Mtnyoung's milestone - every route at Pinns easier than 5.10

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Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 14, 2014 - 10:56pm PT

I think I did it. Today I led the last two routes I hadn't done. I've now done every route at Pinnacles National Park that is easier than 5.10.

While I was at it I bagged the first "wearing a Santa Claus hat" lead of the new route "Reticulated."

I'm kinda tickled. And a little confused: what am I going to do with the next 30 years of my life?

That is a lot of routes, anywhere, much less at Pinnacles on often sub-par rock quality.

Scene from the top of The 800 Club anchors on a prior milestone day...

Suggestions on what to do with rest of life are being accepted...

miwuksurfer

climber

Dec 14, 2014 - 11:22pm PT

What is that hanging off his harness? A brush? Some sort of medieval club? A stick to scare condors away??

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Reply - Dec 14, 2014 - 11:46pm PT

For clubbing condors. ;)

clinker

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, California

Dec 15, 2014 - 04:00am PT

Congratulations Mtnyoung! A humongous endeavour.

He has done a bunch of 10's and harder also and is is closing in on 900 routes total and in the finest style. Mostly, although his patched climbing attire or some of the rotten routes he has climbed(survived) may be better described as something else.

pinckbrown

Trad climber

Lake Tahoe, CA

Dec 15, 2014 - 05:30am PT

Great accomplishment! I have always enjoyed climbing at Pinnacles. For some reason, the route that really sticks in my head is the "Back of the Hand".

David Knopp

Trad climber

Dec 15, 2014 - 07:39am PT

Congrats you master of mud and pebbles! Favorite climbing area hands down!

mtnyoung

Trad climber

Twain Harte, California

Dec 15, 2014 - 08:21am PT

Sure is nice to see you posting Miwuksurfer.

QITNL, that's not only where you met us, it's where you joined us in making a first ascent :)

We got a lucky weather window yesterday and had fun:

If I get a little more grey in that beard, I could shove a pillow up under the jacket and really be Santa Claus:

Brian

climber

California

Dec 15, 2014 - 08:28am PT

Rad!

Captain...or Skully

climber

in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where

Dec 15, 2014 - 08:39am PT

Congrats, Brad. That's quite a stack of routes.

bhilden

Trad climber

Mountain View, CA/Boulder, CO

Dec 15, 2014 - 10:04am PT

I think Brad's biggest accomplishment is enduring the 3.5 hour drive(each way) from Twain Harte just to get to a climbing area where the rock quality is so questionable that only those bordering on the perverse actually enjoy climbing there.

JEleazarian

Trad climber

Fresno CA

Dec 15, 2014 - 10:51am PT

Well done, Mtnyoung! Just finding all of the routes at Pinns can challenge us, and particularly obscure, easy ones.

John

mtnyoung

Trad climber

Twain Harte, California

Dec 15, 2014 - 11:13am PT

What are you DOING in that summit shot?????

Dingus, has anyone ever told you that maybe you're a little TOO curious and observant? :)

I have no idea what I was doing, but I'm sure it was necessary and important. And clean.

mucci

Trad climber

The pitch of Bagalaar above you

Dec 15, 2014 - 11:27am PT

Congratulations Brad!

What an accomplishment, a very proud and scary endeavor I am happy to have been a part of.

A VERY small part thankfully (lot of scary routes in that list)

I will never forget.....Never forget!

Cheers Buddy!

looks easy from here

climber

Ben Lomond, CA

Dec 15, 2014 - 12:20pm PT

Awesome!

what am I going to do with the next 30 years of my life?

Easy, now replicate the feat on the SPH. ;)

Slight tangent, over/under on how long 'til we see "so-and-so's milestone - NO routes at Pinns harder than 5.10" pop up as a topic?