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#36273 - 04/03/08 10:00 AM hidden gems
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So, you've climbed all the classics, 1,2,3 - 27 star routes. did the link ups and recomended climbs, went thru the hidden gems here on gunks.com and are cofortable up to the 10's. whats next? what is going to wake you up at 5am on a saterday morning and get you to drive 2+ hours with vigor and excitement (besides those wonderful mountainman bfast sandwiches at the deli)?
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#36274 - 04/03/08 10:06 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Architect]
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#36275 - 04/03/08 10:31 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: empicard]
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Perfect....
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#36276 - 04/03/08 10:39 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Architect]
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(besides those wonderful mountainman bfast sandwiches at the deli)?


huh?
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#36277 - 04/03/08 10:44 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Architect]
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Go to Millbrook!

Then Lost City...Bonticue...peterskill...(and numerous other crags that the powers-that-be want to deny the existence of)
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#36278 - 04/03/08 11:42 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Mike Rawdon]
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Look through the guidebook and explore some uncommonly climbed routes. Better yet go to the cliff, look at a line a climb it without knowing what it is. A sense of adventure and going into the unknown can get the heart pumping. If you don't like that idea. Get on some things that are harder that what you have climbed, but well protected and push yourself a bit.

There are far more than 27 routes up through 5.9 in the guidebook that get stars. Have you done all of the following:
Grim Ace Face
Proctor Silex
Proctoscope
Arts Route
Insulation
Blackout
Trusty Riffle
Lands End
I'm OK Your OK
Buckets Above
Perrigrine
Mr. P's
Lisa
Fillipina
Comando Rave
Three Vultures
Main Line
Pink Laurel
Cruise Control

just to name a few and this does not include any 10's

Edited by Coppertone (04/03/08 11:42 AM)
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#36279 - 04/03/08 11:51 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Coppertone]
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Mmmhmmm...
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#36286 - 04/04/08 11:08 AM Re: hidden gems [Re: Coppertone]
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27 was reffering to the amount of stars ;\) the "oh my god that climb should go on forever" kinda route..
On the list here the ones I haven't done are "buckets above", "mr. P's" and "Cruise control" I'll put those down this sunday I guess. Anyone want to comment on these? There is probably a good reason I haven't done them but who knows. certainly not me. As for adventure climbing that would have to be in lost city or peterskill. its almost impossible to do that in the trapps and nears. too many people looking for too many climbs and hanging around shouting beta. not that I mind and often partake in this travisty at the cliffs. but hey thats craggin' for ya. My initial post was just fishing for something more to get excited about. I'm not ready to take on "Yellow Wall" or "Endoro man" but still one can only climb "Apoplexy" or the Arrow wall so many time before saying theres gotta be more. I guess I'm just in a funk this season trying to find my drive and goals at the gunks. Something that will tickle that soft private part inside and get it jumping.
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#36290 - 04/04/08 12:16 PM Re: hidden gems [Re: Coppertone]
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I've done them all, and they all - excpet for Bucket's Above - are worth doing. That route only has about 10-15 feet of interesting climbing.
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#36291 - 04/04/08 01:01 PM Re: hidden gems [Re: Architect]
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Architect -

Here's another vote for Mike's suggestion to hoof it out to Millbrook. I've never heard anyone screaming move-by-move beta out there. Wander a little bit away from the two most popular routes out there and you probably won't hear anyone, period. My experience is that the cliff is much less visited than Lost City (however, I haven't been to either place often, so there might be other opinions.) Last summer a partner and I made our way over to Side Pocket, a route we'd selected based on a guide book description. Along the way, I saw a few lines that I'll return to this year because I liked the way they look from the bottom. That's close to adventure climbing. And it's enough enticement to bring me back.
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