Trip Report
Shuteye Adventure Part 1: scouting with the niņo and his nino
Monday July 6, 2015 8:03pm
Having officially struck out on my multiple attempts over the last three months to get my 6 year old niece and her mom on rock with a friendly approach and having subsequently learned that they're up for a hike I changed tactic from a mellow day in the Valley to aiming for a full value adventure a few miles south.

But considering my audience, I decided it was prudent to scout the approach and routes prior to committing them, so the Monday before we were to go I went up with my son and his godfather to check out the Backside Wall at Queen's Throne.

Which way?
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My recently acquired '04 CRV made it to the 2WD Drive Camp like a champ, and shortly after the objective was in sight!
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Backside Wall is the headwall at about 4'o'clock relative to the two t...
Backside Wall is the headwall at about 4'o'clock relative to the two trees on the dome.
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We started out on the right path...
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...but then somewhere along the way ended up on the wrong path.
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But hey, that's why we were doing this. Eventually we corrected and found ourselves where we wanted to be.
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Having taken care of the business at hand, we decided to relax and take our time exploring.

Story time while we take a break.
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Being a dad's okay, I guess. :D
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Sick, brah!
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Hmm, maaaybe we won't boulder that one after all.
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But that one we will!
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Poseur posing on a Vnegative2 plate ladder.
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Now that's a bit more serious! ;)
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We'd been watching the ridges to the east gradually disappear, and decided this was close enough to retreat from.
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Well, time for one more problem.
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Looong day for the little guy. He did great the whole day.
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Total time away from mom: 40 hours.

One last look back.
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As close to a bath as she'll probably ever get.
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Part 2 coming soon...

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looks easy from here is a climber from Ben Lomond, CA.

Comments
Ed H

Trad climber
Santa Rosa, CA
  Jul 6, 2015 - 08:43pm PT
Congrats Dad! Way to get the rugrats out of the house! Get those approach trails dialed in early!

jeff constine

Trad climber
Ao Namao
  Jul 6, 2015 - 09:11pm PT
Drove out to Shut to boulder lol!!
JEleazarian

Trad climber
Fresno CA
  Jul 6, 2015 - 09:34pm PT
Nice. I hope I can make it this weekend.

John
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climber
Santa Cruzish
Author's Reply  Jul 6, 2015 - 10:03pm PT
Thanks. My future ropegun loves his outdoors, for sure. He gets sick of the car, but never so much as a whimper once he's in his big blue saddle.

Drove out to Shut to boulder lol!!
It's only 4 1/2 hours. ;)

Truth be told, I'd rather do the real thing than wrestle pebbles, but for that we need more than two of us with the kiddo (climber+belayer+babysitter).

I hope I can make it this weekend.
I'm occupied this weekend, but I've been watching that thread with green eyes. Hopefully this helps stoke some of the "maybes" into "yes's".
Ezra Ellis

Trad climber
North wet, and Da souf
  Jul 7, 2015 - 03:22am PT
Really nice dad,
Your boy has a full life ahead of him!
Cheers.
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climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
  Jul 7, 2015 - 07:03am PT
Sh#t yeah!
Mike Bolte

Trad climber
Planet Earth
  Jul 7, 2015 - 08:41am PT
way to go dad!
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
  Jul 7, 2015 - 09:05am PT
The Baby's are Sending!
msiddens

Trad climber
  Jul 7, 2015 - 01:49pm PT
super cute and fun
Tork

climber
Yosemite
  Jul 7, 2015 - 03:02pm PT
The Royal Garden on top of Queens Thrown is way worth the drive! Climb on.
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climber
Santa Cruzish
Author's Reply  Jul 8, 2015 - 09:55am PT
Thanks everyone.

Preview of Part 2.


Just waiting on some pics.
neebee

Social climber
calif/texas
  Jul 11, 2015 - 11:46pm PT
hey there say, looks easy from here...

oh my! i missed this one... say, very nice trip report...

love the family adventure, it feels so good... :)
some of our best times, was family, in the greatoutdoors...
yanqui

climber
Balcarce, Argentina
  Jul 12, 2015 - 07:45am PT
Fun stuff
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