Off topic, you hit 5.11's yet climbing?
Betty's Leap Boy Scout Rocks on Mt. Diablo 5.11. The 5.11 was the horizontal seem halfway up that you had to stand on to do a full body extention up to the nest hold. Top left at the top is a finger sized hole used now to finish the climb. In 94 I was so scared and the sand stone was so soft, I drilled my left index finger 1/2 inch into the rock. Go up and check it out. But that was a top rope climb to the left side of the formation from the road.
Lovers leap at Strawberry my best free lead was Bears Reach 5.7. It was down graded from 5.8 in the late 90's because a slab fell off. I've followed on the Line 5.9. We got a June Ice shower deluge and had to rope off from 300ft in a freezing down pour in our shorts and Tee's. I've finished last pitch's at Strawberry in the dark on most of the 5.7 and 5.8 with a head lamp.
How close to the back of the Inn at Strawberry Lodge does the American river flow?? So do you remember the chinzy gazebo back there from the back room window seats? Masherbrum do you know the ford under the Hogback at Strawberry on the American River between Lovers Leap and the Hogback? Can you see the ford from the I-50 pullout or does the Hogback block it?
If you show up at 9am at the bottom of Lovers Leap in June on any weekend, how many hours until your group can begin climbing on East Wall? We all know the Friday night campers are up at dawn...right??? How tall are the bushs at the bottom of east Wall? Tall enough to hide your whole body behind to tinkel? Which way do the Pegmatite dikes run on the walls at Lovers Leap? What climbing level is Pop Bottlel without googling? Where is the crux move on Pop Bottle? Funny littel 14ft high book with a tiny crack right........
Where at Berkeley CA is Indian Rock Masherbrum? Whats the crux move on the 5.8 Water Cource, first move or last move? Which side going down the stairs is the smear walking practice slab?
Does this make your virtual manhood stand tall with all of its anonimnity? You ever took a tear from a pitch and listened to your protection and freinds POP anchor after anchor while you fall? What did you say in those seconds as the ground came up to your reality just before your Petzel harnes choked off your manhood?? How much did you trust your belayer at that point? How much did you trust the 3 points of anchor you set for your belayer at that point? When do you use freinds and when do you use choks? Do you re-sole your own?
Do we thump chests here or continuing insulting each other anonymously............... by the way is the path off Lovers Leap down the left side or right side facing it from I-50? Without googling it.....
