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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Feather Canyon approach: East vs West?
« Last post by waldo on January 27, 2026, 05:51:20 PM »Did someone say "beer"?
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by Atomizer on January 27, 2026, 10:31:47 AM »On the Monolith I have solo'd POD and Feed the Beast.
Winner winner chicken dinner!
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by mynameismud on January 27, 2026, 08:47:21 AM »I tried to solo Rocket in my Pocket but just managed to scare myself in the middle of the crux. Ended up a bit stuck not being able to go up or down. That was a moment. Had a knob pop on Terranian Tango <sp>. Popped off of one of the routes on Upper Crust took a bad bounce and almost tumbled down to the trail, that sucked. Cannot remember the name, ape or gorilla something. The only route up there I could not solo.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Hardest solo?
« Last post by mynameismud on January 27, 2026, 02:57:04 AM »On the Monolith I have solo'd POD and Feed the Beast.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)
« Last post by Atomizer on January 26, 2026, 04:29:38 PM »hahahhaha
that exceeds my child imposed radius
How long is your leash?
Pretty far. Baby is not in school yet.
Heading down to J-tree for presidents day weekend. We have access to the Cohen Ranch and throw a big four day get together there.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)
« Last post by beanolar on January 25, 2026, 11:16:09 AM »Holy cow, the condor action was up top yesterday!
(^^ this was on the formation downhill of Abuela Conchinita)
Jesse and Deb had a nice run up abuela. Jesse's trying to get into Pinns leading and this was a good one for him (he sends his thanks, B&B)
Deb got this video of the condor action (sound on):
https://flic.kr/p/2rTwK9u
Few more shots from the day:
I asked Kim how many birds she saw - she said 6 or 7
It was way more than that
(^^ this was on the formation downhill of Abuela Conchinita)
Jesse and Deb had a nice run up abuela. Jesse's trying to get into Pinns leading and this was a good one for him (he sends his thanks, B&B)
Deb got this video of the condor action (sound on):
https://flic.kr/p/2rTwK9u
Few more shots from the day:
I asked Kim how many birds she saw - she said 6 or 7
It was way more than that
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)
« Last post by beanolar on January 25, 2026, 11:10:02 AM »hahahhaha
that exceeds my child imposed radius
How long is your leash?
that exceeds my child imposed radius
How long is your leash?
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)
« Last post by Atomizer on January 24, 2026, 07:34:28 PM »Hello .. I'm looking for recommendations for reasonable 5.6-9s with some sun. The forecast looks cold!
Thanks!!
You should check out this place:
https://www.mountainproject.com/area/105731932/red-rocks
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Climbing Advisories and Closures 2025 (Protection of Nesting Birds of Prey)
« Last post by Gavin on January 23, 2026, 02:53:33 PM »Thanks for the report - much appreciated! At this point the peregrine falcons in that area are still just exploring, but I’ll keep an eye on where they end up focusing their efforts. They tend to occupy / defend the cliffs at Machete as well as the main face of Balconies. I’ve seen them inspecting historic nest sites at Balconies as well this month, and that is where they have nested for the past several years.
We’ll see what they end up doing.
We’ll see what they end up doing.
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Masters of Mud -- Pinnacles / Re: Quest for Mud (Special Edition)
« Last post by beanolar on January 23, 2026, 01:18:39 PM »Hello .. I'm looking for recommendations for reasonable 5.6-9s with some sun. The forecast looks cold!
Thanks!!
Thanks!!