Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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tyler.yarbrough
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Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

Post by tyler.yarbrough »

Elemental Climbing Club in Louisville put together this list, and based it on many of our experiences and some of our favorite routes (most memorable, most terrifying, best movement etc...) We would love to get some more input from the community at large. Did we miss your absolute favorite climb for the grade? Do you have an amazing story behind your reasoning? Do you think our list is total crap? Check out our blog post and let us know!

http://www.elementalclimbingclub.com/bl ... e-by-grade
Spikeddem
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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Amarillo Sunset is some tepid, off-brand generic cola. King Me is Classic Coke.
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Willy
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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Granted I'm not strong enough to touch the grade, I don't see how Golden Boy gets runner up to Cut Throat when it's been voted the best 13b in the country before in magazines. Also the Infidel should be a strong contender for best 11d. All things is a little too short and atypical to be the best IMO. Swedish Fish might also deserve to be mentioned and every grade ought to have a runner up listed for that matter. Pretty good list though for an inherently subjective topic.
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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Spikeddem wrote:Amarillo Sunset is some tepid, off-brand generic cola. King Me is Classic Coke.
agreed. Amarillo is nice on the eyes, but King Me is something you'd be willing to settle down with.
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kafish2
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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I think Nagypapa slides in for the win at 13d. No rests, perfect slopers followed by tough as nails crimps, try hard crux at the end, super solid rock. Ultra perm, slab Traverse start to avoid the real start (oh three starts to this one?) UP also has a crux defined by a size dependent and sharp fingers slot and a no hands knee bar. Ultra perm is awesome, don't get me wrong, but not even in my top 3 in the red at the grade. It's all subjective though right?
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tyler.yarbrough
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

Post by tyler.yarbrough »

For whatever reason (call it just pure stupidity or ignorance) King Me evaded my memory when generating this list. It was the first one that people started yelling to put on the list and now it is in it's rightful place alongside Amarillo. Old school, and new school.
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

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I'd take 27 Years of Climbing over Boilerplate, but I'd put Boilerplate 2nd.
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mjkusn01
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

Post by mjkusn01 »

Tyler, you're allowed to have your favorite 11b in the Red and we don't have to agree with you. These lists are anything but objective.

Even still, what were you thinking when you didn't include King Me?
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

Post by DJB »

You have some really good routes listed, but I'd rank OJ and Steel Worker as better 12c's than CB6. OJ would be in contention for best route in the Red of any grade.
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Re: Top Routes for the Grade at the RRG

Post by tyler.yarbrough »

Good thought on OJ, I've never been on steelworker but heard that it is burly. I've added 27 years and King me to the list as well as Nagypapa at 13d and Mercy the Huff at 12b. Would love to hear more feedback
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