Funny how the stuff I learned from the Royal Robbins classic gets repurposed for my SOTA career.
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Hi Eric,
Like you, I find that my rock climbing skills come in handy for climbing some of the more technical SOTA peaks. In addition, I find that the skills I learned placing protection and sometimes using natural protection help a lot when guying a mast where stakes don’t work. Below are a couple examples similar to yours.
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BTW: I also had that book by Robins.
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I love it Pat! Ingenious use of the terrain. I had the good fortune of running into Mr. Robbins on the south side of Lily Rock back in the '80s. Perhaps better known as Taquitz Rock to most. Here’s another:
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Excellent Eric. I also met Robins in early 80s. He was at the base of the Yellow Spur in Eldorado Canyon, CO. He did the first free ascent of that route with Pat Ament in 1960. He said he was there to see if he could still climb it. Always nice to meet your heroes. 
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I love the use of chockstones - particularly the artificial one!