Have you done 1000 routes at an area? At Pinnacles?

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Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 24, 2017 - 01:40pm PT
If you recall, mtnyoung had done 800 climbs in 'perfect' style in 2010(lead without falls or hangs, or TR'd a listed TR problem with no falls or hangs).

It's highly likely that he'll end up doing his 1000th climb at Pinnacles (in perfect style) very VERY soon.

Is this normal?

Shouldn't he be wrapped up in the funny white jacket with the long sleeves?

At PINNACLES??!!

At this point its easier to recall which climbs he hasn't lead in perfect style.



What's the most you've done at a given area?

looks easy from here

climber
Ben Lomond, CA
Feb 24, 2017 - 02:14pm PT
Ha! I have't even done 1000 routes in my life. Though Pinns is probably also at the top of my list, at 25 or so. And I'm also adding another one there soon. ;)
DrBen

Trad climber
Feb 24, 2017 - 02:17pm PT


That's a lot of routes! Most areas don't even have 1000 routes.
David Knopp

Trad climber
CA
Feb 24, 2017 - 02:19pm PT
mr. young is a force of nature-he inspires! Pinnacles is a special treasure, my favorite place to climb (Or not climb, just hang out and smoke a bowl at the base of a route with a rusty bolt 40 ft up). Thanks for showing us some special places!
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:39pm PT
Routes?
Or ascents?
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
Topic Author's Reply - Feb 24, 2017 - 03:50pm PT
lead without falls or hangs, or TR'd a listed TR problem with no falls or hangs

which leads also include First Ascents, not just established climbs in the guidebook.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:51pm PT
1000 different climbs.
Repeats of the same climb don't count for this total.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:51pm PT
How many areas Do have a thousand routes?
Yosemite, Josh, red rocks? "the desert"... Seems like you have to go to geographic regions pretty quick.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:52pm PT
Yosemite Valley has over 2300 routes.
hellroaring

Trad climber
San Francisco
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:56pm PT
+ + ! Impressive & motivated. Pinns is special Beautiful, easy to find quiet & solitude (without having to try), adventurous, lots of history. Some shun, scoff, or are indifferent to the place, but you take what you can get & it beats living in Kansas and driving 200 miles to dink around on some dirt cliff. Love the place...D Knopp when we going back?
Climberdude

Trad climber
Clovis, CA
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:56pm PT
Even more impressive when you consider there are currently 1104 publically known climbs at the Pinnacles.
clode

Trad climber
portland, or
Feb 24, 2017 - 03:56pm PT
Smith Rocks, done 'em all. Took some time though (1970 - 2004). I spread out my adventures beyond Smith during this timeframe (Tetons, Leavenworth, Tahquitz, Yosemite Valley & Tuolumne, Cascades, Wallowas).
Curt

climber
Gold Canyon, AZ
Feb 24, 2017 - 04:20pm PT
Well over 1,000 at Joshua Tree. I'm on Todd's "locals" list.

Curt
Studly

Trad climber
WA
Feb 24, 2017 - 05:44pm PT
I've done one route 1000 times, does that count?
Clode, have you done Santiam Ledges highway at Smith?
mucci

Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
Feb 24, 2017 - 06:11pm PT
that is a fine achievement Brad!

Wish I could be with you and the gang on that day, I will be there is spirit and mud.

Cheers

Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Feb 24, 2017 - 06:26pm PT
1000 is a pretty big number, but as Heraclitus McGee tells us, "you can never climb the same route twice." By that standard, there a lot of takers.

But a thousand discrete ascents of a thousand discrete routes in a single area?

Besides the cult of route baggers in Josh, who keep track of, and document, this fetish, (and that's just a handful of people, in the greater scheme of things) can there be very many people who have accumulated, and kept track of this, in very many places?

Werner has climbed more in Yosemite than pretty much anyone. Werner, do you think you've done that many individual, routes? Could be. Has anyone else? Again, could be.

It would be an interesting factoid. There are a lot of people who have climbed an amazing amount of mileage on rock, but I think the parameters of this niche, are going to select for a very few number of climbers.

It will be fascinating to see.

And clearly, Rob, No, this isnt't "normal"!😎
Russ Walling

Social climber
from Poofters Froth, Wyoming
Feb 24, 2017 - 08:28pm PT
I've done some 38460 pitches in Josh... but that is spread over something like 27 routes. You know... the good ones. I'll never make the real "1000" club
WBraun

climber
Feb 24, 2017 - 08:41pm PT
Werner, do you think you've done that many individual, routes?


Keeping some kind of score never made any sense to me ......
Kalimon

Social climber
Ridgway, CO
Feb 24, 2017 - 09:29pm PT
Define "route" . . . the word covers a lot of ground and is subject to arbitrary parameters.

I might reach 1000 cumulative ascents of different routes, but not in one area and only if ice climbs and peaks are included.
Craig Fry

Trad climber
So Cal.
Feb 25, 2017 - 08:05am PT
A lot of us Josh Climbers did over 1,000 routes there.

You just check them off in the guide book, and have a running total.
Kind of like a Bird Life List, but for each area.
In Idyllwild, the goal was check off Every route in the Guide.

The Mayor of Josh, Todd Gordon had a thread after he did his one thousandth First Ascent! Now that's something.

I think I may have done Mike's Books a thousand times, but that would only count as ONE of your total routes.

The best way to reach a thousand is to Free Solo everything 5.8 (pick your limit) and lower, you'll get great experience groveling up some nice choss fests.
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