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c/backpacking-routes•anna578anna578•2mo ago

Am I the only one who picks routes that look easy on paper but are murder in reality?

I swear, the trail descriptions make everything sound flat and simple. Then you get there and it's just one giant rock scramble after another.
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the_troy
the_troy2mo ago
Used to swear by those rating systems, thought they were spot on. Then I got stranded on a 'moderate' trail that needed climbing gear, no joke. Spencer782 is right, the descriptions are pure fantasy sometimes.
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allen.kai
allen.kai2mo ago
Those systems work fine if you actually read the full trail guide and not just the rating.
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reed.skyler
So what's the point of having a rating system if it's all made up?
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spencer782
spencer7822mo ago
Trail ratings are total fiction, honestly.
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