The Gunks Hall of Shame
Are all routes in the Gunks classic? Ha! Here are some real turkeys.
These routes are either loose, dirty, dangerous, contrived, or just
plain trivial. I'm sure there's a lot more routes that ought to go
here but I haven't been desparate enought to try them yet. A lot of
these seemed like a good idea at the time.
Aint This Yab Yum
Well, there was about 30 feet of good climbing at the top.
Up in Arms
Awfully contrived.
Short and Simple
Absolutely pointless.
Animal Farm
It's in the Selected Climbs but not really worth doing. Very dirty
but not as loose as some routes in the area. I couldn't find the last
20' and climbed a truely awful vegetated dihedral.
Keyhole
You could worm up this short offwidth, by why?
Sudoriferous
Of all the contrived, useless routes next to the Uberfall this is the
most pointless.
Sultana
Not nearly as good as other routes in the area.
Goldner's Grunge
Only in the guidebook as a warning.
Hooky
Vegetated, unpleasent, runout. And those are it's good qualities.
Sticky Gate
Dirty and occasionally loose. Lots of better routes at this grade.
Thom's Thumb, Left Hand
Short and pointless.
Long Walk for Mankind
Why would anyone walk all the way to the end of the Trapps to climb
this slightly loose piece of garbage? (Here's a different opinion).
Don't Shoot
I haven't had the honor of doing this, but I got this message:
It seems that "Don't Shoot" (I climbed it a couple of years ago) is a
candidate for your Hall of Shame. Is it just me, or is this another turkey?
Pete Grant
You've been warned!