![Tom Higgins belaying Shake and Bake, Pinnacles National Park, California, 1976. [Photo] Tom Higgins collection, Courtesy Friends of Pinnacles](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/tom-higgins-1-930x620.jpg)
Tom Higgins (1944-2018) remembers the 1976 first ascent of a Pinnacles classic
Tom Higgins, an influential climber and writer, passed at age 73 on March 21. In his memory, we present a story in which he recounts the 1976 first ascent of Shake and Bake, a classic three-pitch 5.10a R in Pinnacles National Park, California.