Bombing with Jack

[waldo]

A recent hike with Jack Holmgren prompted me to revisit highlight moments of our climbs, some of which I would rather have spent elsewhere.

Bombing with Jack

A Leeper hanger
Twenty feet below my heels
Inspires no joy.
Jocko reassures
From our hanging belay,
“The next piece —
Bomber!”
 
A pocket three feet above
Sneers at me
With scabby lips.

“It’s a red Lowe nut —
Bomber!”

Bomber —
Right,
And I’m the bomb.

Are there other Pinnacles inspired memories out there?

[Brad Young]

That's fantastic:

"Bomber —
Right,
And I’m the bomb."

I laughed enough that Vicki asked what was up.

[NOAL]

Good one!   Where did you guys go hiking?

[mungeclimber]

hah! dig it!

As for inspired memories, I definitely picked up Mucci's use of the word 'terrifying' when we did Pre-meditated. Still use the term, with the same inflection.



Oh, there's the one of maybe two or three times I've ever heard Brad stop talking during his leads, on Herchel-Burchell.  Terrifying.

[waldo]

Good one!   Where did you guys go hiking?

   We traversed the High Peaks Trail — Juniper to the bench, bench to Tunnel Trail junction, Tunnel to Juniper and down. It was toasty on the switchbacks.

[waldo]

hah! dig it!

As for inspired memories, I definitely picked up Mucci's use of the word 'terrifying' when we did Pre-meditated. Still use the term, with the same inflection.



Oh, there's the one of maybe two or three times I've ever heard Brad stop talking during his leads, on Herchel-Burchell.  Terrifying.

 
Herchel-Burchell — Terrifying indeed!

[waldo]

That's fantastic:

"Bomber —
Right,
And I’m the bomb."

I laughed enough that Vicki asked what was up.

Bomber or not, I'm still surprised at how few falls we actually did take.

[BAP]

Noal and Waldo,
I can't find a climbing partner for Sonora Pass tomorrow, since it will be only 85 degrees over Pinnacles, any of you are interested in climbing there tomorrow (Saturday)? 

[Gavin]

Noal and Waldo,
I can't find a climbing partner for Sonora Pass tomorrow, since it will be only 85 degrees over Pinnacles, any of you are interested in climbing there tomorrow (Saturday)?

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for a high temp of 97 degrees at Pinnacles:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.4974934930118&lon=-121.15310668945312#.UiNh7hbA6xI

The above link is usually pretty accurate for temps at the park.

[mynameismud]

I am not any good at poetry so will not try
I remember climbing with Noal on winters days and looking at the Sun across the valley while taking pictures of moss with icicles on it next to our project.  Thinking of course this is fun.

[waldo]

I remember climbing with Noal on winters days and looking at the Sun across the valley while taking pictures of moss with icicles on it next to our project. 

  Excellent poetry, as far as I'm concerned!

[clink]

“Sneers at me
With scabby lips”

 This makes me feel as if I were there with you Waldo.

[JC w KC redux]

A recent hike with Jack Holmgren prompted me to revisit highlight moments of our climbs, some of which I would rather have spent elsewhere.
Are there other Pinnacles inspired memories out there?

I was hanging free off a knob while drilling the crux bolt on Mud Diamond and my legs went totally numb.
When I got back down to the ground I said - "Whew! I sure am glad to come down from there - my legs were completely asleep."

clink replied - "Too bad your mouth wasn't too."

[JC w KC redux]

Noal and Waldo,
I can't find a climbing partner for Sonora Pass tomorrow, since it will be only 85 degrees over Pinnacles, any of you are interested in climbing there tomorrow (Saturday)?

I guess the rest of us are just chopped liver.

[NOAL]

I guess the rest of us are just chopped liver.

Where were you today?

[NOAL]

pictures of moss with icicles on it next to our project.  

I was thinking of this today. Thinking "icicles are possible at Pinnacles?"

[mynameismud]

I was hanging free off a knob while drilling the crux bolt on Mud Diamond and my legs went totally numb.
When I got back down to the ground I said - "Whew! I sure am glad to come down from there - my legs went completely to sleep."

clink replied - "Too bad your mouth didn't too."

Clink throws some really good one liners.

[JC w KC redux]

The forecast for tomorrow is calling for a high temp of 97 degrees at Pinnacles:

https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.4974934930118&lon=-121.15310668945312#.UiNh7hbA6xI

The above link is usually pretty accurate for temps at the park.

That's a slightly different cursor location than the link you gave me years ago. Surprised it is that sensitive.

Forecast is 2 degrees hotter with the new link - not that 2 degrees is the difference between hot and f'ing hot.

Thanks for the update.

[JC w KC redux]

I guess the rest of us are just chopped liver.

Crickets

[NOAL]

Ok. I'll be the one to say it.  That was a pretty rude comment.