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Classic 'no-star' routes at Point Perp 29-Oct-2014 At 9:54:08 AM nmonteith

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On 29/10/2014 Wendy wrote:
>On 28/10/2014 vwills wrote:
>
>>I see the new guide changed raptures of the deep from 3 stars (or hyped
>>up) to no stars, would agree with that. And also Bird of Omen gets no
>>stars, whereas the last guide mentioned its Arapilesian like rock.
>
>Wow, that's one of the more liberal uses of that strangely popular phrase
>I've heard of. How anyone could describe any rock at the Pt to be Arapiles
>like impresses me with their imagination. Or memory.

These routes are on the lower-cliffs, which do actually contain dark orange smooth rock that if you squint can pretend it looks like Arapiles. It is very different rock to the usual coarse grained stuff people climb on the upper half of the cliff.