Verbose route descriptions

Julian , I just read your new route description - Now THAT is good solid advice .

Mike Anderson wrote: OK, get a rope and round up a posse. This inexcusable waste of fossil fuels and work time productivity must cease! Find this "Mike Anderson" (if that is his real name) and make him PAY for his atrocities!!!

I'll definitely make sure that his rope gets cut this spring. Earth hater!

Julian Smith wrote:Dave Kesonie, Thank you for taking the time to call me out on this. So, I followed your advice and have now posted a much more abbreviated description. Hope you like it. Julian Smith

I feel like the new description now lacks, I mean mountain project is about getting more then just a guidebook of information, so this new description is now poor too, a pitch by pitch description would be nice or at least discuss some of the highlights of the route.

Julian Smith wrote:Dave Kesonie, Thank you for taking the time to call me out on this. So, I followed your advice and have now posted a much more abbreviated description. Hope you like it. Julian Smith

Dare I micromanage your new description?

I see you have edited some, but here is what I was thinking:

-the God part is inappropriate
-don't hem and haw about whether the climber may want a rope or not. Just say "follow a 4th class ridge for 1000 feet" or "follow 3rd class ledges" or "go up a step (easy fifth class)" so that the reader doesn't have to interpret what your idea of "easy climbing" is.

I think the rest is okay/good:

-the photo is killer
-breaking it into four sections is a good idea
-noting landmarks such as well-used rap slings is good
-telling the condition of the crux pins was good
-interpreting the Ortenberger/jackson "bowl" was good info

I guess I gotta post up some routes since I'm being so damn nitpicky!

saxfiend wrote: The ones that bother me are junk routes with no description at all, like this. JL

Funny stuff, considering "The Dump" has some of the most characterless sport climbs I've ever been on! Hard to say much else about them... (besides Ride The Lightning).