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Title: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: Brad Young on November 26, 2011, 09:47:35 AM

I finally did Costanoan with Bob and my two daughters. This had been the easiest route at Pinns that I had never done. We'd tried to plan it many times before, but had always been stumped by the weather.

Conditions were good, but not great: rain two days before had left the first pitch wet and a little slippery. And, we picked the one day in 40 years that the West Side road was closed due to repaving! So we walked from the new visitor's center to the route:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6406042623_601effcf56_z.jpg)



Tricia following and Bob leading the first pitch (Katie is belaying Bob on lead, but she's tied in and she's using a Gri-Gri):

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6406044963_3ffb727587_z.jpg)



Bob and Tricia at the top of Pitch two:

(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6033/6406046715_b8cdbea3b4_z.jpg)



We noticed that Tricia's clothing and shoes matched (we later noticed that both also perfectly matched Bob's rope's color):

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6406047847_1d16736e52_z.jpg)



Katie led the third pitch (I busted her at the start of the climb for forgetting her helmet - damned stubborn, willful teenagers):

(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6113/6406050311_6224aaa6f5_z.jpg)



Tying in:

(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6047/6406052527_89a13e5586_z.jpg)



The last pitch:

(http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6102/6406053035_b4949e3880_z.jpg)



On the summit:

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6406054071_4e3c84c9e0_z.jpg)



All in all, a great day on the way south. Thanks again, Bob, I hope your Thanksgiving was as good as ours.

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: Uncle Stinky on November 26, 2011, 10:52:10 AM

Very Nice.  Thanks for sharing. 

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: F4? on November 26, 2011, 05:21:24 PM

Nice! Looks like it was a nice day.

Stop on by if you are stopping by Sunnyvale.

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: mungeclimber on November 26, 2011, 05:30:46 PM

Cool. Katie, helmet you punk!  :)

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: Brad Young on November 26, 2011, 06:31:51 PM

Quote from: mungeclimber on November 26, 2011, 05:30:46 PM

Cool. Katie, helmet you punk!  :)

What's the rule on calling Katie a punk now that she's taller than you are?  ;D

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: mynameismud on November 26, 2011, 06:42:53 PM

Sounds like a good day.

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: mungeclimber on November 26, 2011, 08:28:35 PM

Quote from: Brad Young on November 26, 2011, 06:31:51 PM

What's the rule on calling Katie a punk now that she's taller than you are?  ;D

as soon as she redpoints 12a, all punk references will cease. guaranteed! ;)

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: Brad Young on November 26, 2011, 09:26:49 PM

Quote from: mungeclimber on November 26, 2011, 08:28:35 PM

as soon as she redpoints 12a, all punk references will cease. guaranteed! ;)

Well, since you did accompany her (and us) on her first-ever climbing trip back in 1995, you get special punk-calling privileges.

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: squiddo on November 26, 2011, 10:45:45 PM

gresat stuff and worth the wait

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: mynameismud on November 27, 2011, 09:43:07 AM

Helmets are over rated.

Until you need them.

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: rhyang on November 27, 2011, 08:10:30 PM

Hooray for matching shoes !

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: joe on November 29, 2011, 08:56:52 AM

very nice....looks like a fun route, day...

Title: Re: Costanoan With Bob and the Girls
Post by: Atomizer on November 29, 2011, 12:51:12 PM

Awesome day and also nice shots to do it Justice.