Trip Report
Brad's Tour of Mud: A Visionary Tour of Pinnacles National Park
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Wednesday January 16, 2013 9:27am
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"I knew I needed to do something all-consuming with my day to push myself through the real reason I was restless. I needed to head to the Pinns, and Brad Young's visionary Conditioning Tour had been on my mind especially with the impending raptor closures only a week a way. For those of you who don't know Brad outlined a day of 13 summits in Pinnacles that would take you to all parts of the Pinnacles; the day promised, hiking, pristine nature, bushwhacking, route finding, and a little 2nd class - easy 5th class climbing here and there. Almost like a Smoke's Rockcourse of The Pinnacles"
It pretty exhausting to upload these things, so travel over to Mud n Crud to see it in a less prohibiting format than Supertopo.
http://www.mudncrud.com/forums/index.php?topic=1794.msg21670;topicseen#msg21670
Adamame
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About the Author
Adamame is a climber from Santa Cruz. |
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:55am PT
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That is a lot of work you put into your TR, thank you for sharing. Seems like a nice outing! I should bug someone to go scramble in pinns with me sometime.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:09am PT
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Cool adventure!!
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JEleazarian
Trad climber
Fresno CA
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:16am PT
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Wow -- that's a mountaineering tour de force that, I fear, those unfamiliar with Pinnacles probably won't appreciate. Thanks for the inspiration and your wonderful trip report.
John
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scuffy b
climber
heading slowly NNW
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:00pm PT
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Oh Yeah, that's a really fine report. What a day!!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:13pm PT
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JEleazarian,
No doubt.
Adamame still hasn't indicated if he had to pull ticks out of his arse yet with all that brush crashing. ;)
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:26pm PT
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Exactly what Jleazy said.
Proud day out.
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Chiloe
Trad climber
Lee, NH
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Jan 16, 2013 - 12:55pm PT
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Now there's something different, thanks for good photos and writing up your long day.
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Author's Reply
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Jan 16, 2013 - 01:47pm PT
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No ticks or Poison Oak yet...
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 03:02pm PT
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No rides in my truck til you pass the quarantine period.
Just sayin. ;)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 16, 2013 - 03:21pm PT
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hey there say, adamame... will be later to see the pics...
but side-stepping that for now...
wow!! neat trip report... :)
saw the 'words' pinnacles national park' and
i KNEW you had something neat here, :)
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T Hocking
Trad climber
Redding, Ca
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Jan 16, 2013 - 04:14pm PT
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Nice Pinnacles tour de force!
TFPU
Tad
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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Jan 16, 2013 - 05:36pm PT
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That was great!
Love marathon days like that.
I once did a "tour" in AZ- it involved more driving and less bushwacking. On much more solid rock too!
Kudos!
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Leggs
Sport climber
Is this a trick question?
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Jan 16, 2013 - 05:42pm PT
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Keep it together, Damn it Brad, this is a Pinnacle Marathon!!!
Awesome TR... great photos... congrats!
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john hansen
climber
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Jan 16, 2013 - 07:58pm PT
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You said the pinnicle's were about 30 minutes apart. How many miles do you think you covered to make the circut?
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Author's Reply
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:28pm PT
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It's hard to say how much ground I had to cover. Maybe 8-12 miles, with maybe a 1/3 of that cross-country in areas of the park I had never been. It was definitely like climbing a day spent climbing a High Sierra Peak.
Now that I'm in shape I think I'm going to solo Zodiac. It's perfect weather window and I've put that one off way too long. Any takers who want to come along?
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:42pm PT
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yes, but can't shake free til Marchish or later.
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Author's Reply
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Jan 16, 2013 - 09:51pm PT
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What do I have to do to find a wall partner around here?
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Tarbuster
climber
right here, right now
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:08pm PT
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Now that is what I like to see!
A discrete journey through a J.R.R. Tolkien Wonderland and all on the hoof. Pray cling thyself and smote the ruin of thy foe upon the mountainside!!!
Yeah baby.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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Tolkien is right!
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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very cool trip and an inspiration, truly
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:29pm PT
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This guy is stoked!
hahahah
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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:41pm PT
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Sounds like fun, but when I click on the link, I get this:
"An Error Has Occurred!
Sorry Guest, you are banned from using this forum!"
Any clues for how to get past this?
I'm using Chrome.
I was just at Pinnacles today with bhilden, rebolting the regular route on Marmot Rock,
and we randomly saw Brad and Gavin returning from repeating a new route right of Tato Pani.
A nice day out in the sun.
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Adamame
climber
Santa Cruz
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Author's Reply
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:42pm PT
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Clint, you'll need to contact The Mr. Mud to clear that up.
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karodrinker
Trad climber
San Jose, CA
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:47pm PT
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Hell yea!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 16, 2013 - 10:58pm PT
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Clint, it's probably because you don't post enough Pinnacles stories over there. ;)
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Jan 18, 2013 - 12:33pm PT
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BzzzzzzzzzzzzzznumP!
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