Author Topic: The 800 Club (Read 16585 times)

Brad Young · « **on:** January 11, 2010, 07:53:27 AM »

Several of the posts here from yesterday have photos of the new route several of us put up yesterday. Thanks again to those of you who joined me to establish a new route, now called "The 800 Club." I think consensus was 5.7*

This was the 800th route I've climbed at Pinnacles. The first ascent party consisted of 13 people, including Munge, Mucci, Uber, Jim McCon., LTclimb and his wife and his son, LT's neighbor Steve, Waldo, QITNL, Tyler, and my daughter Tricia (5.7 is only 5.7 if you're over 4'7"). I led the route (placing the third/last bolt and continuing to the top) and then a continuous stream of climbers seconded it (with much laughter).

Steve placed his very first bolt on his first FA. LTclimb did the same, but on a still unfinished project. Munge, that bolt you placed on the same project at the end of the day was brilliant climbing - everyone else was ready to quit and you kept it going. Several people also got to see Jim McCon, "the human Bosch" place bolts on lead (his shoulder's recovered after surgery). That guy is so fast it's mind boggling. Uber then got to drill using Jim's brilliant system. Mucci gave an example of perfect natural pro on good Pinns rock and then got in the crux bolt above that. Waldo walked around the back and helped me place the anchor bolts. We got to catch up on life, together, at the top of the pinnacle while drilling; all the while with condors buzzing us as close as 10 feet. Although she didn't climb, having Vicki up there with us brought back memories of the great days at Pinns when she was able to join me on almost every trip.

As silly as it sounds, I felt like I had a great day at my own birthday party.

The only negative was that Mr Mud wasn't able to join us. I'll catch hell for showing how much I like him, but I can't ever think of the hardest climbing I've done at Pinns without thinking of him (Premeditated, Herschel Bershel, Anasazi; the list goes on and on. So many of the crazy/out there routes you and I have done together). I'd have liked to have had Factor, Squiddo and Joe with us, but when Marc told me you guys were doing Feather Canyon, I didn't even mention our (relatively frivolous) outing.

I haven't downloaded my photos yet, so I can only post these of Tricia (taken by LTclimb and emailed to me). Anyone got more pics to contribute to this thread? Could we cross-post some of the photos already on threads to here?

squiddo · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2010, 10:04:54 AM »

Nice, 800 is a PROUD number Brad and hats off. We saw you over from the Peaks trail but quickly decided to try yelling to gain attention (F4's brilliant idea:-)

mungeclimber · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2010, 10:08:55 AM »

mungeclimber · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2010, 10:09:36 AM »

mungeclimber · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2010, 11:02:08 AM »

come on peeps, let's see some pics...

this is actually a video still capture, technically speaking...

Brad Young · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2010, 11:23:25 AM »

VLY got some fabulous movie footage of the condors and us climbing. She's actually making a mini-movie of it (and having a ball doing so). Hopefully she and I can figure out how to post the link when it is done (there will be a quizz with it - as to what music she set it to).

squiddo · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2010, 11:29:47 AM »

Music, easy........Flight of the Condor

Wayra's - Andean Music - The Flight of the Condor

QITNL · « **Reply #7 on:** January 11, 2010, 01:16:58 PM »

A super-big thank-you to everyone I met yesterday!

I have a ton of shots I have to sort from the weekend. Here's a start, let's see if this works.

The feature is the top-right bump in this shot; you can spot the climbers in the high-rez version:

Condors:

Munge Climbing:

Brad Young · « **Reply #8 on:** January 11, 2010, 02:17:46 PM »

Hey all - This is Vicki. I've wasted most of the day playing with this, but here's my vision/version of yesterday's condors ...

(if this link doesn't work, try cut & paste)

Let me know what you think ... (opening photo from Phil Keller - Thanks!)

QITNL · « **Reply #9 on:** January 11, 2010, 02:25:43 PM »

Awesome Vicki! (And nice to meet you)

The only thing missing is the sound - that would be hard to capture. Those birds move some serious air! Scary.

LTClimb · « **Reply #10 on:** January 11, 2010, 02:43:44 PM »

I agree that the sound their wings made cutting through the air was pretty incredible.
Great job on the video Vicky!
LTClimb

mungeclimber · « **Reply #11 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:03:42 PM »

got it to work - had active x blocked, just unblocked it.

nice work

thermal riding is so kewl

F4? · « **Reply #12 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:19:10 PM »

Jeepers. For years it was just munge going to Crowley....and now it's become the next discovery wall.

mungeclimber · « **Reply #13 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:41:25 PM »

Quote from: F4? on January 11, 2010, 03:19:10 PM

Jeepers. For years it was just munge going to Crowley....and now it's become the next discovery wall.

years? nah, just weeks.

squiddo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2010, 04:01:30 PM »

lol, nice. The next Disco Wall it is! With an hour approach to keep the riff raff away AND warm you up:-)

Vicki, way nice picts, video and presentation

mudworm · « **Reply #15 on:** January 11, 2010, 04:41:45 PM »

Great thread! Brad, please accept my belated Happy Birthday! And congratulations on joining the 800 club. Are you the lone member?

Vicki, the time was definitely not wasted. OMG (Oh-My-God), what a beautiful video! It almost brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for your hard and brilliant work!

Ubergoober · « **Reply #16 on:** January 11, 2010, 05:06:24 PM »

Brad -

Congrats again on the 800th. It was a spectacular day! Did we break the record for most number of people in a first ascent party? That little pinnacle yielded some (and is still yielding) good climbing.

Vicky -

AWESOME job with the video! Thank you for putting it together!

Brad Young · « **Reply #17 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:40:36 PM »

Vicki, that video was pretty cool (posted in the hope that she will read this after following my recommendation that she sign up on this forum under her own damn name

)

Mudworm asked: "Are you the lone member?" I think so. The only person who's done hundreds and hundreds of routes that I know of is Mud. I think he said he'd done 600 or so? (He's not so obsessive with keeping track as I am). Chime in here Mud. Maybe someone else, but it doesn't seem conceivable that someone that active at Pinns wouldn't have met some of us.

QITNL, that photo is a pretty cool depiction of where we were climbing (and I can see the climbers in this version).

So who can name the song that Vic set the video to? (Obviously the video itself provides a VERY strong hint.)

mudworm · « **Reply #18 on:** January 11, 2010, 08:13:41 PM »

Are you trying to corrupt Vicki?

The song is beautiful and sounds familiar, but I had to do some search on the Internet because I never can remember artists names.


ARTIST: Simon and Garfunkel
TITLE: El Condor Pasa / If I Could

(Words by Paul Simon, music by Daniel Alomias Robles)

I'd rather be a sparrow than a snail
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would, hm-m
I'd rather be a hammer than a nail
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would, hm-m

Away, I'd rather sail away
Like a swan that's here and gone
A man gets tied up to the ground
He gives the world its saddest sound
Its saddest sound

I'd rather be a forest than a street
Yes I would, if I could, I surely would
I'd rather feel the earth beneath my feet
Yes I would, if I only could, I surely would

mungeclimber · « **Reply #19 on:** January 11, 2010, 09:12:43 PM »

i think there is a thread around here with some folks numbers of climbs they've done, but it may have been before Jim and Clint signed up, who surely have climbed a lot of routes there.

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Author Topic: The 800 Club (Read 16585 times)