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http://www.sterlingrope.com/media/document/techmanual.pdf

Yup, that was us. No gear was dropped by us on the route and my partners aren't missing anything so looks like it's someone else's

Hmmm, we did the corner Thursday afternoon. I don't think my rack came up short but I was the first one up. I'll check with my partners and see if they came up light.

Cathedral Peak + Eichorn's Pinnacle makes a fine outing this time of year (although crowds can be intense.)

Thanks for the tips. We'll be on our toes if we have to aid around the gate ;-) If the Ranger isn't near the parking area, where can they be found?

CD, just got mine today (quick delivery!)

What's the skinny with Beacon night climbs? I've always wanted to do a run up the corner under a full moon. Do they actually lock that gate? If so, what's the recommended descent, rap? aid around the gate, just party on grassy until morning? I assume you have to park down the road and not in the parking lot? TIA, -S

I thought 'Creek still had the peregrine closure going on.

Congrats! Thanks for the great TR.

I love tricams. Great in horizontals and pods. I usually carry 3 or 4 of the smaller sizes and often place 2 active and in opposition for a belay. What other piece of gear has its own fan webpage? http://www.swarpa.net/~danforth/climb/sinkthepink.html

First pitch maybe, certainly not the upper pitches.

Benjio, Condolences on your loss. Sounds like Nate was a great guy, loved well and was well loved.

Sad news indeed. Sincere condolences to friends and family.

I don't usually rap at 30mph, do you?

I want that 3 minutes and 9 seconds of my life back.

No, not Loose Lady. Was over by the Virgin Islands area. Never knew what the name was. At the time, wasn't in the guidebook. Looked fun so we climbed it - was fun. Memory is that it was in the .10 range.

Joshua Tree, some unknown climb, Geology Tour Road, mid 80's

Ummm, Jeffery, I'm pretty sure RaisedByPikas's post was made with tongue firmly in cheek and in response to the spray that usually appears in the comments of news sites whenever there is a climbing rescue story.

Why even bother to put up a 5.6 route if you're climbing at a much higher level? Certainly not for the personal challenge. If there is an easy 8 pitch slab you really need to knock off in a hurry, then sure, but otherwise why not protect it in line with the expected traffic?

In general I'm glad there is variety and room for all. Hear hear. I feel somewhat similarly to 5.12 climbers putting up easy routes in popular areas and running them out.

Hanging Gardens, yeah, ugh. My worst case of PO too. I think the "classic" designation of that route in the guidebook is meant to draw unsuspecting souls into a Broughton PO hazing experience. My current case seems to be limited to a smallish streak on my forearm so the Risky Business finish seems to be relatively safe in that regard.

So, about the PO, based on the itchy patch on my forearm today, I'd say there must have been some lurking in the greenery we cleaned out ;-)

There wasn't anything on the 2nd pitch yesterday - are you talking about that old fixed (C4?) that was welded in there for years?

Was out having a lazy afternoon on the corner today and Joseph and (Shaun?) were out doing the deed. Thanks Joseph!

Couple of other notes... If you do go up there, bring a brush. We didn't know exactly what was gonna be up there and didn't anticipate the amount of moss and all we had were nut tools. There's a small bush in the crack that we left, but it's easy to avoid it. Could definitely be removed though. There's a small flake/block at the rooflet after you go around the aréte that seemed sound, but I didn't spend a lot of time looking at. Might bear some more gardening and examination before yarding on too hard. Most of the kudos should go to my partner Kendall who was keen to go exploring (as always) and did the initial cleaning on lead while I huddled in the alcove trying to avoid the deluge of moss that he was raining down ;-)