Tailspin

[Burner]

The 2nd to last bolt on this super loose route seems like it might be coming out a little bit, and wiggling.  Its also put into some rock that really doesn't look that solid, it doesn't seem very confidence inspiring at what I thought was the crux. Also one of the handholds ripped off at the lower crux, not sure if it is harder or not.

Other then that pinnacles wasn't unbearably hot, and is closer then the sierras.

[The Big]

WHooooHooooo.  Your awesome climbin in the PIns in July.  How difficult does the route seem?

[mungeclimber]

did you get any late afternoon foggy breezes?



Sometimes on the West Side you'll get some cool afternoon breezes from the Salinas valley fog that comes in regularly. Just depends.

[Burner]

It was cooler then gold wall would have been.  About ~85, was hoping for a breeze off of the water but it never happened.  The hike in was a little warm but after 1 or so it was nice there.



For the climb I'm not sure how hard it was, harder then anything I've tried.  Seemed ~10a through the traverse, maybe an 11a/b move when you start to move up.  I got to the "good" hold after what I'm assuming was the crux, but was out of sequence and tired so I bailed.  My friend who is a better climber then me ripped off a hold at the 11a/b part, got to the crux, noticed that the bolt was pulling out and moving under body weight and bailed.  The last move I got through was probably 12a/b or so if I didn't have the sequence right.  But the climb desperately needs to be cleaned of lose rocks, and then it will get either easier or harder.  I managed to destroy some holds by pulling on them, and make new holds by pulling out loose rock.  Pretty much anything you step on in the crux section breaks off too.