HA! There was one day Dave, Holly, Holly's son and I were out climbing and screwing around. Holly's boy was a tyke and would tag along just because it was fun. He was always interested in the world around him and happened to come across a giant banana slug or whatever they were called. He studied it for the longest time, then said with glee "let's cut it open and see what it ate."

I still laugh about that.

Good to see you got out......

It was sort of warm in the Alabama Hills, but mostly deserted.

good to see your feeling betta....

gk

I think everyone had the same idea this weekend - time to get out while the weather is good. We went to the Pinnacles (west side on Saturday) and the 'hills were alive with climbers." I've rarely encountered other climbers on the west side, but we actually had to queue up for a route we wanted to do. Ah well, it was a wonderful day!!

Great pictures, DTM!

lisae,

the new guide shows all the new routes, so there are any number of well protected moderates on that side now too.


Dingus, no worries. Just want to try and get you guys out there next season. No chain control. but lots of snow at 6k and up. I was able to drive to the top of Short Cracks using 4x in the snow.

cool thread

mungeclimber wrote:lisae,

the new guide shows all the new routes, so there are any number of well protected moderates on that side now too.

I've got the new guide book, but haven't really given it more than a quick glance. I'll have to before the next time we go to the west side, so we have more alternatives. I always liked going to the west side because there were few folks. Maybe it is time to start exploring the high peaks. I've only climbed up there once. . .