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What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:32 pm
by tradotto
Just wondering if there are any that you think deserve better than their 0-2 stars?

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:45 pm
by lena_chita
You know, there is advanced search button in the online guidebook, and you can do all sorts of cool searches for you!

For example, you can ask for ALL sport climbing routes graded 5.8 to 5.10d that have one or 2 stars "officially", but have 3 stars, or 4 stars, or whatever, by user consensus.

Off the top of my head, I thought Watefall Ballet (10a at Shawnee Shelter) and PickPoket (10d at Brightside) deserved more than 2 stars.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:48 pm
by Willy
Love Potion #9 at Crossroads is excellent for the grade

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 5:58 pm
by tradotto
lena_chita wrote:You know, there is advanced search button in the online guidebook, and you can do all sorts of cool searches for you!

For example, you can ask for ALL sport climbing routes graded 5.8 to 5.10d that have one or 2 stars "officially", but have 3 stars, or 4 stars, or whatever, by user consensus.
Yeah, I know. This is an internet forum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum "an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages."

If I need help with the search I will contact the site admins. But thank you.

I think that sudoku is a neat short 10a.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:02 pm
by nik
agree with waterfall ballet (shawnee shelter). definitely deserves more than two stars. i also thought special k (hideout) was a really cool route. tough, bouldery start (if you start under the bolt) to really cool, thoughtful climbing on holds that take a little body positioning to feel good (slopers, sidepulls, etc.).

slick and the 9mm (drive by) gets three stars, so i guess it's not really underrated, but i think it's as good as, and really similar too, bitter ray of sunshine (great wall) which gets four. i only mention it here 'cause i rarely see ppl on it! ppl do whip stocking or breakfast burrito for a warmup, but seems like they never get on this thing.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 4:13 am
by tbwilsonky
tradotto wrote:Yeah, I know. This is an internet forum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum "an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages."
haha. i lol'd.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2013 6:43 pm
by Ascentionist
tbwilsonky wrote:
tradotto wrote:Yeah, I know. This is an internet forum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum "an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages."
haha. i lol'd.
I lol'd too.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:17 pm
by rich
I thought Deeznuts(5.8) and Banjolero(5.10c) were both better than the two star rating in the guidebook.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:57 pm
by dustonian
Banjolero is definitely one of the better 10's around.

Re: What's the most underrated moderate?

Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 1:33 pm
by Crankmas
Everything at Oil Crack Crag