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Routes in i. High E
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50-50 T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Alpine Diversions T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Ants' Line T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Beyond Good and Evil T 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13 |
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Bonnie's Roof T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Bonnie’s a Knockout T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Cool Hand Dukes T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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Directissima T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Directississima (aka Doubleissima) T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b |
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Enduro Man's Longest Hangout T 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a R |
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Ent Line T,TR 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c |
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First Trapps Chimney T 5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a |
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Groovy T 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c |
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High Exposure T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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In The Groove T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
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In the Silly T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a |
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Insuhlation T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Knockout Drops T 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c R |
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Lakatakissima T 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b |
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Lichen Forty Winks T 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Missing, But Not Lost T 5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c |
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Nose Drops T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c |
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Obstacle Delusion T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a PG13 |
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Psychedelic (pitches 2 & 3 only) T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a |
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Ridicullissima T 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b PG13 |
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Silly Chimney T 5.1 2 6 II 7 MD 2a |
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Sleepwalk T 5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b |
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Space Invaders T 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b |
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Teeny Face T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a |
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Third Trapps Chimney T 5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a |
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Throne, The T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a |
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Ursula T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b |
| Type: | Trad, 200 ft (61 m) |
| FA: | Herr Krauss, 1941 |
| Page Views: | 5,684 total · 34/month |
| Shared By: | John Peterson on Jun 9, 2010 |
| Admins: | Morgan Patterson, M Santisi, chris vultaggio |
Description
Back in the old days, before rap stations festooned the edge of the cliff, you hiked back down after finishing a climb. If you were over by High Exposure or Bonnie's Roof, the "walk" down was Silly Chimney.
Many years ago as I was just starting to climb in the Gunks, my partner (a seasoned local) and I had just climbed Airy Aria. After we had coiled up the ropes, he said "follow me" and we were soon at an apparently vertical part of the cliff, right next to the Yellow Wall. Undaunted, he found the top of a chimney and promptly disappeared. This looked crazy - exposed and scary. Not wanting to look like a wuss, I jumped in after him and started slithering down the chimney. Amazingly, holds appeared as needed and there was always something solid to grab at the exposed part. Much faster than fooling around with a rap.
Since then, I've used this climb to scare visiting climbers and amaze locals with the possibility of a quick descent when all the rap stations are crowded.
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