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Classic 'no-star' routes at Point Perp 27-Oct-2014 At 9:32:39 AM simey

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I reckon previous Point Perp guides were shithouse when it came to allocating stars. They threw stars around like confetti on some pretty dubious routes. The current guide is infinitely better.

I am also aware that people's experience on a climb is highly influenced by their perception beforehand. Therefore when you jump on a route with no stars, it doesn't take much for you to be pleasantly surprised and think the climb is okay. But if you jumped on the same climb after reading it had three stars in the guidebook, you might top out thinking that the climb was pretty bloody average!

I'm pretty dubious Neil that you suddenly reckon these no-star routes are three star mega-classics. I will be intrigued to hear what other people reckon.