Trip Report
Super Bowl Day Pinnacles Trip Report
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Monday February 8, 2010 6:30pm
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I went to Pinnacles with a couple of friends from work, Mike and Gery and a friend of Gery's named Dennis. We were hoping for some decent weather after the latest storm. The weather ended up cloudy all day, chilly, some rain/mist and a lot of wet ground. I'm posting a few climbing shots and some pictures of Pinnacles in its winter glory. It was beautiful there with all the rain.
Since it was so cold and overcast, I warmed up leading Rat Race (5.7) and most everyone took turns leading Thrill Hammer (5.8). We top-roped Rat Face (5.10D, and was appropriately height dependent as the book described). We took turns leading Wee Little One (5.8) and then moved on to Discovery Wall. I took Mike up his first multi-pitch climb on Ordeal (5.8). The biggest ordeal was the CF I made out of the hanging belay. Gery and Dennis did Stupendous Man (10a) and The Wet Kiss (5.9). The Big Pucker was too wet to climb. Next, we moved on to the Monolith. I led the Direct Route (5.7R) and Gery led Post Orgasmic Depression (5.10d) and then we took turns top-roping some stuff. There can't be too many days when you can climb a lot of the classics at Pinnacles and never have to wait in line. The rock was starting to get wet and we were getting colder so finally, we hiked up to the reservoir. The water level is 15' higher than last November and the water was running over the spillway. It was a great day. Hope you like the pics.
Mike
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Dennis on Rat Race (the crack). Rat Face is straight over the roof where the rope is running.
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Mike O on Thrill Hammer
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Mike O at hanging belay on ordeal
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North down Bear Gulch from Ordeal
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Gery On Subterranean Tango
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Mike O on the Monolith
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Mike Z on POD on the Monolith (taken by Gery from Direct Route)
Some Scenery pics follow
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The Sisters from the top of the Monolith
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Near the dam
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Dennis and me on the dam
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The trail to the sisters is underwater.
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Zoo
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Comments
Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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lucky to not have folks around.
i usually stick to working on new stuff around the rainy days or aid, so as not to bend the free climbers out of shape if I were to snap a hold. meh, go for it I say.
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mucci
Trad climber
The pitch of Bagalaar above you
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You guys bagged all of the classics! Way to fill in the day.
It's been a while since I've seen the dam all brimmed out.
Nice pics, you guys got the spirit!
WHOOOP! Bump for Pinns.
Mucci
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Superbowlbump!
I like that line up. Thanks for a bit of the Pinns magic!
I was there about a month ago and the resevoir was super low. Crazy rain.
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rhyang
climber
SJC
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Nice pics !
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mtnyoung
Trad climber
Twain Harte, California
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You "stole" a day of climbing, that's for sure. I haven't seen the reservoir that full in years either.
We have a new doctor moving to this community to take a job with our ER medical group. One of the doctors already in the ER group is a good friend of mine. He was in on the interview with the new hire. When he found out that the new doc was a climber he had to ask if she knew me (ours is a small community up here). Oh, she knew me all right. She apparently hadn't forgotten climbing at Pinnacles with her husband on a Super Bowl Sunday. They'd run into me and my partner, and in the course of a pleasant conversation, I'd allowed how the two of them must be communists since they were out in the gorgeous weather, climbing instead of watching the game.
It was a joke, I was just having fun. Gotta remember to engage the brain more quickly after I open the mouth.
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Zander
climber
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Nice Mike!
Looks like fun.
Zander
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Way to go. You guys wasted a perfectly good day of hot wings, potstickers, Cheetos and beer. You went....Climbing? What a waste. Super Bowl Sunday is the pinnacle of gluttony and yall missed out. Sorry suckers!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
Boise, ID
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Feb 11, 2010 - 04:35pm PT
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I like it.
Pinns is a freaky place.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Feb 11, 2010 - 06:19pm PT
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looks like a good day.
The pinns IS a bizarre place.
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J. Werlin
Social climber
Cedaredge, CO
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Feb 11, 2010 - 11:31pm PT
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excellent!
Superbowl is the classic cragging day for sure.
Cool to see Pins. all green.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Never been there but this place always reminded me of the Needles(SD) by the pictures and the way people talk about it. Old school.
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