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Royal Flush - is it worth 3 stars 13-Dec-2005 At 1:29:04 PM KP

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On 13/12/2005 nmonteith wrote:
>Three stars should only be handed out to a very few routes
>at the best crags. Melbourne
>crags have very little in the way of three star routes.

i disagree with your logic neil. To me, the starring system is proportional to how much effort it takes me to get to the route. An 'alright or OK' route in the grampians is not worth doing in my opinion when you have travelled 4 hrs and walked 30 + minutes in. However an average route in the youies is much more fun for some reason.

They have super dooper easy access, most of the time. Thats why i believe that most routes around melbourne should be friggen plastered with stainless steel. What's the point of dying on a crumbling piece of granite. Is it going to make you a better climber... ?!?

There are some great routes around melbourne too. The you yangs and mt beckie probably suffers however from overstarring...