GPS got 5300' gain. Long day, 12 people! Thanks to Joel for constant good humor. Now for Pincushion Pinnacle -- please don't do this alone. I conferred with Bob C, and we concluded the current crux move on the N side is definitely harder than 5.2-- it is overhanging. I've done this 4x free, and peeled off once. We think it might be easier to climb directly up the from the saddle on what might be called the NW buttress-- it's been done by Dustin W, two people with a rope, which could be used to top-belay the second, would make more sense. I took down the rope I had placed 8 days ago, as I do not want to encourage people to try that route. There is still a 4000lb splices dyneema sling on the tree above the crux, with the spiced eye ends connected with a small 4000 lb (bs) quicklink.