I met Wayne Burleson in the Pinnacles last Sunday for a day of sport climbing. He's out for conferences in Monterey and Santa Diego. On Saturday he climbed with Tom Davis, Pinnacles activist and did 9 routes - I forget the details, but it was impressive. Here's how it went on Sunday: Rocket in my Pocket (10d): Wayne RP, Joel PP Future Shock (12b): WB TR with one hang at crux (chose wrong pebble to lunge for) JA, pass. Cataract Corner (12a): WB sticks thin start (11c?), makes it to bolt protecting crux. Hangs, retreats. JA TR's free to same bolt. Note: bolt protecting crux is slowly coming out - I had plenty of time to think about this as I lowered off. Black Dagger (11d): WB RP (preclipped 1st bolt). JA, one hang after crux, bad sequence. This is a nice route. Zippadeedoda (12b): WB led bolt to bolt, TR free. JA flails, worse performance than last year. JA kicks off basketball sized rock - fortunately it misses everyone on the trail. Mammary Pump (11c? to lead, 11a to follow?): WB led, brief hang after clipping poorly placed bolt. JA TR free. Maybe some sort of Pinnacles record for poorly thought out bolting. 1st bolt is ok, 2nd is skipped, then you clip a pin(!), then a good bolt, then a 5.11 move to clip a bolt that is too far to the right (could also skip), then a bolt that allows 1/2 of its shaft to be inspected, etc... Cosmos (11b) WB RP, JA TR. This route is truly great, no bad bolts and only a small amount of poor rock. We toasted a good day's climbing in the "Supertaqueria" in Hollister. We would recommend the supertaco over the superburrito; it also has a nice family atmosphere. I now have the "Guide to Restaurants in San Benito County", courtesy of Tim Reid, Pinnacles climbing ranger, which I am willing to share with anyone that has the simultaneous desire for Pinnacles rock and gourmet dining... Joel