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The Gym Arete

Name: The Gym Arete
Rating: 3.7

5.12a YDS 7a+ French 25 Ewbanks VIII+ UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in The Gym

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	Armstrong Express, The S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Arnold! Arnold! S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Arrowhead Spire S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Black Mamba Arete S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Blast from the Past S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Bolt the Planet S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Bone 'n' Vein S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Bottom Feeder S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Bubba's Belly (aka The Example Simulator) S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Butt Flambé S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cask Strength S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Cimmaron Lanes S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Comin' In Smooth S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Crack of Dawn, The S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Crimp and Punishment S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Crystal S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Deeper Shade Of Soul S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Dizzi Lizzi S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Easy Cheese aka Trout Fishing in America S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Ejection Generation S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Ejection Seat, The S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Even Bad Dogs Get A Bone S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Example, The S 5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	Farewell Transmission S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Five Dollars S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Fly Little Super Boy S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Free Willie V1-2 5
	Ga-stoned Again S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Great Escape, The S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Green Bonus, The S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Gym Arete Direct S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Gym Arete, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Happy Hinzi S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Head Cheese S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Here Today Gone Tomorrow S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Hot Rod Lincoln S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	I Am A Machine S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	I Never Met a Carbo I Didn't Like S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	I'll Be Back S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
	In the Morning, You'll Be Mine S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Jane Fonda Warm-up S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Librium Quiver S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Lockdown S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Morning Stretch S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Mountaineer's Route S 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Muscles From Brussels S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
	My Generation S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Natty Dread S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Needle Haven aka Fallen Prophet S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	New Rule S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	New Vernacular, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Oh... What Are You Looking At S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Orange Marmalade S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Our Bosch of Immaculate Conception S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
	Paradise Regained S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Penitentiary Pump S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Pinhead S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Prickly Pear S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Profits of Rage S 5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
	Pulley Mammoth S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Rally Monkey S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Raw and the Roasted, The S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Real Deal, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Rio Station S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a PG13
	S&M Crack S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Scarface S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a R
	Senor Verde S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	She's Got a Full Set of Camalots! T,S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Shorty Bob S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Smoking Pickle, The S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Solar Flex S 5.11c/d 7a 24 VIII 25 E4 6a
	Spontaneous Combustion S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	St. Patty's Slab S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Stud with a Rug S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	There Goes the Neighborhood S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Three Stooges S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Thunder & Lightning S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Tomato, Tomotto S 5.11+ 7a 24 VIII 24 E4 6a
	Trailer Park Logic S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Untapped S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Up Valley Goes Downtown S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Urban Fringe S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	VHS or Beta S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a

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FA:	Bob D'Antonio and Darryl Roth, 1987
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The best route of its grade at The Gym? Probably.

Hike up the trail and stop. The stunning arete right before your eyes is The Gym Arete. The line has a direct start at 5.12c that I have toproped on several occasions. This seems really fingery and gets quite powerful in the entry moves that are very steep. Alternatively, step into the corner and pick out a short, diagonal variation for "only" 5.12b. This seems a lot more user-friendly and gains the arete on a very natural, curving line.

Overall, the route is very continuous. Climbing is unusual for the Shelf, being on edges and square cuts until quite high on the route when a rogue pocket or two will start to emerge. This is positively a great line, and I wish my notes referenced the FA team. I have some guesses but nothing concrete. Jump on it!