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Wizard of Id, Mt Boyce 17-Nov-2008 At 9:46:56 AM mikepatt

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I agree with Neil, it's pretty crap. I can only assume the stars simply reflect the description in the 1982 guide.. Likewise PPP (to the right of WOI) is also totally overgrown choss.
There are a few anomalies with the star ratings in Simon's guide in the lower grades. Despite taking heed of my 'death route' advice, En Passant still gets loads of stars, yet, judging by thecrag.com, very few repeats. To make matters worse the topo line shown for En Passant is a much lower traverse than the text describes.
Although I don't mind a bit of choss, and sometimes go out of my way to check it out there are some routes which are just not worth doing.
If you're looking for a 15 with a few stars have a look at Odie Odour at Bardens. I backed off it recently but maybe I was just having a crap day.