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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 11:21am PT
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"definetly not a destination"
Jim, why do you say that? Not big enough? Perceived rock quality?
Was destination enough for Jim T and Chris Sharma on Ubermensch?
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j-tree
Big Wall climber
Typewriters and Ledges
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West Side for sure, much "better" aid "climbing"
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hellroaring
Trad climber
San Francisco
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If I could have experienced the West side when camping was allowed hat would have made the choice much more apparent. Guess I would still say West side because of the big formations & less people. However, East side mid week is pretty sparse too, and all the smaller stuff spread through out makes it feel other worldly. One of my favorite "heads up" climbs, the Salathe route on The Hand is on the east side, also the only FA I've ever had the pleasure of participating in, is there. Yet I think
I'd still lean toward the West side. Just wish you could still camp there.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Wow socialclimber...didn’t see anything that looked like that! Methinks the offering on MP is rather sparse.
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Zay
climber
Monterey, Ca
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West Side of Pinnacles is why I am a climber. Used to climb gym only, and fell out after losing interest. One day, girlfriend says, "Ever been to Pinnacles?" ... "No, heard it's cool though." ... "Me neither, I hear there's caves and bats and sh#t." ... Oh man, after looking up at the high peaks from the West side lot, and then hiking along Machete Ridge and The Balconies... So inspiring! All I could think was, "You can climb these things? That's legal???" Next day I was wondering back into Sanctuary, hell bent on getting in shape and making friends to teach me the real stuff. East side is awesome too, but the memories of learning to place cams while on the last pitch of Machete Direct, watching the crack crumble and absorb 'em like a sponge... sheepishly looking up at the face of middle tower looming over me, saying to it, "Please don't collapse on me..."
That is why I climb!
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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...didn’t see anything that looked like that! Methinks the offering on MP is rather sparse.
HAHAHAHAHA. Geeesusss.
I love Mountain Project. For an idea what a place might be like. In depth? Hahahahahaha. Not to mention the "garbage-in garbage-out" factor. Half the people that post there can't tell left from right.
Of all the people who make the Supertopo forum a rich and worthwhile site, Jim's about the last one I would have expected that quote to come from.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Well...I wasn't going to get a guidebook for one day with my grandson and MP was an option...ended up going to the Discovery Wall. Those pics up thread certainly look better than what I found there.
I agree that the route comments on MP are usually best left unread.
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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I like climbing all over Pinns.
Cool photos guys!
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Jim,
Socialclimber's first photo, Electric Blue, is the water streak 15 feet left of Higgins' classic Shake and Bake.
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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I get it Jim. I love guidebooks and buy them even if I'm only going to be there for a day. You're much closer to normal than I am.
You should have that guidebook though. I'll tell you what, email me a snail mail address and I'll send you the book with my compliments - just because of who you are. Email me at:
mtnyoung AT gmail.com
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 05:21pm PT
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learning to place cams while on the last pitch of Machete Direct
I guess that's one way to do it. Lol
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clinker
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, California
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Be careful, the locals may follow you back to your home town.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mtnyoung, thanks for the offer. I'll pay for it if you autograph it. I'm intrigued by what the area has to offer. Leaving for Patagonia in a couple of days. I'll order when I return the first of March.
Jody, I'll check out page 5.
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hellroaring
Trad climber
San Francisco
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It would probably have to be a dry camp, so you would have to carry in water, but I think it would be pretty cool if Pinnacles had one or two backcountry campsites.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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If you do the tarantulas tartare you’ll get enough fluids. Same with condor eggs.
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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If you do the tarantulas tartare you’ll get enough fluids. Same with condor eggs.
Bad plan.
The tarantulas are only out during October and November. That's too short a time-span to be a reliable source of liquid or nutrition. And there's only been one or two condor eggs laid in the park each year. Same result.
Starvation and/or dehydration is inevitable....
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Zay
climber
Monterey, Ca
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Mungeclimber,
Thanks! Lol that climb was a huge first for me. Also my first experience with aid: stepping on a single runner to clip the next bolt and do an almost one arm pull up to clip a draw to my harness and sit for a second. Partner and I agreed to swing leads so I also got my first experience with runout 5.7 (second pitch) and that fourth pitch is just fantastic! Anyways thanks for taking to time to read my first supertopo posts, I've been following y'all for a while. Cheers.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 7, 2017 - 10:48pm PT
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Jebus, stay strong! Don't succumb to the draw of the choss.
Clearly Zay is a lost cause. ;)
Save yourself!
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BruceHildenbrand
Social climber
Mountain View/Boulder
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Crafty little devil keeping guard over the Balconies!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2017 - 06:10am PT
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:)
I hear ya. Lot of good stone just up the hill. Hard to justify, but keep it in mind for dry stone as we head into winter.
Oh another reason for East side is the amazing Yaks wall!
I still don't know where the name originated from.
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