Nanda,

Original definition of a "Jimbo shortcut" can be found in this account of trip taken with my brother about 19 years ago:   (You need to Login or Register

This definition was refined over many trips through the years and, about 15 years later, culminated in this escapade, shared with Kingfisher (who probably "owns" this shortcut even more than I do... suggesting a NEW nomenclature, such as a "Kingfisher shortcut"):   (You need to Login or Register

Ultimately, the phrase "Jimbo shortcut" is the antithesis of the term "Inukshuk."  Sadly, my shortcuts and "safe passage" have little in common.  This may account, in part, as to why the emblem of MY trips is not the steadfast & reassuring rock cairn but rather your garden variety kitsch pink flamingo (derivation of which I must leave for Old Salt to explain... HE owns that).

Fortunately, I expect to "age out" of the folly of "Jimbo shortcuts" in another 10 to 15 years.  Meanwhile, the best advice I can offer anyone is: Avoid them at all costs!

Jimbo   8-)