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Summit Register Archives

The following are actual summit registry entries. In an effort to preserve the entries, they are periodically removed from the register by Friends Of Pinnacles. Unfortunately, due to the forces of nature, registry entries deteriorate over time - eventually becoming unreadable. FOP has taken the initiative to try to preserve these entries and make them available for everyone to view for years to come.

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Registry entries from: The Monolith

200403/00V.Lo... Was here
200111/25KB & MR... KB & MR
200104/14Teal Peterson... Here to represent BSA crew 799
200103/17Tina (?)... feel the connection
200100/19Not signed... I've got to be mad...
200007/22Darren Connor... 10:21 am
200007/22Shawn Dummag (s... 10:22 am
200003/28Carlos & Nefert... Forever
200002/00Jenny... Like you said, a life full of climbs together.
199907/22Heidi... Martian Planet
199907/22KW... Beautiful Heidi
199906/06Bob S___(?)... Beautiful day
199902/13John Payne... Direct
199901/17Eric... Glad...
199901/17Heather... Thanks...
1999?unknownKevin S____ (?)... Hell of a view
199811/22Adam Mal....... Picture IncludedHieroPinnaglyphs
199811/22Chris Dalleske... Whew!
199804/11Puddy & Tom... Topped it out
199704/15Lou Martinez... Best day of life
199704/05Erik Gearhart, ... Erik & Tanya
199704/05Leonardo Topa... Bellissimo
199703/08Adam Long... Huh-huh, huh-huh
199612/00Wielk (sp) Juli... Wielk & Julia
199610/27Maggie Murray... Yahoo!
199610/22K. Newbold... Good day
199609/24Lonny M, Jen B.... Be back!
199609/14W.C.... Where's my mommy?
199609/00Ted... Ted love Leslee
199607/07KLM & BB... KLM & BB
199605/21Frank Wilholm (... The Pinnacles are a miracle
199605/05Bill Chin... Thanks Robert!
199605/05T. Dobbs (sp?)... One year passed...
199604/20Athenian School... Athenian School
199604/14Jose Antonio Fl... Mi nombre es...
199604/09Chais (sp?)... Amen. I'm 21 today!
199603/16Adam... Aid climbed Ranger Bolts
199603/16Adam Long, Just... Justin stopped bleeding
199603/02Name illegible... All these people...
199603/00Jack... Been here
199602/00Peter Claasen, ... So much depends on the red wheelbarrow...
199601/14Erin Cunniff (s... Yahoo!
199601/14Pete K.... Bar?
199601/13Heather Price &... Heather Price & Chris Cotten 4 ever
1996?unknownBen F--(rest il... 2nd time on the Pod
1996?unknownKen (or Kent) a... Party on, Dude
1996?unknownNeck (sp?) & Je... Rage!!!
199511/04Eiichiro Mikami... Eiichiro
199510/28Not signed or i... Thanks Tee and Tobe (sp?) for the company
199510/00Daryl & Name il... Cool day
199510/00Dave Lealing (s... Dave
199510/00Lana (sp?) Neff... Yahoo!
199509/10Geraldine Lihrm... On dit que...
199508/27Marc Schafer... First climb west of the Mississippi
199508/21Luke Powell... Don't forget
199508/07Jim Sapia... Not a soul in sight
199508/00Kevin Norato (s... Not even the rock...
199507/29E.M.... People come and go, but the rock is eternal
199507/08Carolyne, Maggi... Hooked for life
199507/06RB, LG (?)... RB heart LG
199506/12Ryan Travare (s... Thank you...
199505/20Willie Mein, Ri... Nice
199505/19Rich Norano... Jump
199505/10Name illegible... Overcoming
199504/28Jim Vegge (sp?)... I love Wendy
199504/15Brooks White... Right to the head
199503/30Name illegible... Hey Beavis
199503/19Lanny Hartsell... 1st lead on Direct Route
199503/19Steve Sheilds (... Another day at Pinnacles
199503/01Elizabeth S--(r... Here's to the Pinnacles Gods
199502/25Bob Foley, Rick... Bob, Rick, John
199502/21Sue Green... First time at the top
199502/13JY, KD, (?) AL... Que buena dia
199502/01Name illegible... Burnt out
1995?unknownA.O.... Hi there!
1995?unknownLar & Tim... Those d**ks
1995?unknownNot signed... beer
1995?unknownNot signed... Work hard, play hard
1995?unknownNot signed... Picture IncludedSun drawing
1995?unknownNot signed... Barking spiders
1995?unknownNot signed... powerful rock and elusive sun
1995?unknownNot signed... Swallow my chaw
1995?unknownNot signed... You ain't nothing but a...
1995?unknownNot signed or i... Hope you were here
1995?unknownS.M.... To err is human...
1995?unknownSara E--(?)... first real rock
199411/19Jen... Thanks John!
199411/16Kevin Beneda, S... 5.11a
199411/01Hail family... Hail family
199410/27Dale... God lives
199410/27Name illegible... Roses are red...
199410/23The Birdman... I did!
199410/02Gemetha Clodel... First time!
199410/02Not signed... My Supreme Hero
199409/05Greg--Barbara... Labor Day
199409/03Brad Eve ???... What A Day!
199409/03Dylan Wo---(?)... One thing on my mind...
199409/03Ryan M. ----(?)... Pushed to the extreme
199409/01Alejandro Biro,... Alejandro & Ken
199408/18Adam Harvey... loved it...
199408/18Paul Schneider... First lead
199407/03Matt & Paul... Nice....
199406/25Dave & Elizabet... Love, lust & climb
199406/16Name illegible... Did it
199406/16Russel Metlitzk... 5.8+
199406/04Steve L. Richar... Daughter's 8th Birthday
199405/30Greg & Mark Hol... Greg & Mark
199405/30Lara M. M--(?)... Good luck class of 94
199405/29Basti & Ana... Basti & Ana up at the top!
199405/21Kreg (sp?)... Great day
199405/19Greg... I love climbing and the outdoors.
199405/19Rob... This rock rules.
199405/14Dar--(?) Shel--... I dare any other bookworm to sprout wings & fly!
199404/24Nundic Nadr (sp... What a place for a register!
199404/17GZ... The sun is the most powerful sign
199404/10Natalie Meyer... The first step...
199404/02Jonathan... Now to go challenge Life (and Death)...
199403/11Brent Bushnell... First lead of the year!
199403/06Not signed... Diamonds are forever or 1 month...
199403/00Shaw... Can't wait to surmount all of life's great climbs with you!
199402/22Kevin Williams... No regrets
199401/29Steve Nelson... I've been climbing for 3 yrs. and I finally found this box.
199401/29Trevor the rock... My first big rock for the new year
199401/22Name illegible... Better than all
199401/17Ben P--(?)... Ben dumped Becky
199401/17Not signed... High on natural crack
199401/09Taylor Liu (sp?... Taylor Liu
1994?unknownAdrian Macias (... Yeah Baby
1994?unknownBen Werner (sp?... Sweet day
1994?unknownCat "33" Stewar... Ditto
1994?unknownGreg Von Lortz ... Why?
1994?unknownJP, Doug, Marti... Fearful Trio
1994?unknownJulie Sherman... Julie
1994?unknownMike Shearer... Inspirational high
1994?unknownnot signed... It's dark
1994?unknownNot signed... Sure do miss Wendy
1994?unknownNot signed... And ascent is so much easier!
1994?unknownNot signed... I came, I saw...
1994?unknownPaul Teller... Flying....
1994?unknownRob... Was here
1994?unknownRyan Agler... Ryan
1994?unknownShirley & Paul... Shirley & Paul
1994?unknownSleepy... Sleepy
1994?unknownVal... Val
1994?unknownVincent Ze (nam... Was here
199311/12Gary Heist... To the edge again
199311/12Rick Heist... Yaaahooooo!
199311/11Skip & W--(rest... Skip made it!!
199311/07Amy Vontovich (... First climb ever!!
199311/07Molly Cassidy... First lead ever
199311/00Nat Keefe... Absolutely fabulous
199311/00Z Byhek (sp??)... I made it
199310/30Rafael Mendez I... Rafael
199310/24Not signed... Dedicated to Chris Breemer
199310/17Barry (?)... Hey Shannon--
199310/17Barry Evans (sp... Not quite ready to die...
199310/17not signed... Tall Tale
199310/17Phil... First climb up Monolith...
199310/17Robin... Clean my shorts
199310/15Jesse Baliscoe ... I made it!
199310/15Shannon Lee Kin... Piton Traverse and Pteradactyls
199310/05Ryan M. T----(?... Blessed
199309/17John Tran (sp?)... Ultimate summit
199309/07Jeff, Darick, C... We own this rock
199308/14Jason M--(?)... love the world
199308/14Name illegible... first time & lovin it
199308/14Rick Wilson (?)... first time via P.O.D.
199308/06Ryan Littleton... Loving it!
199308/06Tracy Goldsmith... 3rd climb
199308/00Name illegible... on top of old Smokey
199307/31Name illegible... 105 degree heat
199307/31Robert H. May... flies eating the blood off my wounds
199307/25JG... Sub-T Tango
199307/18Rachel (Heidi)... Picture IncludedI'd rather do it in the nude!
199307/18Tony Lobay... Yo wassup?
199306/23Erin M, (other ... The 3 buds
199305/31Ben P--(?)... 'Bout ten kids climbing our wall.
199301/09Angela Bridgema... Yesterday The Hand...
1993?unknownBrother Kenny... All Kinds
1993?unknownDavid Ress (sp?... third time
1993?unknownEAG... Sandbagging...
1993?unknownEuron... Congrats
1993?unknownIvaylo Ninou, T... World traveling climbers
1993?unknownJim McMahan... gonna whip her
1993?unknownJoanna Goode... My blood
1993?unknownName illegible... 2nd time around...
1993?unknownNot signed... Should I?
1993?unknownNot signed... Whats next?

Was here (03/00/2004)Back to Top
signed, V.Lo
 
V.Lo was here
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KB & MR (11/25/2001)Back to Top
signed, KB & MR
 
KB & MR
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Here to represent BSA crew 799 (04/14/2001)Back to Top
signed, Teal Peterson
 
Here to represent BSA crew 799,
my friends and country. What a beautiful place she
is--long live the USA!
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feel the connection (03/17/2001)Back to Top
signed, Tina (?)
 
Up here,
I feel the connection with
nature & those I love.
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I've got to be mad... (00/19/2001)Back to Top
signed, Not signed
 
I've got to be mad...
but I'm alive.
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10:21 am (07/22/2000)Back to Top
signed, Darren Connor
 
Sat. 7/22/2000
10:21 am
Darren Connor
SLO, CA
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10:22 am (07/22/2000)Back to Top
signed, Shawn Dummag (sp?)
 
Sat. 7/22/2000
10:22 am
San Bruno, CA
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Forever (03/28/2000)Back to Top
signed, Carlos & Nefertiti
 
Carlos Y Nefertiti forever

(inside a heart)
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Like you said, a life full of climbs together. (02/00/2000)Back to Top
signed, Jenny
 
Shaw--
Well, here we are, we made it! Now, like you said, a life full of climbs together.

               Jenny
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Martian Planet (07/22/1999)Back to Top
signed, Heidi
 
First time here and it was out of this world. I feel like a Martian on a new planet.
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Beautiful Heidi (07/22/1999)Back to Top
signed, KW
 
This place is almost as beautiful as Heidi Slominski!
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Beautiful day (06/06/1999)Back to Top
signed, Bob S___(?)
 
It was a beautiful day.
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Direct (02/13/1999)Back to Top
signed, John Payne
 
Direct
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Glad... (01/17/1999)Back to Top
signed, Eric
 
Heather,
We made it!
I am so glad we are together.
Love,
     Eric
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Thanks... (01/17/1999)Back to Top
signed, Heather
 
Eric,
Thank you for being
my clilmbing buddy,
friend,
lover,
husband.
I love you.
       Heather

P.S.: Almost six months!
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Hell of a view (1999?)Back to Top
signed, Kevin S____ (?)
 
A hell of a view up here
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HieroPinnaglyphs (11/22/1998)Back to Top
signed, Adam Mal....
 
Click for Picture11-22-98
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Whew! (11/22/1998)Back to Top
signed, Chris Dalleske
 
11-22-98
Whew!
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Topped it out (04/11/1998)Back to Top
signed, Puddy & Tom
 
Topped it out
POD 4/11/98 (?)
Seen it
Did it
Done it
WOW.
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Best day of life (04/15/1997)Back to Top
signed, Lou Martinez
 
Best day of life
except for the rest
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Erik & Tanya (04/05/1997)Back to Top
signed, Erik Gearhart, Tanya Bogenzahn (sp?)
 
Erik Gearhart & Tany Bogenzahn
Lander, WY
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Bellissimo (04/05/1997)Back to Top
signed, Leonardo Topa
 
Bellissimo
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Huh-huh, huh-huh (03/08/1997)Back to Top
signed, Adam Long
 
This rock sucks.
Yeah, yeah
Huh huh huh huh
Beavis
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Wielk & Julia (12/00/1996)Back to Top
signed, Wielk (sp) Julia
 
Wielk & Julia
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Yahoo! (10/27/1996)Back to Top
signed, Maggie Murray
 
Yahoo!
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Good day (10/22/1996)Back to Top
signed, K. Newbold
 
AAC
Good day
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Be back! (09/24/1996)Back to Top
signed, Lonny M, Jen B.
 
1st trip
Be back!
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Where's my mommy? (09/14/1996)Back to Top
signed, W.C.
 
On top of the Monolith

Where's my mommy?
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Ted love Leslee (09/00/1996)Back to Top
signed, Ted
 
Ted love Leslee
I love my (?)
Thank God Always.

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KLM & BB (07/07/1996)Back to Top
signed, KLM & BB
 
KLM & BB

(in heart)
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The Pinnacles are a miracle (05/21/1996)Back to Top
signed, Frank Wilholm (sp?)
 
The Pinnacles are a miracle
I wonder what kind of dinosaurs lived here!
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Thanks Robert! (05/05/1996)Back to Top
signed, Bill Chin
 
First time ever!!!
Thanks Robert.
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One year passed... (05/05/1996)Back to Top
signed, T. Dobbs (sp?)
 
One year passed and
I'm still climbing the same
damned route.
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Athenian School (04/20/1996)Back to Top
signed, Athenian School
 
Erik Gearhart, guide
Noelle Boltwood
Andrea Ryan
Maggie Preston
Devin Tomcin
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Mi nombre es... (04/14/1996)Back to Top
signed, Jose Antonio Flores Rendon
 
Mi nombre es Jose Antonio Flores Rendon.
Mi siento feliz de haber escalare ya qu'e nina
joense andor en este deporte
__ todo California

Sorry for the poor transcription!
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Amen. I'm 21 today! (04/09/1996)Back to Top
signed, Chais (sp?)
 
Amen. I'm 21 today!
Heart Maha Dada
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Aid climbed Ranger Bolts (03/16/1996)Back to Top
signed, Adam
 
Justin stopped bleeding-Just aid climbed Ranger Bolts
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Justin stopped bleeding (03/16/1996)Back to Top
signed, Adam Long, Justin Vita (sp?)
 
Justin stopped bleeding
Just aid climbed Ranger Bolts

Adam Long
Justin Vita (sp?)
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All these people... (03/02/1996)Back to Top
signed, Name illegible
 
Where did all these people come from?
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Been here (03/00/1996)Back to Top
signed, Jack
 
Been here now
No loss
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So much depends on the red wheelbarrow... (02/00/1996)Back to Top
signed, Peter Claasen, Laura B-(?), Sue Mc--(?)
 
So much depends on the red wheelbarrow
cloaked in rainwater
beside the white chicken.
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Yahoo! (01/14/1996)Back to Top
signed, Erin Cunniff (sp?)
 
I'm here at the summit
and it's beautiful!
Yahoo!
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Bar? (01/14/1996)Back to Top
signed, Pete K.
 
Somebody told me
there was a bar up here.
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