Top 10 Climbs at Pinnacles NM

[mungeclimber]

Not in any particular order:



Lava Falls

Wet Kiss

Portent

POD

Destiny

Rebecca's Sailing (as a single pitch from ground)

Canteloupe Death

Reg Route on the First Sister

Verdict



*place holder for last one as harder route that I can't climb.

[salad]

invalid

[Ubergoober]

concur

[mungeclimber]

decline

[The Big]

This is just a start. But a top route list would have to include routes such as.

Carpal Tunnel

Heat Seaker

Cataract

Lava Falls

Portent

Swallow

Lava Falls

Gutter

[mungeclimber]

This is just a start. But a top route list would have to include routes such as.

Carpal Tunnel

Heat Seaker

Cataract

Lava Falls

Portent

Swallow

Lava Falls

Gutter

Lava Falls twice?



Must be a favorite.

[The Big]

No just an error.

my favs are not necessary some of the best.  

The Gutter for instance.

[The Big]

This is just a start. But a top route list would have to include routes such as.

Carpal Tunnel

Heat Seaker

Cataract

Lava Falls

Portent

Swallow

Lava Falls

Gutter

Lava Falls twice?



Must be a favorite.

Well come to think of it Lava Falls is probably the best 5.8.

[mungeclimber]

 

[F'ueco]

I like all of the routes that Munger mentioned (except for the Verdict. That one pisses me off since I have never redpointed it), but there have to be better routes at Pinns than the five not listed below; otherwise we are wasting  our time climbing there.



I agree with the following:



Rebecca Sailing

First Sister

Destiny

Lava Falls

Portent

[mungeclimber]

bump from the way back

[F4?]

Add:

The Shaft -cool location
Shake and Bake -go see why
Bandits in Bondage 1st pitch -excellent rock

Son of Dawn Wall should get honorable mention

Sorry, but soo many that I'd have to do it by region

And remove if we bolt it they will come, more like if we bolt it, don't come

[mynameismud]

Good call on the additions.  I will have to update the Top 10 lists.

[F4?]

Bandits has great rock once you have clipped the 1st bolt. Getting to that bolt is a bit dirty, but the upper section is so solid for what you normally find on the Westside.

Son of SD is pretty good, but more traffic will help clean it up. Just remember, pull down not out.

[Jake M.]

A few more...

1. Chimney pitch of Son of Dawn Wall
2. Trauma
3. Coyote Ugly

The natural follow up question, what are your favorite crack climbs at Pinnacles?

[F4?]

Coyote Ugly? wtf? I've since dropped that one off. Pure choss.

Nope, that one can't be on the list. Come out more with us and we'll show you the true gems.

All the routes on Knuckle Ridge are classics.

[Jake M.]

Coyote Ugly? wtf? I've since dropped that one off. Pure choss.

I  guess that one is more of a personal favorite being one of my very early leads... Getting the courage to leave the crack and head onto the upper section was quite a feeling in those early years.

Nice summit, though.

[F4?]

Choss.

Better summits:
-Condor Crags
-Fingers or is it the Folly
-The Shaft
-MuchShitty
-Eastside Outhouse (just kidding)

[F4?]

Landshark, I used to think the same thing about Coyote Ugly until last year when I climbed it again after 5-10 year. I was disappointed.