Pinnacles:  Heat Seeking, Baby Blues   1/26/91

John Imbrie (my college climbing partner and annual Valley visitor) was out
for a conference so he joined the usual gang (Joel + C family) to experience
what we've been sending him on email.  As usual, he hadn't climbed in months
but cruised the classics as if he'd been out every weekend like us
California folk!
   Joel, John, + Nancy started out on Stupendous Man 5.10a, while I conned
Bob Black into belaying me on Broken Arrow 5.10b (he was out with Hugh Pease
and Randy).  Bob had trouble on the crux, having only been out twice this
winter; then John came over and cruised it, asking if it was 5.9 or so (I
did have it rated as 5.10c/d in my guide draft).  The sun had come out by
this time (it had looked cool + cloudy), but we toproped Heat Seeking
Moisture Missile 5.10d, which had just gone into the shade.  Joel and I
got it clean, while John and Nancy had trouble on the crux overhang (Nancy
got well past the lip, but ran out of gas before she got established).
On to POD, where John and Nancy cruised on tr (John gave it an Arches Grade 4
-- our old toproping area).  Joel tred Foreplay 5.11a/b, and John tred
Subterranean Tango 5.11a.  Saw Ed Barry and Mark Chapman doing laps on
Hot Lava Lucy 5.13a(?), and Lester from Poland (without red-haired chick
this time).  Lester's friend Peter tred a new route below/right of the
first bolt on Monolith Direct -- Baby Blues (Post Partum Depression) 5.11d/
5.12a.  In other news, I am happy to report the resurrection of my 280Z,
after 2 months rest at curbside (got it started and only missed one field
goal in the Super Bowl).