Southern Yosemite Climbing Discussions
Southern Yosemite Categories => General Discussion => Topic started by: susan on October 22, 2013, 11:54:04 pm
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Autumn!!!!!
I don't Fall.
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It's beautiful out there right now. Don't want to jump the gun talking about winter.
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Don't encourage winter by talking about it. Sheesh..duh.
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Fall would be so beautiful if winter didn't follow...
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Still Autumn, but then again I'm a shill for good weather predictions. lol 8)
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How bout now? It is still fall for a couple more weeks.
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Hey there Sue!
Call it what you want but for me when the temps get own to -6, it's winter. When I have to shovel snow, it's winter. When I put on my crampons and climb ice, it's winter.
Miss you.
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Miss you too! And Mony!
Honestly, I envy your winter conditions... just because of where you live. But yeah, I would be wanting to get down to dry conditions to climb more than much of anything else to do in the snow. We at least still have Pinnacles and other places if it's not rainy. But to me, no comparison with the Sierras.
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I still have never made it to the Pinnacles. Would like to one of these days.
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WOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're out of my estate planning!
Seriously though, some good fun, just don't go on a day of establishing. Hit the classics. Get used to the stone, then hit some classics like Lava Falls, Cantaloupe death, Verdict, Cataract Corner, etc.
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Ha! Pinnacles is one of those places I can't bring myself to openly recommend without a bunch of caveats. I love the place itself but the climbing is definitely an acquired taste.
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John, have you climbed on the Monolith?
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Yes I have.
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solid yo!
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I bet the first climbers on the Monolith had a different experience with the cleanliness than we do today. The Monolith gets more traffic than most formations there and probably has cleaned up drastically over the years. It is much better rock than at most areas for sure.
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Munge,
There needs to be a 'Worst route at pinnacles'
However that would probably mean somebody had died during the conception.
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John, I'm not so sure on the main routes, but maybe.
Yeti, are you volunteering? Let's not and say we did. lol
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I love your "Worst Route At..." theme. Cracks me up just thinking about it.
"The Worst Route At Pinnacles" would have to have at least poison oak involved.
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not just loose rock too, but horribly loose. stacked gravel style pink rock, that has more in common with the consistency of neve than what we would call "rock"
what else?
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I hesitate to use the term "rock" when talking about the Pinns. More like tall piles of gravel held together with bat shit and mud.
Wost route would need to have:
Some required use of at least one fixed piton (in other words, "questionable"), maybe a tension traverse, poison oak on the route and the approach, needs to have falcon closures, looooong approach, etc.
What am I missing?
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shitty big boulders on the approach that are loose death traps but appear fine.
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A damp mossy start, of course.
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Duh, I almost forgot about moss.
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The worst route at pins should have the following.
No possibility of protection. Drilling would not be possible due to the stances slaking off if you don't move fast enough.
Whats the forecast? more rain, more pain. Gravel shower with a few microwaves to boot. Belayer is doomed.
The belayer will become injured on at least 2 separate limbs, thereby unable to give a proper belay. The german method will ensue where he just grabs the rope with one hand giving tension in case there is a snag that would impede the leader from bringing the rope up.
It is already unrepeatable
You killed at least one of all the furry creatures residing in the park during the ascent.
The LEO is waiting for you at the summit, cuz you called them 'bitch lesbians' when they demanded you come down.
The condors have attacked you, taking parts of your ears on each swoop. The blood will pool up and then the fire ants will crawl up it like the red dawn attack.
You will become airborne, immediately after tagging the summit as the LEO reaches down to grab you and put you in cuffs.
You will land in a huge poison oak bush, saving your miserable life.
Brad will do the 2nd and downgrade it to 4th class and no stars.
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buahahahahaaa
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haha
Yet if still alive and kicking, never assume it couldn't get worse. Could be swarmed by wasps. The route could be an OW and you could get stuck... the misery could be recorded and go viral on Youtube