Climbing Guides and Thier Great Stupidity

I'm going to take this opportunity to rant about climbing guides in general, especially the two main 'Gunks guides: The Gunks Guide by Todd Swain and; The Climber's Guide to the Shawangunks: The Trapps by Dick Williams. First of all, the whole point of a guide is to help someone find something that they probably would have a difficult time finding on their own. They are kind of like maps; they