Gunks: Perfect Tens
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Wondering if we can come up with a list of "perfect tens" at the Gunks. My guess is that this list stacks up favorably with any other crag in the country. Let's start: |
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Face to Face is the only climb on the list that ive climbed so far, but it is probably the nicest 5.10 that Ive ever climbed. |
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Falled on account of strain maybe? |
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Falled for sure as one great long pitch. Great route. |
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entire double-issima in a single pitch is pretty hard to beat. probably gets my vote, although i haven't done every 10 in the gunks. |
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Stirrup Trouble is great. |
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A few more to the list...some very memorable and some maybe perfect...in no particular order |
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1 - FCD - two quality pitches that test technique and nerves. |
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I forgot about Stannards Roof. That one is pretty darn fun. |
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ten thousand restless virgins |
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"Resistance", "Co-Ex", "Feast of Fools", and "Double-issima" get my vote. |
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Welcome to the Gunks, Coexistence, and P38 get my vote. Erect Direction really wasn't anything special to me. |
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Tyrel Fuller wrote:Welcome to the Gunks, Coexistence, and P38 get my vote. Erect Direction really wasn't anything special to me.So, do u dislike multipitch? exposure? spectacular positions (insert jab here)? just wondering, b/c its easily in my top 5 |
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i always thought "star action" was a gunks classic... full out dyno on 5.10 trad?! s'always stuck w/ me... |
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stredna wrote: So, do u dislike multipitch? exposure? spectacular positions (insert jab here)? just wondering, b/c its easily in my top 5No, the third pitch roof was rad, the rest of the climbing was awkward and unrewarding. |
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How about P38 |
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Jon O'Brien wrote:i always thought "star action" was a gunks classic... full out dyno on 5.10 trad?! s'always stuck w/ me... oh, and feast of fools!I agree star action is a great climb, but full on dyno? The move over the bulge is pretty static off of the crimps above the horizontal. The move up and left is definitely committing though. |
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What about never never land & shitface. Both amazing climbs |
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Obviously these are all amazing. I just want to make sure nobody misses some really great extensions to a lot of these. For instance, if you do The Winter, you HAVE to do “The Winter Direct” by continuing up to the huge roof crux (technically p2 of The Spring)—same grade, different climbing, can lower with a 60 (barely). Done this way, it might be the best hard 10 in the Gunks. |
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I really love never never land. |