Rockpile dates???

[Brad Young]

Mark, sorry about the misspelling. I'll change it right away.

[squiddo]

Mark, sorry about the misspelling. I'll change it right away.

Now you are doing it on purpose!

Marc with a "C" Siddens

[Brad Young]

No, now I'm doing it during lunch. I'll fix that one too.

[squiddo]

No, now I'm doing it during lunch. I'll fix that one too.

HA, thanks Brad and enjoy your day. I'm serious about coming your way this Summer. Love to meet up and share a rope.

[Ubergoober]

Route descriptions look good. Thanks, Brad. For HHH, I guess Rob and I "soloed" the mossy ramp originally because we actually didn't rope up until we were on the shelf, so I guess it didn't seem as runout to us. As Munge mentioned, you can slam a decent #1 Camalot in a pocket around the side for a little extra comfort. I appreciate you giving each a star.

Per your comment: I thought it was harder than Dos Equis, 5.9 for sure...Dos Equis is 5.9? I guess maybe that's why I thought HHH was 5.8 because I thought Dos Equis was only 5.8...

Squiddo, per your comment: BTW, why the upside down bolt hangers on the first few b's? On the first few? I think #2 is...as I recall it was wet, cold, and the slab back then was still coming apart in dinner plates of choss. I think it just sat more flush on the rock that way from what I remember which I thought was preferable. Or maybe I was just being a jackass and did it to piss future climbers off...either is a possibility.

I knew it was going to be a great day when I almost stepped on another rattlesnake.

[mungeclimber]

Per your comment: I thought it was harder than Dos Equis, 5.9 for sure...Dos Equis is 5.9? I guess maybe that's why I thought HHH was 5.8 because I thought Dos Equis was only 5.8...

Goob,

He means that if something is harder than Dos Equis at the given rating of 5.8, that then equals 5.9 for the comparison.

[Brad Young]

Rob is correct. The comma sets it apart, meaning that since it is harder than Dos Equis, it should be rated 5.9, not 5.8 as is Dos Equis.

I recognize that the comment to the effect that the route is harder than Dos Equis is opinion only. But that type of analysis is usually how I get to an opinion on ratings.

[F4?]

Wow, actual Pinnacles climbing jibberish!

The forum has been dead for 2 weeks until now.

Keep carrying on.

[mungeclimber]

this forum is dead to me... until about November

kew with you mudmeisters?




or will we do the afternoon to evening pinns thrash session?


i got soft for the midnight monolith climb Sat. next time for sure. we'll brew some Pete's coffee.


least it's better than burning tires for a bonfire at the trailhead a la the old school climbers. 

[Ubergoober]

Rob is correct. The comma sets it apart, meaning that since it is harder than Dos Equis, it should be rated 5.9, not 5.8 as is Dos Equis.

I recognize that the comment to the effect that the route is harder than Dos Equis is opinion only. But that type of analysis is usually how I get to an opinion on ratings.

Ah, thanks for the clarification.

[mungeclimber]

anyone seen my chair?

I think I may have left it in the campground. 

going back to looking after I unpack the truck...

[joe]

I have a blue UC Davis water bottle in my car.  Jim?  Erik?

[Jim McConachie]

Hi Joe, water bottle is mine.  Gift from my daughter for helping her get through UC.
Handoff next time we get together?  Thanks Jim