MUD 'N CRUD PICTURES THREAD - WEEKLY FAVORITE

[Atomizer]

I think it is finally time to go to the Pinns, but I had one more thing on my mind that I had to get out of the way before I could do so.

The Stovelegs!


The Meadow from Dolt


El Cap Tower Beer Time.


Full Moon


The Edge of The Great Roof by Tom Evans


Possibly the best climb I have ever done... That is until Mittens and I bolt our new route.

I'm looking for partners this Saturday and anyday during next week. I'm stoked to get in on at The Pinns!!!!

[mungeclimber]

Partner for pins on Saturday?!

Yer killin me. I'd be down, but I'm still going to be on SPH low country granite this weekend.

Forecast is still holding thru the weekend.


Nice on the Nose. Every once in a while I get the urge to do the Nose, but then the thought of multiple climbers above and below me starts to bug me.

worth it?

[Atomizer]

We had the other climbers all over the place stress too, but once we got past the first four pitches everyone else bailed and we had the whole route to ourselves.

There are so many amazing pitches lined up one after another that it would still be worth it even with other people around. Its a legendary route for many reasons. BUt logistacally you have got to have your wall techniques together. If I hadn't done El Cap four times already I might not have made it.

Highlights of the route:
Seeing big hands Paul free The Stovelegs!
Watching Will Stanhope take repeated 3o footers on Devils Dyno on The Prophet.
Freeing The Boot
Coming sooooo close to crashing on The King Swing. It's way scarier than in all the videos.
Great Roof
Freeing Pancake Flake.
Eating Dinner each night
Getting to the top.

[mungeclimber]

It's the freeing part that would slow me down. Once I'm in stirrups, I like to stay in the stirrups.


cool, thx

[Brad Young]

Getting to the top is good. So is dinner.

What is "crashing" the King Swing?

I'll be very interested to hear your report on The Salathe (which I suspect you'll get to soon). I loved climbing "the history" of The Nose, and many of the pitches were great. It is a fantastic route. But there was something (something non-specific, just the overall feeling) about The Salathe that I liked better.

[Atomizer]

Brad, On the Swing I lowered down twenty feet below the boot ran hard left than back right, and than really hard left. I missed it by inches. At that point I was along for the ride back to the right and if you've been there the wall is not flat and you have to run really really fast. I miss timed my leaps and almost crashed into the normally insignificant ridge that you aid up on the way to the boot. Luckily I didn't tumble. Ran even harder to the left and stuck it.... but its not over until you stick the real crack around the corner. Climbed the 10c to the belay leaving no gear. Kinda scary too. Any jitters I had from all the whisky we drank were instantly purged during the swing.

I did Salathe a few years ago and loved that too. But overall I thought there were less classic pitches and it was quite a bit burlier. It seemed more tie consuming, or maybe I'm just more confident now on #5 compared to #2. Salathe was a more natural line and you have to deal with less traversing and moving you stuff around in weird ways. I like both. But the history of the nose and all the legendary pitches put it on top at this point. The Nose has so many great free pitches, which up it for me. I'd rather go back and do The Nose many times. I might even go back and do a NIAD next week with it fresh on my mind.

[Atomizer]

For you non-facebookers... here is the Salathe report.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.434801696266.213619.597616266&type=1&l=ca9a71b17b

[Brad Young]

Your description of doing the King Swing could be my own description. It took me three all out efforts too. But, after I "latched on," I aided the crack (also leaving no pro to make my second's job more reasonable).

I didn't know you'd already done The Salathe. What are the other three you've done?

[Atomizer]

South Seas, New Dawn, Tangerine Trip

[Brad Young]

I had no idea you'd done South Seas - I've always thought of you as a free climber (pretty much exclusively). It's a good route. A long route.

I've always thought that the Rubber Band Man pendulum on that was the most unique pendulum I've ever done. In fact we had no idea why it was called that until we figured out the only possible way to do it. Then we put two and two together...

[Atomizer]

Once or twice a year I bust out the aiders and head to The Captain. The Climbing Rangers are trying to rally me to do The Muir next week, but I'm not so sure I'm ready to go back yet.

[JC w KC redux]

okay, i don't think i can post a measly Pinns trip report after all that. you guys may as well be on Mars!
these were however, my fave shots of the weekend...

JC with the 3 star salute after leading the Unmentionable





Aaron leading Marauder





KC following Marauder





JC entering some serious runout on Marmot with a Hand Grenade

[Brad Young]

 you guys may as well be on Mars!

Not the first time that's been said about me, how about you Adam?

John, you're  a great climber: you're safe and aware and you have fun. Others around you have fun too. Who cares what others are climbing?

One problem with your photos, though. They're invalid without captions.

[squiddo]

Can I just say, nice work Adam. Great stuff indeed.

[mungeclimber]

Not the first time that's been said about me, how about you Adam?

John, you're  a great climber: you're safe and aware and you have fun. Others around you have fun too. Who cares what others are climbing?

One problem with your photos, though. They're invalid without captions.

oh Brad, it's "invalid without pics" and no need for grammatically correct sentences.


the captions are just icing on the cake.

[Brad Young]

the captions are just icing on the cake.

The only reason for cake in the first place is to hold the icing so it can be eaten.

[mungeclimber]

why am I so hungry all of a sudden?

[Brad Young]

why am I so hungry all of a sudden?

Too bad you're not here, LVS got a fresh-baked Cover's Dutch Apple pie. It'll be good for breakfast too. We'll miss you.

Now, back to photos and such.

[Atomizer]

Not the first time that's been said about me, how about you Adam?

John, you're  a great climber: you're safe and aware and you have fun. Others around you have fun too. Who cares what others are climbing?

One problem with your photos, though. They're invalid without captions.

Yes this has been said about me before, but I've always taken the approach of, it's not how hard you are climbing but how much fun you are having. I just try to make my enthusiasm infectious to others without rubbing it in their faces that I'm full of myself. And I always try to climb at the level of everyone in the group, so we all have fun. Than when everyone is worked and satiated, I crush the Gnar.
Over the years I've had to push myself to higher levels to get to the same level of enjoyment. Enjoy the time that you are not on Mars.

Climbing is personal, so keep it that way.

As for captions, I hate it when I don't know what someone is climbing in an image. Clever image labeling is just as important as the image.

[JC w KC redux]

gee...i thought you guys knew all the climbs in Pinns

okay...i added some captions...

as far as being on Mars, i get it - but it's still like picking up the guitar after watching Al Di Meloa play

we mere mortals will carry on and as always, continue to have fun!!!