J.C. and Counting Up to Triple Digits

[Brad Young]

Dude, "slowing down" happens when you've done so many of the easy and/or easy to get to routes that you have to work harder to keep adding to the total. You have around that many now 

And BTW, I love your use of the phrase "in good style." Sounds like you're less wedded to the "onsights only" thing. That may be healthy.

[Brad Young]

And I gotta get caught up to you at Alabama Hills.

Maybe this year the Young family can head to Thanksgiving by way of the pass and Highway 395 (with a couple days stop...). What are you doing for Thanksgiving J.C?

[JC w KC redux]

Add another onsight to the list. Frothy Flake
Does this start look familiar to anybody? I wasn't sure it was the right way but I couldn't see any other choice that was even close to 4th class. Felt like easy 5th class to me and it's crappy rock.





I need to go back with a trail photographer so I can replicate Brad's guidebook photo





Always my favorite part of the day

[Brad Young]

You damn fanatics keep working on this Pinnacles thing. Yer all a bunch of low life's who are starting to get me interested in the place for the season (but way too early).

[mynameismud]

Is that cam upside down?

[mungeclimber]

You damn fanatics keep working on this Pinnacles thing. Yer all a bunch of low life's who are starting to get me interested in the place for the season (but way too early).

Brad hasn't seen the weekend forecast yet.

[JC w KC redux]

Is that cam upside down?

It wasn't great when I placed it (only pointing slightly down) and then got discombobulated when I climbed past it.
A #5 might work. The 4 was too small so the only place for it was really too low - more of a mental piece

[JC w KC redux]

Brad hasn't seen the weekend forecast yet.

mmmmm. Mongo like that forecast

[Brad Young]

Brad can read you know.

That cam looks like a #3.5, not a #4 (unless someone has only pretty little new cams    )

Now I'm almost ready for the season to change. I had three routes up here (two 5.11a and one 5.11b) that I just had to get redpointed once the weather was cool. My favorite belayer went out with me this morning (damn she's good looking, and good luck too). It was downright perfect at 8,400 feet and things went just right. One more 11a to go 

[mungeclimber]

pics on sph.com or invalid!

[mynameismud]

Congratulations

[clink]

Granite spewage spill.

[Brad Young]

pics on sph.com or invalid!

No photos here or there. What, It's me and Vicki and the dogs; you want photos she manages to take of my ass while she's belaying? I didn't think so.

I wasn't even wearing short shorts.

We got a sprinkle of rain here last night.

[clink]

I wasn't even wearing short shorts.

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[Brad Young]

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Clink, we have this thing up here called "elevation." Flatlanders sometimes don't understand it.

At this time of year, at "elevation" things are chilly. Sometimes there's wind too and it's actually cold.

Yesterday we were in a wind sheltered location, but it was still chilly enough to wear jeans.

[clink]

Good, I was afraid of nude pics of you sending granite 5.11s.

No further elaboration needed.

We have campsites in the Valley Fri and Sat.

JC, apologies for contributing to any desecrating of mud.

[JC w KC redux]

Granite spewage spill.

Make that sewage - get this plutonic crap off my volcanic thread - this ain't SPH  
and speaking of threads, who the he!! wears JEANS to climb? (sorry Waldo)

[JC w KC redux]

We have campsites in the Valley Fri and Sat.
JC, apologies for contributing to any desecrating of mud.

Valley on traitor.
Your respect for the mud is much appreciated
although...you'll probably be missing a perfect Pinns weather weekend!