And what about honorary Masters?
I don't know Karl, for example (I think we met when you were putting up Gorillas?). But he seems like he should be at least an honorary Master - not because he's done a ton of Pinns stuff, or anything obscure, or any of the other qualifications (maybe he has, but I don't know). Instead, he should get honorary status because he came late to Pinns as a strong climber and embraced its adventure ethic, putting up decent, hard routes on lead. I've admired that for as long as I've known of him.
Steve Dawson for sure. The guy's done maybe 25 routes at Pinns (a few of which were obscurities with me). But he's worked on the computer, day by day, shoulder to shoulder, page by page assembling the book with me. His lack of Pinns experience has actually benefitted the book - occasionally he'll look at some of my text and compare it to a topo, and make me redo it because it's not clear enough for him. I know the areas almost too well, whereas he brings a climbers eye to the process, but one that isn't intimately familiar (yet) with the place.
And Jennifer Wang, who none of you know, but who has spent many, many days during the last two seasons tramping all over, learning what ticks are, following me up the most obscure stuff, all with a great sense of humor.
And, Mudworm, who's a great climber, ever so smart, but hasn't got a lot of Pinns experience. Yet she's married to the ultimate Master of Mud himself, and supports his fixation. And, all this after he broke her finger so she couldn't climb harder than he can.