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You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« on: January 07, 2021, 06:39:42 PM »
Soledad is your primary city on your iPhone for weather.
End of the day after climbing you search for ticks.
You have taken a lead fall due to a hold breaking.
Your partner continually asks “is that hold solid”
When other climbers ask about the pinnacles rock quality, your responses is SOLID!!
I'm not worthy.

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2021, 08:45:18 PM »
You're okay if a hold wiggles just a little bit.

You climb your salad.

You don't need an anchor to rappel.

You wake for a day of climbing with a feeling of dread rather than anticipatory excitement.

You love "running" ridiculous obstacle courses.

You find solid rock boring.  :sleep:

You're okay with knowing that multiple pieces of gear will likely only slow you down.

You sling knobs and believe...
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2021, 09:37:54 PM »
When you can count the number of other climbers you have seen in the last five years on one hand. 

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2021, 08:24:13 AM »
For fun you have yelled get off my route to the shirtless guy lowering a rope down discovery wall.
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2021, 09:07:12 AM »

For fun you have yelled get off my route to the shirtless guy lowering a rope down discovery wall.


It's not nice to yell at Joe  ;D


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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2021, 09:25:31 AM »
It used to be Gavin.....

I’d run over and yell at him....get off my route!

Then he would see who was yelling at him and I’d say how are you.

I figured he needed some excitement.
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #6 on: January 08, 2021, 09:47:56 AM »

I figured he needed some excitement.


There are better ways to excite Gavin.

Next time take a 30 foot lead fall while he is climbing next to you. I'd bet he be grateful for that level of excitement.


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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #7 on: January 08, 2021, 11:34:43 AM »
There are better ways to excite Gavin.

Next time take a 30 foot lead fall while he is climbing next to you. I'd bet he be grateful for that level of excitement.

What's the back story there?

With the Covid case number climbing, my regular partners (both are moms) are pondering about refraining from going outside. If they both bail, I'm going to dig out my toprope solo gear and will be channeling Gavin.
Inch by inch, I will get there.

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2021, 12:43:50 PM »
Oh nothing, I went off route on the 2nd pitch with Tato Pani via gully, made the fatal move of matching feet, hold snaps and I start cartwheeling down the gully. Luckily Uber was able stop me from getting a 1st decent of the lower part of the climb.

Scratched my shades...

Lessons learned, it does not pay to be bold.
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2021, 12:49:18 PM »

Oh nothing, I went off route on the 2nd pitch with Tato Pani via gully, made the fatal move of matching feet, hold snaps and I start cartwheeling down the gully. Luckily Uber was able stop me from getting a 1st decent of the lower part of the climb.

Scratched my shades...

Lessons learned, it does not pay to be bold.


1. The move was not "fatal." It could have been and I'm glad it wasn't.

2. I watched the whole thing from the ground, out from the base of the climb.

3. He shoulda' gone about 30 more feet, but as he was crashing through the belay tree, Uber literally tackled him onto the belay ledge (I've never seen anything like it).

4. Stacy's reactions were absolutely priceless (looking back at it from years later).

5. Factor walked out on his own.



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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2021, 12:50:14 PM »
^^^

As it was, he fell/tumbled 50 feet.


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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2021, 12:59:49 PM »
It was a long ways down. Not fun. I should go back with gear and establish that as a variation.

 There is a huge difference being bold and just plain stupid.

For me to have tried leading the gully without placing gear was just plain stupid.

So I do exercise more due caution, place more gear (why not, transfer it to the follower and shed 5lbs) and wear a ⛑.

 17yrs later I am still climbing on cobbles.
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #12 on: January 15, 2021, 04:06:20 PM »
The standard was "you know about and use three points of contact for every move"...

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2021, 12:41:03 PM »
When you tell your partner... " That hold is not on"

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2021, 08:43:23 PM »
... you have the "traditionally bolted routes" speech ready for a moment's notice.

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2021, 05:18:20 PM »
You do not flinch when someone yells rock
Here's to sweat in your eye

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2021, 05:21:47 PM »

You still have needle burrs in your socks after they've been washed.

You had so many needle burrs in your socks - you just threw them away.
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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2021, 05:30:13 PM »

You had so many needle burrs in your socks - you just threw them away.


Uncounted times....

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2021, 01:23:54 PM »
That summit beer you used to carry in your pack has now been replaced by a bottle of Tecnu...

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Re: You know you are a Pinnacles Climber when.......
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2021, 05:59:55 PM »
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You had so many needle burrs in your socks - you just threw them awa

That's why I never wear trail runners with mesh sides to Pinns.  Threw one pair in the trash.