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Climbing and ... Climbing => Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles => Topic started by: russ p on May 05, 2020, 11:15:48 AM
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A few years back (summer 2012 I believe), R&I had a nice write up on Pinnacles. If I remember right it had some interesting historical references as well as other cool tidbits. I would love to reread it, especially with the cabin fever going on right now that we all have to endure. I cannot seem to find it online. Do any of you choss eficiendos know if there is a link to that article or if it is lurking in the cyber world somewhere? Many thanks!
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Did you see the one from 2015 in the California Climbing mag? There is a link on here somewhere. I think the one in Rock and Ice was also a Jim Thornberg article or they used some of his shots.. He's on Instagram maybe send him a message and he can help you out.
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^^^
Yeah...I really stepped in it on that one.
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lol
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A few years back (summer 2012 I believe), R&I had a nice write up on Pinnacles. If I remember right it had some interesting historical references as well as other cool tidbits. I would love to reread it, especially with the cabin fever going on right now that we all have to endure. I cannot seem to find it online. Do any of you choss eficiendos know if there is a link to that article or if it is lurking in the cyber world somewhere? Many thanks!
I would recommend consulting Brad for any memory issues. :lol: :devildevil:
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I might have that copy in the library.
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I found the article & photos by Jim Thornberg in the California Climbing mag online. There is a particularly nice photo of someone leading the Salathe route on The Hand. Some cool photos (though I don’t think any of the climbers were wearing a helmet, maybe no big deal, just something I noticed for some reason).
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I think in the era that those photo's were taken it was not common to wear a helmet.
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I found the article & photos by Jim Thornberg in the California Climbing mag online. There is a particularly nice photo of someone leading the Salathe route on The Hand. Some cool photos (though I don’t think any of the climbers were wearing a helmet, maybe no big deal, just something I noticed for some reason).
If I remember correctly that is the old photo from Roper's guidebook.
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Actually it’s a more recent pic of 2 women, taken by Jim Thornberg. The cover photo (winter 2014) looks like someone on Lava Falls.
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Not saying that I agree one way or the other but most iconic climbing photography is of climbers not wearing helmets. How else would you get that wind blowing through the hair look?
Helmets have a better chance of getting a cover shot if gear company stickers are placed strategically.
It's all bidness.
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Actually it’s a more recent pic of 2 women, taken by Jim Thornberg.
My mistake. I should have asked Brad if he remembered before posting.
It can't be as good as the old guidebook picture.
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That old picture from the Roper guide is good, I’m pretty sure I know the one you are referring to. I will say though that the newer Thornberg pic is pretty cool. Makes it look harder than 5.6. I know it felt harder than 5.6 when I did it, but then again I tend to get a little chicken on those old school run out climbs, and that’s a pretty old school climb! One of the things that make the place so special!!
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Everyone looks better when they are getting blown
Not saying that I agree one way or the other but most iconic climbing photography is of climbers not wearing helmets. How else would you get that wind blowing through the hair look?
Helmets have a better chance of getting a cover shot if gear company stickers are placed strategically.
It's all bidness.
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Getting blown shirtless next to a waterfall with a rainbow is pretty sweet too!
It was so hot today I took my shirt off and jumped in the creek. There was nothing blowing down there.
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Careful...this thread is blowin up :yikes:
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At one point today, Katie and the dogs hiked on ahead while I grabbed some water. Their goal was the creek below, just like Noal.
They not only jumped in, they started screaming at Katie in dog language to hurry up and throw sticks. In a creek that was four feet across. Hiking down toward them I could have sworn someone was dying. Good lord.
It was almost 80 degrees at Kennedy meadows. But it's supposed to get into the 30s around the house by Sunday night.
The "5.8" "two star" route turned out to be 5.9 R and Katie kept having to move further left to avoid all the crumbles of rock I was sending down. Damn glad I didn't come off.
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Photos?
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I'll post another on the other thread. But can anyone walk me through posting a short video?
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I would say post the video to you tube and then use the embed option here but it appears that is no longer an option after the upgrade.
I guess I abused the feature with all those Neil Young and comedy videos. Sorry.
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Yes, Jim had some nice photos in that article. Lava Falls does lend it's self to a route where once can get some amazing climbing photos. I just have not had the fitness or the willing accomplices to do a photo shoot on it.
Now to drift off thread a wee bit...since the topic of Lava Falls came up.
One day Eric and I were stumbling back the car after climbing on the Balconies. We meet up with 2x other climbers....Brutus and Em walking in.
"Are you guys climbers?" asks Brutus....Eric and I look at each other and Eric responded "I think so, or maybe"...a typical Eric answer..
They asked us where could then camp, and said the nearest place they heard was Kings City, we agreed and bid them safe travels.
So, the next weekend we are back to the Balconies, on Lava Falls and notice a leaver binder at the steep 1st pitch runout. Come to find out (via munge? as he knows everything), it's Brutus's biner. Even worse, he had fallen on the runout crux and had mangled his ankle on the fall! Brutus, in his typical fashion, proceeded to hobble all the way back out to the car! I think that's how the evens went, it's a bit fuzzy...except for "are you guys climbers?"
Later, when replacing the bolts, that crux bolt was moved a wee higher (6 inches or less)(position certified/ approved by Clint) and is now a glue-in.
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