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Skunks in the Gym
5.10c,
Sport,
Avg: 3.2 from 96
votes
FA: Dave Quinn 96
New Hampshire
> Rumney
> Triple Corners
> Triple Corners Center
Description
This one might be a classic if it was in a better location. It is still a great climb that i might describe as a more difficult take on the style of Lonesome Dove. Hyper technical on-your-feet climbing on edges and indistinct holds leading up the slab. finding the bolts is easy but finding the path between them is often kinda tricky as the route wonders a bit.
Start at the top of the slab/scramble that gives you access top the upper middle section of Triple Corners. There is an anchor here, you should use it.
Climb up the steep sometimes wet groove chimney that leads to a nice ledge at the base of the face that is the meat of Skunks in the Gym. Climb the tricky face wondering a little till your feet are sore and you find your self at a very tricky last couple of moves to get to the anchor. There are a few ways to do it. I still don't know the "right" way, i make it feel pretty hard.
Location
in the center section of Triple Corners look for a nice steep right facing slab protected by some steep climbing up an often wet groove.
Protection
9 bolts to anchors
[Hide Photo] 5 years ago I pulled off the critical clipping hold right under the 3rd or the 4th bolt on the slab section. I think the route was rated 5.10B in the old book.
[Hide Photo] The Wild Blue Yonder/Skunks in the Gym buttress as seen from the base of the fourth-class approach ramp
[Hide Photo] View of the buttress from the approach ramp. Such a cool feature!
[Hide Photo] Andy scrambling up the 4th-class approach ramp.
Plymouth/ North Conway (NH)
New Hampshire
Still love it though. Great climb. Jul 23, 2012
New England
Seattle, WA
Bozeman, MT
Classic. Oct 6, 2013
woodinville, wa
Twentynine Palms, CA
Thanks--and sorry if this is an ignorant question! Oct 8, 2018
Allenstown, NH... and a van…
Twentynine Palms, CA
On a different note, I totally agree with Annaconda's comment: do this route even if the chimney is seeping! 10c is right at my limit and I struggled a bit at the start, but the bolts protect it so well that there's no reason not to go for it. (Also, props to whoever bolted this for placing the bolts in such a way that they can be clipped with minimal fuss and maximal protection even if you're 5'1'' like me.) Oct 9, 2018
Cambridge, MA