In reply to Tom Randall - Lattice Training: Don't be daft, no-one will break that record
As you say, the concept is easier than the reality, bit like when you used to read about people getting to within a few hundred feet of a summit and then turning back.
I wondered how long it would take for Jon Cox to bring up his proudest achievement - his on-sight solo of Masochism LOL
My personal take on it is that Ramshaw Crack shouldn't be included, it's too anomalous, it makes it "31" routes and Joe publicly admitted he aided it (I think a few points of aid might have been used on CoG too). When a route's that short and you use a sling to bypass 2/3 of it, you've not really done it, right?
This was one of the reasons we did the routes in this order, in order to establish a 30 route benchmark, but with several hours remaining on the clock (and the pub wasn't open til 4) Ramshaw Crack had to be on the cards.