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

Discussion Topic

Return to Forum List

This thread has been locked

Messages 21 - 40 of total 69 in this topic

<< First | < Previous | Show All | Next > | Last >>

Curt

climber

Gold Canyon, AZ

Feb 25, 2017 - 08:09am PT

I'll never make the real "1000" club

Geez, it wouldn't be that hard for you at all. I'll admit that not all my JT routes are 5-star, but there are plenty of routes to do 1,000 and not do too much crap.

Curt

donini

Trad climber

Ouray, Colorado

Feb 25, 2017 - 08:19am PT

Travel folks travel.....spread the joy, it's a big world out there.

StahlBro

Trad climber

San Diego, CA

Feb 25, 2017 - 08:22am PT

What Werner said. But that's just me. Other people enjoy documenting and keeping track. To each his own.

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Feb 25, 2017 - 08:23am PT

Bingo!
What Donini said!

Lists are good as long as they are motivation to adventure. Once they devolve into ego stroking their value diminishes. Ive made and kept lists, I like them for recalling positive adventures but also sort of avoided them, when they start to become too important in and of themselves..

Right now I see this in collecting towers. I've made lists of potential adventures, classics and new routes. I don't want to miss anything I could regret, but I don't want to fall into collecting ticks for there own sake.

I want to keep accruing excellent experiences and do new things, but I want each one to count on its own, more than I want to build a list for its own sake.

I guess a high number list is good, as long as it's secondary to the adventures themselves.

Trad climber

Calgary

Feb 25, 2017 - 10:02am PT

While many areas may have 100 or a few hundred routes that are really worth doing are there any that have 1000 worthwhile routes?
Jim is right once again, people got to travel more.

BruceHildenbrand

Social climber

Mountain View/Boulder

Feb 25, 2017 - 10:27am PT

As someone who has put up his share of unworthy routes at the Pinnacles, what impresses me most about Brad's quest is all the driving involved. When Clint and I go down there to rebolt it's a 4hr RT. For Brad it's more like 3-3.5 hours making it a 6-7hr RT. Whoa! That's dedication. Of course, the prize is runout climbing on loose rock so he's got that going for him, which is nice.

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 25, 2017 - 08:06pm PT

Some nice posts in here.

The deed is done, and then he went and lead a couple more.

Pics forthcoming...

Mei

Trad climber

mxi2000.net

Feb 26, 2017 - 07:38am PT

It's a thread started to celebrate a friend's achievement.

When some replies join the celebration and some try to answer OP the question (#routes in a given area), other replies turn this into yet another "what I would rather do" or "what you could do different with your life" discussion. It could well be the first thought that came to your mind, which you couldn't control, but now you typed it up and put it on the public display; that, in my humble opinion, shows a lack of maturity. Remember, not everything is about I, I, I.

For people not familiar with Brad, he has a very successful career (not climbing!); published some world's possibly most thoroughly researched climbing guidebooks ; raised two wonderful young daughters; has a loving, supportive, AND participating wife; and has probably more actual learned knowledge -- amount of reading -- than anyone on this board on some subjects such as war affairs and current politics. On top of all that, he kept a record of every climb he did, and that number at Pinnacles happened to reach 1000, which many friends find worthy of celebration. While it's not everybody's cup of tea, I hear that 28 friends joined him on his 1000th route! It was a gorgeous day at Pinnacles. It's all for good fun, so let's reserve the unnecessary judgement and just share the joy of the moment.

Congratulations, Brad!!!

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Feb 26, 2017 - 07:49am PT

Now That would be a cool thread! congrats Brad!

looks easy from here

climber

Ben Lomond, CA

Feb 26, 2017 - 08:43am PT

Well put, Mei.

Being passionate about becoming intimate with one area is hardly less valuable than wanting to get a taste of many areas. Either choice is a matter of personal preference.

And this was hardly an ego stroke by Brad. You'll notice he didn't start this thread. I was there yesterday, and it was great fun with lots friends. To me Brad seemed much more excited about the outpouring of support he received and spending time with his friends than the actual number. I heard him say "I still can't believe how many people came" a lot more than I heard him say anything about what number route it was. After he completed the route he stayed at the top in the wind and cold and belayed up nearly everyone who followed, hardly the place to stay for proper self-congratulations when 95% of the attendees are 70 feet below you.

That's not to say Brad doesn't like to talk about himself... :p

clinker

Trad climber

Santa Cruz, California

Feb 26, 2017 - 09:35am PT

The amount of good and sh#t routes he has climbed at Pinnacles is certainly impressive. Also that he is still in one relatively whole piece.

john bald

climber

Feb 26, 2017 - 09:59am PT

My hat's off to everyone who has achieved so much climbing.

Though, along my path, it's not all about the numbers.

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2017 - 10:21am PT

Brad and his daughter finishing up "A Grand Adventure" 5.5 * FA [Brad, and 29 people having a great day out climbing.]

mtnyoung

Trad climber

Twain Harte, California

Feb 26, 2017 - 01:37pm PT

…you may be right I may be crazy - but it just may be a lunatic you're looking for….

Hey, thanks Rob for the thread. What a great day and what a great crew of Mud fanatics (and newbies).

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2017 - 04:03pm PT

of course! Well done!

Tying off knobs...

Mungeclimber

Trad climber

Nothing creative to say

Topic Author's Reply - Feb 26, 2017 - 04:04pm PT

Bad Climber

Trad climber

The Lawless Border Regions

Feb 26, 2017 - 08:28pm PT

Are there 1,000 different climbs @ Pinnacles? I haven't been there in years--like 20+--but I did make a few trips back when I lived in the Bay Area. A fun and wild place.

BAd

BruceHildenbrand

Social climber

Mountain View/Boulder

Feb 26, 2017 - 08:32pm PT

Yes. There are 1000+ different routes at the Pinnacles. You probably only want to do about 100 of them if you want to have a long climbing career. If the other 900 don't kill you outright when you pull off a loose hold and ground out, just thinking about that possibly will most likely cause a fatal heart attack:-)