The Long Wall: One Dream. Two Dirtbags. 9000ft

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 Gazleah 17 Apr 2023

Have you ever pondered what the longest climbing route in the world is?

You may have guessed that it was the great Mt. Thor on Baffin Island, Canada (4,101ft), or perhaps even the Azeem ridge on the Trango Towers, Pakistan (7,400ft), both impressively large in size, but even these are dwarfed in comparison to the unlikely record holder.

Nestled amongst the lush hillsides of upstate New York sits a bluff of quartzite rock known as the Gunks. Regarded as the birthplace of American climbing, its short yet mighty wall stretches more than 9000ft... horizontally.

Established by Dan Rosanstein and Ken Nichols in 1987, the Great Wall of China route is a masterpiece of esoterica which traverses the entire wall, its greatest crux may be jug rash, bugs, and dog walkers.

One Dream. Two Dirtbags. 9000ft of Climbing.

Watch now - THE LONG WALL FILM

WATCH NOW

 PaulJepson 24 Apr 2023
In reply to Gazleah:

I've not watched this but isn't the traverse of Stanage almost twice as long? What criteria has to be met to hold this record?


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