May '96. Pinnacles with Dennis Strom. We did a new route on the Frog: Unabomber 5.10b, fairly steep on good knobs, 80', 6x plus anchors. The name came from a large block that fell to earth while we were testing it (from the ground) to see if the Friend behind it was good pro! I also got beaned (through my hat, drawing blood briefly), when I was stupidly belaying directly below the route. 3/23 Pinnacles with Dennis Erik. - new route at the Frog 5.10a, 6x. Possible name: "Egg Solid Sandwich". It starts from the first bolt on Pinch Gripped, and continues straight up the steep knobs (Pinch Gripped diagonals out to the right). It was somewhat breezy and chilly at the belay, but while the leader was drilling, we would just tie him off on a GriGri, and run out right to soak up some sun! I got the "bonehead" award, managing to get hit in the head by a rock, since I was belaying directly underneath the route (changed that in a hurry). I found one very nice hidden incut for drilling the 5th bolt (4th new bolt) -- i.e. just when I was starting to get pumped and thinking about climbing down, my fingers sunk deep into this killer jug (followed shortly by a big hook)! Dennis did a nice job reaching the next drilling point, and then I had an epic putting in the first belay bolt. I got too runout on the natural gear between knobs, so I went out right and way up the ridge, hoping to find an old bolt or anchor to drill the belay from. Finally I had to downclimb back to a marginal set of TCUs (fortunately they were solid enough). After we bailed out, the route got the last laugh, as Dennis' beard got caught in the rappel device just inches from the ground -- ouch! On the way out in the dark, we were glad that we had placed cairns and cleared thorn branches from the direct trail. Dennis returned a few weekends later to redpoint it and add the second belay bolt. It's 80' high.