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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Injury fall on Sunday, July 6th

« Last post by waldo on July 12, 2025, 04:46:19 PM »

Brad,

Strange! Our local news broadcast this as if it just happened, helicopter and everything. I was out there on Sunday morning and hiked up to the top of Flumes. All was deserted and peaceful.

Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Injury fall on Sunday, July 6th

« Last post by Brad Young on July 11, 2025, 05:45:29 PM »

Bob, I think that the accident wasn't on Sunday, July 6th, it was several months ago (March of this year or so?). That's an old news story.

Dan, the safety volunteer on the West Side was one of the first people on the scene. As best as he could determine, this was a group of three, all young and very inexperienced (they'd been out once with an experienced climber and had decided to try climbing by themselves).

The leader, a young man, was on Lichen to Lead when he fell. For some reason, he wasn't caught by the belayer. It seems that he either didn't clip something correctly or that the belayer failed to hold the fall properly (their level of inexperience combined with the fact that Dan isn't a climber led to some very uncertain ideas about what exactly had happened). it sounded like he fell and then tumbled, with multiple impacts. He ended up at the base of the climb from 80 feet up.

Lots of lacerations and several broken bones (I don't recall which ones). All of the climbers were members of the U.S. Army who were attending one of the schools in Monterey. The young man who got hurt was treated for a week and then was able to go home to recover (not sure where home was for him).

Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Injury fall on Sunday, July 6th

« Last post by waldo on July 10, 2025, 08:54:52 AM »

The report mentions Tilting Terrace. Has anyone heard which climb?

Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2025 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)

« Last post by Gavin on June 30, 2025, 03:04:44 PM »

Hey All -

I've lifted all climbing closures at the park for rest of the year, effective as of today (June 30).

The daytime temps are slowly climbing as the summer moves along, but there are some cooler days forecast in the near future - right now the high temp on July 4th is forecast to be only 85 degrees!

Everywhere Else / Re: Grandchildren Rock!

« Last post by Brad Young on June 29, 2025, 03:24:44 PM »

Wow, Clink plays the role of very proud and happy Grandpa a heck of a lot better than the role of old, curmudgeonly climber. He's very good at the second one, but the first one almost seems part of his very nature? Whodathought?

Everywhere Else / Re: Grandchildren Rock!

« Last post by clink on June 29, 2025, 02:06:31 PM »

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I frequently get signed this one in the parking lot. Does it have a context off the rock or should us young people always carry some epoxy on us?

If you pulled into the last parking spot available in the lots close to the trailheads on a busy day and one of the climbers who has replaced many calendars at years end happens to drive by, then yes. The context would not be in the 3/8 or 1/2 inch range but closer to something the size of a hammer handle. If it was me that was forced by such inconsideration to drive off to a remote parking spot and/or possibly have to wait for a shuttle, I would supply a liberal amount of epoxy for you.

The good old days when all the bolts were suspect and the suspects had multiple parking spaces to choose from. Morning shade, afternoon shade, or full sun on a cold day.

Everywhere Else / Re: Grandchildren Rock!

« Last post by Marco on June 29, 2025, 09:22:23 AM »

Quote from: clink on June 29, 2025, 08:26:40 AM

here is the ropegun training apparatus. It needs a coat of deck paint on the marine grade ply.

Did you leave some flex in the holds to prepare them for pinns?

Quote from: clink on June 29, 2025, 08:53:29 AM

This particular sign,(when used by one of the older climbers upon finding you doing an FA is a line they once may have had interest in) means "Place a glue-in".

I frequently get signed this one in the parking lot. Does it have a context off the rock or should us young people always carry some epoxy on us?

Everywhere Else / Re: Grandchildren Rock!

« Last post by clink on June 29, 2025, 08:53:29 AM »

On a side note to the younger climbers at Pinns;

Recently there was a photo in which Brad was depicting bolt placements with hand gestures. This particular sign,(when used by one of the older climbers upon finding you doing an FA on a line they once may have had interest in) means "Place a glue-in".