Author Topic: Quest for Mud (Special Edition) (Read 767516 times)

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1420 on:** July 05, 2019, 03:56:57 PM »

Quote from: JC w KC redux on July 04, 2019, 06:52:04 PM

Today was a friggin' blast.
We established a 4th new route at Goat Rock.
We were a party of four.
Gavin and I both drilled 4 bolts apiece.
The climb is 140 feet long.
All on the Fourth of July!

I forgot about the 4 letter words uttered at various times during the day.
I had a four foot sling over my shoulder.
My giant fourhead was present.

Gavin · « **Reply #1421 on:** July 06, 2019, 03:35:59 PM »

Today I finally got back up to Voyeur Wall and got the FA on Rug Burn (5.11b **), the route to the left of Cutting The Rug. There is a lot of 5.11 climbing on that route, mostly in the 11a range, but the final wide stemming moves near the top are definitely harder and in the 11b range. I decided to add one more lead bolt (bringing the total to 10 lead bolts), so that it makes use of the anchor for Cutting The Rug rather than adding a new one.

It's a really nice climb with very good rock overall, and I have to recognize DES and Noal for the work they did on it, placing bolts in great locations for protecting a leader from falls. I definitely felt more comfortable committing to the hard sequences given the bolt placement.

F4? · « **Reply #1422 on:** July 06, 2019, 08:21:09 PM »

Good job Noal keeping mr mud honest.

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1423 on:** July 07, 2019, 06:49:57 AM »

Quote from: Gavin on July 06, 2019, 03:35:59 PM

Today I finally got back up to Voyeur Wall and got the FA on Rug Burn (5.11b **)

Nicely done Gavin.
Sorry I missed it but I doubt I would have been much help

mynameismud · « **Reply #1424 on:** July 08, 2019, 09:44:30 AM »

Congrats! Good to see that is done.

waldo · « **Reply #1425 on:** July 09, 2019, 08:50:14 AM »

Great work, Gavin!

beanolar · « **Reply #1426 on:** July 10, 2019, 10:40:23 AM »

Dang, look at u guys, crudding straight thru the summer. Hope the mild weather holds up. Let's get 999 people on goat rock for the guidebook photo. Simul-TR? heheheh

clink · « **Reply #1427 on:** July 10, 2019, 11:09:41 AM »

All drinking goat's milk.

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1428 on:** July 10, 2019, 12:47:48 PM »

Quote from: beanolar on July 10, 2019, 10:40:23 AM

Dang, look at u guys, crudding straight thru the summer. Hope the mild weather holds up. Let's get 999 people on goat rock for the guidebook photo. Simul-TR? heheheh

Yes, we are still climbing and the weather has been wonderful.

Kat and I just spent two days at Pinns - we spent time with the trails crew supervisor identifying needed climber access signage and some other potential work projects for PCAD.

We took time out from our busy schedule to climb 4 routes (1 new and 3 old) and rebolted an anchor.

Are you suggesting we employ a herd mentality for the guidebook photos?

TR you say? Nah...only leaders will be photographed simultaneously. Anything else would be baaaaaad form imo.

waldo · « **Reply #1429 on:** July 10, 2019, 06:46:21 PM »

Quote from: clink on July 10, 2019, 11:09:41 AM

All drinking goat's milk.

Now that scares me.

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1430 on:** July 10, 2019, 08:05:11 PM »

Here's a couple shots from yesterday at Popcorn Pinnacle.

The North Corner 5.8R - the nasty fall below the start (a reachy, bouldery crux) is not shown

The replacement anchor on Popcorn.
Positioning bolts for anchors in an up/down configuration has become my preferred/favorite combo

My trusty partner

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1431 on:** July 11, 2019, 12:20:55 PM »

JC at the summit of Popcorn Pinnacle - taken by Brad the day I led the squeeze chimney route (3-18-19).
I already had the rope down to do a Pinnacles rappel - I did not replace the anchor that day.
Notice how the God Beams missed me?

The 5.8R goes up a bit left of where the rope is dangling (starts off the far left end of the boulder). You still can't see the nasty drop off.

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1432 on:** July 15, 2019, 02:17:58 PM »

The quest may or may not continue his week.
The low for the week looks like 86 on Friday.
Perfectly acceptable for an early morning quest - then again... the idea may already be 86'ed.

mungeclimber · « **Reply #1433 on:** July 15, 2019, 03:27:31 PM »

gangster hot out there.

sph!

mynameismud · « **Reply #1434 on:** July 16, 2019, 06:45:00 AM »

And, it will just get hotter.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/16/more-100-degree-days-likely-in-coming-years-new-study-finds/

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1435 on:** July 16, 2019, 05:10:41 PM »

Quote from: mynameismud on July 16, 2019, 06:45:00 AM

And, it will just get hotter.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/16/more-100-degree-days-likely-in-coming-years-new-study-finds/

Knuckle draggers want me to subscribe to read this shocking news.

F4? · « **Reply #1436 on:** July 16, 2019, 06:18:51 PM »

Well the Mercury News is a far superior paper than the Santa Cruz Sentinal.

It might do you some good.

Clink could have a read while belaying you.

waldo · « **Reply #1437 on:** July 17, 2019, 04:21:09 PM »

Quote from: F4? on July 16, 2019, 06:18:51 PM

Clink could have a read while belaying you.

Nope - I think that's Clink's nap time.

F4? · « **Reply #1438 on:** July 20, 2019, 08:00:49 PM »

True, Clink does need all the beauty sleep he can get and then some.

JC w KC redux · « **Reply #1439 on:** September 20, 2019, 07:10:27 PM »

Time to revive the thread.
Now if I could just revive clink.

Kat and I spent a long day at Crowley Towers finishing the rebolting I started before the closures kicked in.
I started by leading the 5.9R on Point Five Pinnacle.
Anyone that gets on it will really appreciate the replacement bolt.
That climb is good enough for a star imo.
Kat enjoyed it too.

I tried to boulder out the 5.9 on Tower One but spent too much time hanging off the holds and ran out of juice.
I waited too late in the day and after I had done too much straining with bolt removal - need to return and hit that one fresh.
That thing is pretty stout for late in the day.

Anxious to get back out again

Pleasant temps and almost no bugs.

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