Fall

[John]

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.

[YETI]

Munge,

There needs to be a 'Worst route at pinnacles'

However that would probably mean somebody had died during the conception.

[mungeclimber]

John, I'm not so sure on the main routes, but maybe.

Yeti, are you volunteering? Let's not and say we did. lol

[John]

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.

[mungeclimber]

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?

[John]

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?

[mungeclimber]

shitty big boulders on the approach that are loose death traps but appear fine.

[NateD]

A damp mossy start, of course.

[John]

Duh, I almost forgot about moss.

[YETI]

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.

[mungeclimber]

buahahahahaaa

[susan]

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