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Canyon Dweller
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 11:31 am Post subject: info on Pinnicle Peak |
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I am interested in doing Pinnicle peak, but since HAZ died I have no clue how to get there. My other question is: is it possible to get to the top of it and has anybody here been to the top?
I am located near loop 101 and 7th st, instructions from this point would be helpfull. |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Head east on 101 to Pima Rd...North on Pima Rd. to Happy Valley Rd. Turn right (east) onto Happy Valley Rd and then left (north) onto Alma School Parkway; just follow the signs from there.
I'm sure many of the rock climbers have made it to the top, but it does take rock climbing. _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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All previous blathering has been edited to try and save the reputation (however soiled it may be) of the offending party. Do forgive his lapse in judgement and his brief foray into intellectual vapidness. _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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No sweat. The peak trail goes right up to the top. There are a couple of sections where they have some cables bolted into the rock that you can hang onto if you like, but you can make it no problem. Honestly it sounds worse than it is.
Look at the events posts - there will be a group of us going in a few weeks, if you can wait long enough, just come with us - we had a great time the last time we went. |
Um, Daddee... me thinks you're talking about Picacho Peak, not Pinnacle.... _________________ [/size] |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Daddee think you're talking Picacho instead of Pinnacle Peak. _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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mike What box?
Joined: 30 Dec 2002 Posts: 3134
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Beat ya again, Hooli!! _________________ [/size] |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, they both start with a "P" - and yes - I wasn't reading close enough to make the distinction. _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
- Abraham Lincoln |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:40 pm Post subject: |
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Ya know, you clowns are really makin' it hard for poor ol' Hooli to keep his promise to be a kinder, gentler Hooli
I can feel that wonderful glow of nastiness just startin' at my toes and workin' its way to the fingers strokin' these keys _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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Daddee I once was a slug.
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 2815 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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that wonderful glow of nastiness just startin' at my toes and workin' its way to the fingers strokin' these keys
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The sheer amount of opportunities this sentance affords simply boggles the mind. Hoolie speaking of Nastiness as though it were J-lo...
Holy mother of creation! Hoolie is about to blow a gasket!!!
Don't hold back John - it'll only create a cataclysm of Krakatoa proportions!
"I can feel the hate flowing through you...Release your anger..." _________________ "Only small minds want always to be right."
- Louis XIV
"...haven't you lived long enough to know that two men may honestly differ about a question and both be right?"
- Abraham Lincoln |
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Canyon Dweller
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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does Pinnacle peak need ropes? I'm not much of a rope person. If its class 3 or easy class 4 then no prob. _________________ Mountains are there to be climbed!
"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2 |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/6/2003, 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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The trail itself requires no technical skills at all; contractor built and not much less than a dirt sidewalk. Can't speak for the rock climbing....at my age the class would be rated in three digits! _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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tempe8
Joined: 04 Jan 2003 Posts: 66 Location: Tempe, AZ
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Canyon Dweller
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 1/7/2003, 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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durn, i think that this mountain is out for me. I hate hiking mountains and cannot reach the peak.
mike sure gave me some hope there for a second saying that there is a cable route mixing up 2 mountains. Sure would be nice if there was a cable route.
I did do Picacho with you guys last year, was a good hike. _________________ Mountains are there to be climbed!
"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2 |
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evenstar
Joined: 03 Jan 2003 Posts: 5548 Location: SCW by way of CA
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Posted: 1/7/2003, 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Canyon Dweller, Only the rock climbing part of Pinnacle Peak requires ropes.
The main trail is a 3.5 miles out and back trail and quite easy. I've seen a lot of folks my age there just out for a Sunday stroll that requires some exertion. You hiked Granite Mountain with us and unless that knee of yours has really given out on you, Pinnacle Peak should be a breeze; much, much easier than Granite Mountain. Drive on out there and give it a look. _________________ John Richardson and Richie Rich, El Perro de Playero
http://members.tripod.com/~evenstar/index.html
http://www.arizonahikers.com
When the Man waked up he said, "What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the Woman said, "His name is not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always. Take him with you when you go hunting."
--Rudyard Kipling, from Just So Stories, 1902 |
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Canyon Dweller
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 712 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: 1/7/2003, 12:52 pm Post subject: |
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I'll probably still do it, I just like reaching the peak of any mountain I do. I'm just a little dissapointed that i probably wont be able to get to the peak itself.
as far as my knee is concerned, it went out on me cuz it was totaly out of shape. I have been hiking camelback mountain once a week and when i do it i hike it twice. camelback twice seams to be more difficult than Granite Mountain. i have not had any problems with it since I got it into shape. _________________ Mountains are there to be climbed!
"Meaningless! Meaningless," says the teacher, "Utterly Meaningless, Everything is meaningless."-Ecclesiastes 1:2 |
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