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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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Jul 31, 2009 - 04:02pm PT
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"Brad,
I'll tell you what I'll join you two some this winter as well when the weathers bad in the valley...
kev"
Deal. We'll find some totally obscure crud to test our mettle on. I'm gunning for 800 by the end of the upcoming season.
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kev
climber
CA
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Jul 31, 2009 - 04:11pm PT
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800 - that's proud - hell 100 is proud there!
kev
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couchmaster
climber
pdx
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Jul 31, 2009 - 04:12pm PT
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Awesome!!
Interesting garbage can lid up there.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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yesh, a pinns montage
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Ricardo Cabeza
Trad climber
Warner, NH
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Yikes!
That's some seriously bad looking rock.
I love the choss and the OW, maybe it's the lack of technique, maybe (probably) it's the adventurous spirit of the whole thing.
Mostly, it's composure while mid-grovel, that makes me seek out neglected areas and routes.
Whimpering and still pulling through just seems to make it that much better!
The FA's must have been some serious endeavours!
Strong work, guys.
Gotta get me to the Pins one of these days, maybe on my triumphant return to NorCal.
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Slater
Trad climber
Central Coast
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Pinns is what it is.
I have always believed that if it was two hours farther south, then it wouldn't be as popular of a spot. It's the closest "big" crag to the bay area.
Although it does offer it's own sort of deal... unique it is. Plenty of history too, plenty of Bay Area guys over the years. I actually worked with Paul Gagner in 88-89 at TNF. He was pretty nuts about it. But if I could trade it for just about any other crag in the Sierra of equal size (or half its size!) I'd do it!
If you climb at the Pinnacles a lot though, you don't fear other crags, that's for sure. It'll grow hair.
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Was out on the west side last Sat. with the kids. Temps were perfect, but didn't see any other climbers the entire day.
Last light on the Elephant.
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Gearhead
Trad climber
Novato Ca
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I was there Sat, only saw two parties at Disco Wall and no one at the Monolith. Spent the day at the Sisters climbing runouts!! Love that place
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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Nate,
I've always wondered why they call it Elephant Rock. It looks much more like bunny rock to me. (Unlike Elephant Rock in the valley).
Happy belated Turkey Day!
kev
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Kev,
Agreed. I still have a hard time seeing an elephant. More like some sort of Ceratops.
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okie
Trad climber
San Leandro, Ca
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Back in the day a famous climber with the initials DR gave some young okies some sage advice: don't climb there, it's all choss he said.
Then in the 80's I moved to Santa Cruz and discovered how much fun the Pinnacles are!
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Whoa man! Elephant rock.....
Just did an early and surely the last ascent of "Never Forget" .10a.
This route is a front runner for the most chosstacular route at pinns IMHO.
Nate... Nice pic, love the moon. Didn't know you climbed at pinns. Hit me up next time alright?
Pinnacles bump.
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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The late Galen Rowell considered the Pinnacles to be one of his favorite places on the planet for hiking.
Although rhyolite breccia is a far cry from Tuolumne granite in terms of rock quality, the Pinns is a great off season climbing & hiking destination, especially if you're a geologist.
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kev
climber
A pile of dirt.
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T-trad, your first pic is on flumes - no?
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tuolumne_tradster
Trad climber
Leading Edge of North American Plate
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Portent on Discovery Wall
My biggest concern RE the Pinns is the practice of camouflaging bolts. I've run into this on west side routes. For example, the 2nd pitch on Tilting Terrace has several camo bolts. I consider camouflaging bolts to be dangerous. Anyone know why this was done? Did tourists complain about seeing bolts? I have a hard enough time finding bolts when I'm on a climb let alone seeing them from a trail.
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Nate D
climber
San Francisco
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Camouflaging bolts is recommended in the newest guide, although I can't recall if it is advised only for trailside routes. Clint? Brad?
Even unpainted bolts can be hard to spot in that rock sometimes.
Mucci,
In the past, I've only made it out to PInnacles maybe 1 or 2 times a year (and sometimes it's mostly hiking with the kiddos), but it is a lot of fun.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 16, 2010 - 09:04pm PT
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Ttrad, camouflaging, generally, is considered a good effort on the part of climbers to minimize their visual impact. Given the large number of hikers and the proximity to trails and visibility, it's one of those things we do.
In far distant crags, I'm sure no one will really care that the hangers aren't painted to match the color of the stone.
Sometimes finding the hanger is the crux and provides for a lot of adventure.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Mar 17, 2010 - 03:46pm PT
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pinns is right!
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