Author Topic: Turkey to Tired (TR) (Read 10452 times)

mungeclimber · « **on:** March 13, 2011, 05:54:41 PM »

These guys have been out there early morning around the campground the last two weekends. This is my first year at Pinns seeing wild turkeys.

Brad was in the PL waiting. loaded the wide gear and headed up the trail. Despite the overcast skies, signs of spring were present...

squiddo · « **Reply #1 on:** March 13, 2011, 05:58:47 PM »

damn, too bad wild turkey tastes so gamey. Or so they say..

mungeclimber · « **Reply #2 on:** March 13, 2011, 06:32:12 PM »

knowing Brad, the goal was something loose, filthy and scary

no, not a strip club. but this ^^^

it's called "Needful" 5.8R

start of the pitch...

mungeclimber · « **Reply #3 on:** March 13, 2011, 06:35:41 PM »

this thing is loose, long, and WIDE...

rack and tourist (there was a busload of them)

mungeclimber · « **Reply #4 on:** March 13, 2011, 06:41:40 PM »

the death traverse is this heinous stemmed out position, where you have to trust crap holds for feet and move from the corner to a huge loadstone and load all your body weight onto it, at which point i had to mount it to move up to the flake at the base of the chimney. Brad didn't think it moved, but I could have swore it was flexing.

this route is one of the most horrible routes I've ever done at pinns. I don't know how Brad pulled it off without crapping his undies.

top bolts... "RK"

And "S"

badasses

mungeclimber · « **Reply #5 on:** March 13, 2011, 06:47:43 PM »

almost went and did the Bobbin, but that thing looks sloping for rope toss and jug type of affair. next time.

We then did "The Rest Stop" formation. A well worn solo route with good rock and a pinnacles rap to get off.

[pic to go here]

After that, I lead Erectile Dysfunction. Contrived, and clean (especially compared to Needful)

then finished with lead and solo of the route I found last weekend...

which does in fact take really good gear.

mynameismud · « **Reply #6 on:** March 13, 2011, 07:00:18 PM »

Cool TR and good pics

mungeclimber · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2011, 07:19:45 PM »

http://flic.kr/p/9qbCKB

F4? · « **Reply #8 on:** March 13, 2011, 07:28:16 PM »

Quite making the rest of us look bad.

Nice to see you getting out.

Brad Young · « **Reply #9 on:** March 13, 2011, 07:55:15 PM »

Wow, I get home and there's trip report already made. Nice.

Mud, I thought you did an ascent (maybe the first ascent, we don't know) of the right side of that thing, roped solo. Didn't you? I think both Rob and I asked ourselves "what the F*&% was he thinking." It'd be too bad if we were wrong. I recall you telling me about it, saying something like "Oh it was 5.8, a little loose, not too bad." And you did go where we went correct? What the F*&% were you thinking?

Munge, would you rotate and repost that photo with Rupert Kammerlander's (we think) initials? My neck doesn't; turn that way so easily anymore, and that's a very cool photo. And Mud, is that your initial on the newer bolt? I know you and I placed that bolt and the chains.

And, Munge got the coveted third ascent of A.T.D.S. He was visibly thrilled. The route has cleaned up a lot since it's second ascent.

Thanks again for a fabulous day. Oh, and I checked my undies after I got home. You assumed wrong

mungeclimber · « **Reply #10 on:** March 13, 2011, 08:59:46 PM »

better?

puh-lease

Brad Young · « **Reply #11 on:** March 13, 2011, 09:22:47 PM »

Some. And while you're at it, Vicki admired your nose hair in the photo of you looking up the chimney. Might want to edit that?

Oh, and, by the way, thanks for the text warning on the way up Highway 25. He'd just pulled some poor S.O.B. over when I passed him.

mynameismud · « **Reply #12 on:** March 13, 2011, 10:02:40 PM »

I remember thinking "yes" when I got on top and was a bit pumped up. The moss was a nice shade of green that day. There is that sketchy section where it is a bit wide and you move out right then go up. It was really loose. On top I was shaking a bit and was not sure what to do. It looks harder in that pic.

Tried to solo the left side going all the way out along the arch, left of where the bolted line goes, but gave up. tried several times to pull that bulge but it never really felt quite right. My memory says the climbing was not all that hard but it just wasn't the right day.

Have you gotten on Wild Turkey yet?

mynameismud · « **Reply #13 on:** March 13, 2011, 10:03:26 PM »

Cannot access the flicker site

Brad Young · « **Reply #14 on:** March 14, 2011, 06:04:35 AM »

Well, the link goes to Flickr, but the video is marked "private." Should be an easy change to make it public.

mynameismud · « **Reply #15 on:** March 14, 2011, 09:18:11 AM »

Quote from: mungeclimber on March 13, 2011, 06:35:41 PM

Nice rack.

rack and tourist (there was a busload of them)

MUCCI · « **Reply #16 on:** March 14, 2011, 10:02:30 AM »

UGGH! sounds like fun in a Young sort of way!

great TR Munge, cool pix.

Ughhh!

Uncle Stinky · « **Reply #17 on:** March 14, 2011, 10:27:02 AM »

Cool report- still watching the weather plan to take off early Tues. morning, wwell early for us.

skully · « **Reply #18 on:** March 14, 2011, 01:51:00 PM »

Good stuff, fellas.
BTW-Wild Turkey is not "gamey". I don't even know what that means. Meat is meat.

squiddo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 14, 2011, 01:58:06 PM »

Quote from: skully on March 14, 2011, 01:51:00 PM

Good stuff, fellas.
BTW-Wild Turkey is not "gamey". I don't even know what that means. Meat is meat.

lol, nor do I skully.

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