnnycake





Kat in the final stretches while leading the freshly cooked Johnnycake  





Kat moving past an excellent sling knob on her way to the only bolt on Bare Bones





Time to make some more herstory. Kat makes the first of several moves to get to the stance for bolt 1 on Two Bits.
The route turned out pretty fun. It may get a star  





Kat at the summit of her 100th lead at Pinns (Two Bits). Yes, that is 100 different routes led in good style. Time to start the next 100.  

[mynameismud]

It was cold yesterday.  The sunshine came out at the end of the day but the wind never really died down.  No Gavin sighting.  We looked for the AAC group but did not find.  One hang.  Tips are toast.

[JC w KC redux]

It was cold yesterday.  The sunshine came out at the end of the day but the wind never really died down.  No Gavin sighting.  We looked for the AAC group but did not find.  One hang.  Tips are toast.

Didn't know you guys were there. I always look for Noal's RAV at your spot.
Yep, the sun came out just about the time we got back to the parking lot around 4:30. We could not get warm all day.
The wind at The Way Station was relentless.
I tried to get Kat to do another route with me on the way out but she wasn't buying.
We talked to a bunch from the AAC at Nailbox Crack on the way out and then went to the campsites (25 - 29) and hung out with Harrison and Kristen and a couple young guys. The guys had hiked over the High Peaks and done Old Original and then looped back around via Old Pinnacles. We swapped stories about OO and gave them kudos. 

Noal - I heard some people blowing some kind of horns on my way out Wednesday and reminisced about our mystery drummer. Good times dude 

I imagine you guys stayed until last light 

[JC w KC redux]

You can see how cloudy it was yesterday in my pics. No blue skies. Total cloud cover. Fade to white.
I checked the park gauge and it only hit 57 yesterday with wind gusts up to 26 mph. The wind was more steady than gusty.
It would blow for several minutes, let up briefly (felt like half a minute) and then the next wave would come. It went on like that all day. 

[mynameismud]

we got back and it was dusk, so it was just in time to turn the headlights on for the drive out.  Not quite a full day but close. 

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Not quite a full day but close.

 

[mungeclimber]

Brad, I think the 'loose' fear is all about that a hold that you are on could fail causing a fall, not so much that the same hold would wipe out the village below. In that regard, though, Pinnacles exceeds expectations. It's one of the few times I've fallen 'honestly' i.e. where I didn't know I was going to fall in advance of the hold breaking and sending me off. You belayed me on that trip up Adam's Apple as I recall. 

[Brad Young]

...you belayed me on that trip up Adam's Apple as I recall.

Maybe I belayed you up, down and up on that trip? 

[NOAL]

Go Kat! Congratulations!

[NOAL]

  Noal - I heard some people blowing some kind of horns on my way out Wednesday and reminisced about our mystery drummer. Good times dude   

You know, unfortunately I have heard the horn player.  You are spot on with the drum connection the two know each other and some times "play music" together.  No joking.

 I think I experienced the horrible duet either when we working on Voyeur or summit experience.   Did you tell them to STFU?

A few weekends ago saw some a-holes flying a big old drone in the high peaks in the afternoon when all the condors were out. We told them to knock it if off (and no it was not the mythical, highly anticipated, Starbucks drone delivering us lattes and paninis)

People these days......Sheesh.

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People these days......Sheesh.

 I know, why can't they simply enjoy the  natural sounds of Pinnacles, the wind rustling the chaparral, birds of prey screeching, frogs croaking, crickets chirping, snakes rattling, woodpeckers and climbers drilling.

 I have almost gagged on perfume of late passing hikers on the trails. We observed waders and swimmers a couple weeks ago in the reservoir. Someone commented that the sign needs to be bigger and I suggested that a warning of "May contain the really bad strain of genital eating microbes", as a deterrent.

[JC w KC redux]

I think I experienced the horrible duet

I have almost gagged on perfume of late passing hikers on the trails.

I feel your pain.
There were some maroons blasting bubble gum barf on their iphone when we were in Juniper Canyon.
It sounds like we all need to be deputized and given blank citation books.

[mungeclimber]

Drones are illegal without a permit, last news I saw from the NPS.

Brad, yep.

JC, calm yourself. It's going to be ok.   You just need to get further out, like in the mountains.

[Brad Young]

...JC, calm yourself. It's going to be ok.   You just need to get further out, like in the mountains.

Munge, maybe consider teasing the next rattlesnake you see with a short stick.

That might be a little less likely to get a reaction than baiting the (as in "the," not "a") dyed-in-the-wool Pinnacles fanatic   

[mungeclimber]

It's subliminal. Pretty soon he'll be carpooling with me to the Valley.

We'll start with Sunnyside Bench and work our way up...

http://www.supertopo.com/routebeta/yosemite.html

[Brad Young]

It's subliminal. Pretty soon he'll be carpooling with me to the Valley.

We'll start with Sunnyside Bench and work our way up...

http://www.supertopo.com/routebeta/yosemite.html

Not to speak for our favorite, wonderful, gregarious, fun-loving, adventurous, large-forheaded Pinnacles fanatic, but Fat Chance, Slim Chance and No Chance (the Chance brothers). Nice try though     

[Brad Young]

^^^^

BTW, that's a great photo of Snake Dike. What a route!

Too bad it DOESN'T BELONG on a Pinnacles climbing thread (just warming you up for the the lambasting you deserve and will get for posting that photo in this discussion).

[mynameismud]

Hey, Munge
great pic, keep up the good work
; )

Mud

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I am determined to make it up some nonpinnacle classics with JC. Of course they will have the status of Pinnacles training exercises.

[Brad Young]

I am determined to make it up some nonpinnacle classics with JC. Of course they will have the status of Pinnacles training exercises.

Maybe start by infusing his morning eggs with Valium? Then, as long as you're driving... (well you get the picture).