Since Patrick had ridden his motorcycle to the Needles we waited till almost dark for the central valley to cool off from 110 to a more manageable temperature and then headed to Pine Mountain for the night. On the way the chain on Patricks bike loosened and we had to stop on the side of the road with some very crazy bugs. After much messing about we were able to tighten the chain and get back on the road and to the camp right at midnight. We made dinner and then crashed. The next morning after sleeping in and having a great breakfast we headed into the boulders for a few hours before driving the rest of the way to Santa Barbara and finally some much cooler weather.
The rock at Pine Mountain is sandstone and reminded me of all the sport climbing and bouldering in eastern Tennessee. The texture was incredible and I really enjoyed the climbing.
This was my favorite problem of the day. It was also the last one that I climbed. I'm not sure what it was rated but I was super excited to pull it off. The movement was great with really nice features and just enough spice at the top to make me wonder.
And of course its a beautiful place.
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