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Expert Profile: Robert Walton

Expertise: I know Pinnacles National Monument as well as anyone around. I can give good advice to anyone who is new to the area. I'm also comfortable with questions about Yosemite and the Sierras. I'm not a wall climber and have small experience with aid techniques. Don't ask me about Excaliber. Peaks? Whitney (several routes), Mt. Humphreys, North Palisade, Mt.Sill, all the Cathedrals, and others.

Experience in the area
I've climbed in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada for 30 years. My home crags are in the Pinnacles National Monument. I've put up a dozen new routes there - ground up, bolts placed from stance. I've led 5.11, but I'm down to 5.9 these last few years.

Organizations
Friends of the Pinnacles Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter

Publications
Ascent 1989 Ascent 1993 Ascent 1999 The Climbing Art -- many times
"High" magazine, 1st place in 1999 fiction contest

Education/Credentials
California Teaching Credintal

Awards and Honors

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1016
Knowledge	9.89 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.78 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.70 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		102

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	10/11/08
10	10	10	10	10/10/08
10	10	10	10	09/30/08
10	10	10	10	04/11/08
8	6	8	10	02/08/07

User Comments

Thanks!
(Sean on 10/11/08)

Great Beta! Fast Response! Thanks!
(Sean on 10/10/08)

thank you
(Bertrand on 09/30/08)

Thank you very much Bob....I am very grateful....xo
(Kaz on 04/11/08)

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Recent Answers from Robert Walton

2008-10-10 Fun Pinnacles Routes: Dear Sean, Before I mention a few more climbs, allow me to share a secret: a key technique to succeeding on many Pinnacles routes is stemming. A stem, even in the slightest concavity, will bear a...

2008-10-10 Fun Pinnacles Routes: Dear Sean, Jamming is tough to come by at Pinnacles. There are a couple of routes over in the Yaks area which require jams, but they are definitely not easy to reach. Ordeal on Discovery requires...

2008-09-28 Kids route: Dear Bertrand, John Cochrane put up a route for his daughters to learn on. Its name escapes me right now (and I'm a long way from my guide!), but it's right across from the Shepherd on the West Side...

2008-05-29 Rope and Belay Breakage: Dear Leo, The most notorious example of a rope breaking during a fall came during the first ascent of the Matterhorn on July 14th, 1865. Edward Whymper led a party of seven. After the first successful...

2008-04-09 Climbing: Dear Kaz, I can offer personal knowledge only. I'm unaware of any official records in the age department as far as climbing is concerned. Fritz Wiessner would be my candidate for geriatric climbing...