desertwanderer81
Oct 9, 2007, 5:29 PM
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retr2327 wrote: desertwanderer81 wrote: tradmanclimbs wrote: Don't worry funalator. I rarely climb the gunks anymore. Too many people, too much crime. However parking a top rope party at the base of a multi pitch climb is still bad form no matter where you climb. I've seen this once, ever (and that one time I was upset too) I've probably climbed at the Gunks near 100 times. Honestly, how often do you see this? Or is it more of the fact that it stays in your mind. Desertwanderer, for the first time, I'd have to disagree with you. TR'ing on the first pitch of multi-pitch climbs is indeed quite common at the Gunks (e.g., M.F., Birdie Party, Snookie's, etc.). Of course, our difference of opinion on this could be partially a consequence of the fact that many climbs may have 2d pitches, but only the 1st pitch is typically climbed. See list above. In all 3 cases (and many others), the 2d pitches are delightful and well worth doing, but are commonly skipped even by trad leaders. OTOH, there's no shortage of great trad leads that virtually never get TR'ed.
Heh, well I wasn't counting climbs where P1 is a fantastic 5.7 and P2 is some scraggily 5.3 that you can practically walk up....Heck I've done plenty of trad routes where I only did P1 too and just rapped off the chains instead of doing P2.
Anyhow, as far as routes with two good 2 pitches, I've only seen the bottom pitch TR'ed once.
Edit: I tend to call most of those climbs at the Gunks, 1 pitch with a stout scramble :p
(This post was edited by desertwanderer81 on Oct 9, 2007, 5:42 PM)
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