The Best Route Names
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Shit or Go Blind - GUNKS |
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Drop, Fly, or Die in the Adirondacks at the Spider's Web would fit into the category of general badassery I think. |
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Spanky's Quest for the Nectar Hole, 10c - Smith Rock, OR |
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Big Wall Greg's Chicken Shack, Jackson Falls. No idea why, just a great name. |
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"To Bolt or Not to Be." It is Shakespearian, lyrical, a statement about climb itself, and a much broader statement about the future of (sport) climbing. |
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pspoutz wrote:"To Bolt or Not to Be." It is Shakespearian, lyrical, a statement about climb itself, and a much broader statement about the future of (sport) climbing. Gets my vote.Agreed!!! |
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Blotter is my Spotter(x3) |
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pspoutz wrote:"To Bolt or Not to Be." It is Shakespearian, lyrical, a statement about climb itself, and a much broader statement about the future of (sport) climbing. Gets my vote.Thread over. |
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My standing theory is that most route names fit into three categories: really obvious puns, inside jokes no one will ever understand, and Bob Dylan references. |
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Harry Butthole Pussy Potter - Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, AR |
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Pineapple ThunderPussy - MT |
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All Chalk, No Action - Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. |
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Night of the Climbing Dead (Palisades, Al) |
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There is a little crag in Draper UT that was put up by a nearby dentist. All of the routes have dental inspired names like: Bloody Impaction. There is a little plaque at the bottom each route with the name. The crag isn't that great, but the names are. |
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"Geologic time includes now" |
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Skull Fuck - NRG/Rifle |
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Crossing the Delaware With No Pants On |
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I think my person favorite is "The Hardest 5.8 in the Rockies" (5.11c) thecrag.com/climbing/canada… |
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The Official Route of the 1984 Olympics |
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Big fan of "Offwidth Your Head" at Indian Creek. |