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Which routes of exceptional quality have their reputation enhanced by an inspiring name?
I will kick off with a few.
Shibboleth ( Glencoe ) a life or death test in the bible.
Eroica ( Cornwall ) Gus said he saved this name for years.
The Infinite Spur ( Alaska ) would it have had the same reputation if called the Kennedy- Lowe route ?
Divine Providence ( Mont Blanc ) several other lines up the same bit of mountain
I will kick off with a few.
Shibboleth ( Glencoe ) a life or death test in the bible.
Eroica ( Cornwall ) Gus said he saved this name for years.
The Infinite Spur ( Alaska ) would it have had the same reputation if called the Kennedy- Lowe route ?
Divine Providence ( Mont Blanc ) several other lines up the same bit of mountain
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Passport to Insanity - (Somewhere in Aus)
Boat to Naxos - in Pembroke.
Terminator - Lliwedd
Caff's new route House of Talons is a pretty awesome name...
Passport to Insanity - (Somewhere in Aus)
Boat to Naxos - in Pembroke.
Terminator - Lliwedd
Caff's new route House of Talons is a pretty awesome name...
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In reply to Rick Graham:
The End of the Affair
Sad Amongst Friends
Raped by Affection
Quietus
Meshuga
The End of the Affair
Sad Amongst Friends
Raped by Affection
Quietus
Meshuga
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In reply to aln:
Odyssey of the Psyche: Jungian Patterns in Joyce's Ulysses
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0809321106
Jean Kimball - 1997 - Literary Criticism
"Ithaca" concludes with the vision of "Darkinbad the Brightdayler" (£7 17:2329-30), the opposites united in "the man- child in the womb" (U 17:2317-18). It is not ...
Something to do with Littlejohn being well read. Also Savage God Al Alvaraz ( I think , I am not well read )
Odyssey of the Psyche: Jungian Patterns in Joyce's Ulysses
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0809321106
Jean Kimball - 1997 - Literary Criticism
"Ithaca" concludes with the vision of "Darkinbad the Brightdayler" (£7 17:2329-30), the opposites united in "the man- child in the womb" (U 17:2317-18). It is not ...
Something to do with Littlejohn being well read. Also Savage God Al Alvaraz ( I think , I am not well read )
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In reply to Rick Graham:
A few from the South West...
Liberator
Dreadnought
Interrogation
Rainbow Bridge
A few from the South West...
Liberator
Dreadnought
Interrogation
Rainbow Bridge
In reply to jsmcfarland:
First non climbing listing on google, bless em. About #7
Sounds like a baddie, but I won't read the book to find out.
First non climbing listing on google, bless em. About #7
Sounds like a baddie, but I won't read the book to find out.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Erudite lot, the climbing fraternity.
Well, when they're not thinking up Hollybush Crack or Number 1 Gully and the like.
Erudite lot, the climbing fraternity.
Well, when they're not thinking up Hollybush Crack or Number 1 Gully and the like.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Don't Think Twice
Prophecy of Drowning
Rapture of the Deep
The Executioner
Supercharger
Right/Left Unconquerable
Crack of Doom
The Force
Death and Night and Blood
Land of the Dancing Dead
Don't Think Twice
Prophecy of Drowning
Rapture of the Deep
The Executioner
Supercharger
Right/Left Unconquerable
Crack of Doom
The Force
Death and Night and Blood
Land of the Dancing Dead
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In reply to jsmcfarland:
I've got the article when Littlejohn explains it - escaping the dark 'n bad lower walls to the bright daylight above.
I've got the article when Littlejohn explains it - escaping the dark 'n bad lower walls to the bright daylight above.
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In reply to aln:
"It starts in a dark & bad place and climbs into the daylight above" according to the guidebook of the time.
"It starts in a dark & bad place and climbs into the daylight above" according to the guidebook of the time.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
I've read some Jung (who hasn't?) but the rest of that has wooshed over my head. How is that an inspirational route name?
I've read some Jung (who hasn't?) but the rest of that has wooshed over my head. How is that an inspirational route name?
In reply to Rick Graham:
I've always liked Kipling Groove named because it was ruddy hard (Rudyard). It's a clever play on words and takes us back to more innocent times.
I've always liked Kipling Groove named because it was ruddy hard (Rudyard). It's a clever play on words and takes us back to more innocent times.
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In reply to aln:
The derivation isn't from Jung - it's from Joyce isn't it? The linked book excerpt is just from a Jungian text about Joyce. The original Joyce passage is:
Womb? Weary?
He rests. He has travelled.
With?
Sinbad the Sailor and Tinbad the Tailor and Jinbad the Jailer and
Whinbad the Whaler and Ninbad the Nailer and Finbad the Failer and Binbad
the Bailer and Pinbad the Pailer and Minbad the Mailer and Hinbad the Hailer
and Rinbad the Railer and Dinbad the Kailer and Vinbad the Quailer and
Linbad the Yailer and Xinbad the Phthailer.
When?
Going to a dark bed there was a square round Sinbad the Sailor roc’s auk’s
eggin the night of the bed of all the auks of the rocs of Darkinbad the
Brightdayler.
Where?
To my untutored mind, "Darkinbad the Brightdayle" is just an evocative sounding name that rhymes with Sinbad the Sailor.
The derivation isn't from Jung - it's from Joyce isn't it? The linked book excerpt is just from a Jungian text about Joyce. The original Joyce passage is:
Womb? Weary?
He rests. He has travelled.
With?
Sinbad the Sailor and Tinbad the Tailor and Jinbad the Jailer and
Whinbad the Whaler and Ninbad the Nailer and Finbad the Failer and Binbad
the Bailer and Pinbad the Pailer and Minbad the Mailer and Hinbad the Hailer
and Rinbad the Railer and Dinbad the Kailer and Vinbad the Quailer and
Linbad the Yailer and Xinbad the Phthailer.
When?
Going to a dark bed there was a square round Sinbad the Sailor roc’s auk’s
eggin the night of the bed of all the auks of the rocs of Darkinbad the
Brightdayler.
Where?
To my untutored mind, "Darkinbad the Brightdayle" is just an evocative sounding name that rhymes with Sinbad the Sailor.
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I see your Jungian references and raise you with....
Strapadictomy.
How erudite is that?
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Most of them already mentioned, but routes I'd love to do for name alone, though the names just serve to reflect the quality of the line - masterpieces really.
Shibboleth
Darkinbad the Brightdayler
A Widespread Ocean of Fear
Dream/Liberator
Sad Amongst Friends
The End of the Affair
The Infinite Spur
El Arca de Los Vientos
Like to think I might be in with a shot for the first 4 at least one day.
Most of them already mentioned, but routes I'd love to do for name alone, though the names just serve to reflect the quality of the line - masterpieces really.
Shibboleth
Darkinbad the Brightdayler
A Widespread Ocean of Fear
Dream/Liberator
Sad Amongst Friends
The End of the Affair
The Infinite Spur
El Arca de Los Vientos
Like to think I might be in with a shot for the first 4 at least one day.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
You're right Rick. Savage God is a book by Alvaraz about suicide.
I always thought One Step in the Clouds was a rather lovely and evocative route name.
> Something to do with Littlejohn being well read. Also Savage God Al Alvaraz ( I think , I am not well read )
You're right Rick. Savage God is a book by Alvaraz about suicide.
I always thought One Step in the Clouds was a rather lovely and evocative route name.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Down to a Sunless Sea at Speke's Mill Mouth.
Kubla Kahn reference.
It's quite a cheery place as it goes, by
Culm standards!
Down to a Sunless Sea at Speke's Mill Mouth.
Kubla Kahn reference.
It's quite a cheery place as it goes, by
Culm standards!
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Riders on the Storm has always conjured up awesome images in my head!
Riders on the Storm has always conjured up awesome images in my head!
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Cruel Sister (Pavey)
Golden Slipper (Pavey)
Man of Straw (White Ghyll)
Edge of Eriador (Scafell)
Hostile Witness (Bench Tor)
Harlot Face (Castle)
Krapps Last Tape (Avon)
Many
etc
PS. One of my favourite climbing related topics
Cruel Sister (Pavey)
Golden Slipper (Pavey)
Man of Straw (White Ghyll)
Edge of Eriador (Scafell)
Hostile Witness (Bench Tor)
Harlot Face (Castle)
Krapps Last Tape (Avon)
Many
etc
PS. One of my favourite climbing related topics
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In reply to Rick Graham:
The crag with the biggest concentration of brilliant & evocative route names is definitely Cloggy btw.
The crag with the biggest concentration of brilliant & evocative route names is definitely Cloggy btw.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
I think the routes in the Leap usually have great names; Darkness at Noon, Terminal Twilight, Hunter-Killer, Head Hunter etc.
The Long Run on North Stack Wall
Skinhead Moonstomp on Main Cliff
Yellow Shark on Yellow Walls
Nightmayer on the Cromlech
I want to say Lord of the Flies but I think it is only a good name in my mind because it is linked to a truly awe-inspiring route?
Fear and Fascination on Dove Crag
I think the routes in the Leap usually have great names; Darkness at Noon, Terminal Twilight, Hunter-Killer, Head Hunter etc.
The Long Run on North Stack Wall
Skinhead Moonstomp on Main Cliff
Yellow Shark on Yellow Walls
Nightmayer on the Cromlech
I want to say Lord of the Flies but I think it is only a good name in my mind because it is linked to a truly awe-inspiring route?
Fear and Fascination on Dove Crag
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Shibboleth appears to have many meanings; given Smith's philisophical leanings I'm not sure if yours was what he had in mind? Still very much unsure what it actually means but I agree it's a great name!
Shibboleth appears to have many meanings; given Smith's philisophical leanings I'm not sure if yours was what he had in mind? Still very much unsure what it actually means but I agree it's a great name!
In reply to Rick Graham:
Raindrop at Black Crag, make me think of "I wish some day to make a route, and from the summit let fall a drop of water, and this is where my route will have gone"
Lord of the Rings on the East Buttress, One route to rule them all, one route to find them, One route to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
Raindrop at Black Crag, make me think of "I wish some day to make a route, and from the summit let fall a drop of water, and this is where my route will have gone"
Lord of the Rings on the East Buttress, One route to rule them all, one route to find them, One route to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Not particularly inspirational but rather witty - 'The White Hotel' - I believe named because it was the first new route done by 'cleanhand' Pat Littlejohn using chalk.
Incidentally a book about his exploits is one I would certainly read.
Not particularly inspirational but rather witty - 'The White Hotel' - I believe named because it was the first new route done by 'cleanhand' Pat Littlejohn using chalk.
Incidentally a book about his exploits is one I would certainly read.
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In reply to GridNorth:
Yes, innocent times. Interestingly however, I read recently how Rudyard got his name...
> I've always liked Kipling Groove named because it was ruddy hard (Rudyard). It's a clever play on words and takes us back to more innocent times.
Yes, innocent times. Interestingly however, I read recently how Rudyard got his name...
In reply to Rick Graham:
A couple of Pete Whillance routes spring to mind -- his routes all tended to be 'on the edge'
Edge of Extinction - The Brack
Edge of the World - St Kilda
A couple of Pete Whillance routes spring to mind -- his routes all tended to be 'on the edge'
Edge of Extinction - The Brack
Edge of the World - St Kilda
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In reply to Rick Graham:
We've got an 'Excalibur' and 'Hades' here
We've got an 'Excalibur' and 'Hades' here
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In reply to Goucho:
Some years ago a couple of friends and myself saw a picture of Savage God on the cover of a magazine, it may have been Mountain, and were inspired to go and give it a shot. It was one of the most terrifying experiences of my climbing career. We did not know at the time but it had not had a second ascent. It was very loose, probably the whole face was unstable.
Al
Some years ago a couple of friends and myself saw a picture of Savage God on the cover of a magazine, it may have been Mountain, and were inspired to go and give it a shot. It was one of the most terrifying experiences of my climbing career. We did not know at the time but it had not had a second ascent. It was very loose, probably the whole face was unstable.
Al
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In reply to Rob Exile Ward:
Whoever Pat had to explain it to couldn't have been too bright.
> I've got the article when Littlejohn explains it - escaping the dark 'n bad lower walls to the bright daylight above.
Whoever Pat had to explain it to couldn't have been too bright.
In reply to GridNorth:
Savage God I believe it fell down. It was1974 I believe we used a peg on the second pitch.
Savage God I believe it fell down. It was1974 I believe we used a peg on the second pitch.
In reply to Rick Graham:
Asolo not a great name but caused a lot of controversy,
How about route which have caused Controversy Rick?
Asolo not a great name but caused a lot of controversy,
How about route which have caused Controversy Rick?
In reply to keith sanders:
It was falling down as we climbed I seem to recall and looked even more terrifying above
It was falling down as we climbed I seem to recall and looked even more terrifying above
In reply to Michael Gordon:
Surely it means a test word or phrase that must be correctly pronounced to confirm membership of a group (original, the Israelites testing those who claimed to be members of their tribe against another group known for their inability to pronounce "shibboleth", also allegedly the Dutch resistance identifying German spies by their inability to pronounce a peculiarly Dutch word), metamorphosed into a talismanic phrase or conformist opinion that it is obligatory to mouth in order to be accepted into polite (or more accurately, politically correct) society?
One wonderful name rests entirely in the irony :
"A magnificent route, strenuous and sustained and in fine positions. The classic of its grade (E5 on the main cliff at Gogarth).
4 pitches, 6a, 6a, 5c, 5b, 136m.
Its name?
"Ordinary Route" of course!
> Shibboleth appears to have many meanings
Surely it means a test word or phrase that must be correctly pronounced to confirm membership of a group (original, the Israelites testing those who claimed to be members of their tribe against another group known for their inability to pronounce "shibboleth", also allegedly the Dutch resistance identifying German spies by their inability to pronounce a peculiarly Dutch word), metamorphosed into a talismanic phrase or conformist opinion that it is obligatory to mouth in order to be accepted into polite (or more accurately, politically correct) society?
One wonderful name rests entirely in the irony :
"A magnificent route, strenuous and sustained and in fine positions. The classic of its grade (E5 on the main cliff at Gogarth).
4 pitches, 6a, 6a, 5c, 5b, 136m.
Its name?
"Ordinary Route" of course!
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In reply to GridNorth:
I think that's why it got the name.
There was another route from that era at Dodman Point called Horrorshow. It fell down, got reclimbed then fell down again. Not sure if it was a Littlejohn/Derbyshire route originally?
> Some years ago a couple of friends and myself saw a picture of Savage God on the cover of a magazine, it may have been Mountain, and were inspired to go and give it a shot. It was one of the most terrifying experiences of my climbing career. We did not know at the time but it had not had a second ascent. It was very loose, probably the whole face was unstable.
> Al
I think that's why it got the name.
There was another route from that era at Dodman Point called Horrorshow. It fell down, got reclimbed then fell down again. Not sure if it was a Littlejohn/Derbyshire route originally?
In reply to Goucho:
Horrorshow is still there, though how it compares to its original form I couldn't say; currently a large nails-looking corner.
Horrorshow is still there, though how it compares to its original form I couldn't say; currently a large nails-looking corner.
In reply to Tom Last:
If it's got most of a big roof at the top of the corner, it's in its second incarnation, if it hasn't, it's in its third
> Horrorshow is still there, though how it compares to its original form I couldn't say; currently a large nails-looking corner.
If it's got most of a big roof at the top of the corner, it's in its second incarnation, if it hasn't, it's in its third
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In reply to Goucho:
Yep, the big roof is there still - such is the longevity of shale!
Have you done it?
Yep, the big roof is there still - such is the longevity of shale!
Have you done it?
In reply to Tom Last:
Good god no
I looked at it from a safe distance in the 70's along with Savage God purely out of curiosity?
> Yep, the big roof is there still - such is the longevity of shale!
> Have you done it?
Good god no
I looked at it from a safe distance in the 70's along with Savage God purely out of curiosity?
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In reply to jon:
What's the story?
> Yes, innocent times. Interestingly however, I read recently how Rudyard got his name...
What's the story?
In reply to Rob Parsons:
Apparently named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, a popular tourist attraction in the 19th century. Kipling's parents met there and liked the place so much they named their son after it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Lake
Apparently named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, a popular tourist attraction in the 19th century. Kipling's parents met there and liked the place so much they named their son after it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Lake
> Visitors included John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Macdonald, the parents of Rudyard Kipling, who met there on a trip from Burslem. They liked the place so much they named their son after it.[
In reply to keith sanders:
Controversy used to be a good aid route at Malham.
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> How about route which have caused Controversy Rick?
Controversy used to be a good aid route at Malham.
In reply to Rick Graham:
But the free version, Cry Freedom, is a brilliant name. As is Mandela at Kilnsey because 'they said it would never go free'.
Andy F
> Controversy used to be a good aid route at Malham.
But the free version, Cry Freedom, is a brilliant name. As is Mandela at Kilnsey because 'they said it would never go free'.
Andy F
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Hijacking the thread somewhat... did Centaur on East Buttress last year simply because of the name. Great route too.
It got me thinking about ticking routes named after mythical creatures - think I'll try to make a UKC ticklist at some point (with a totally arbitrary upper limit of E1)
Some off the top of my head:
The Minotaur (Buckbarrow)
Kraken (Gogarth and many others)
Unicorn (Carreg Wastad ditto)
Pegasus (Chair Ladder, Dinas Mot, Esk Buttress...)
Angel's ... (loads)
Any others?
Peter
Hijacking the thread somewhat... did Centaur on East Buttress last year simply because of the name. Great route too.
It got me thinking about ticking routes named after mythical creatures - think I'll try to make a UKC ticklist at some point (with a totally arbitrary upper limit of E1)
Some off the top of my head:
The Minotaur (Buckbarrow)
Kraken (Gogarth and many others)
Unicorn (Carreg Wastad ditto)
Pegasus (Chair Ladder, Dinas Mot, Esk Buttress...)
Angel's ... (loads)
Any others?
Peter
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In reply to keith-ratcliffe:
The Guilty Snowflake at Windy Zawn near Zennor has always been a favourite for similar reasons - anothe CHG member off the wagon.
No match for climb id:128276
The Guilty Snowflake at Windy Zawn near Zennor has always been a favourite for similar reasons - anothe CHG member off the wagon.
No match for climb id:128276
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In reply to Lord of Starkness:
I also like his use of 'Staying Alive' having watched the first ascent and hoping he did.
> A couple of Pete Whillance routes spring to mind -- his routes all tended to be 'on the edge'
> Edge of Extinction - The Brack
> Edge of the World - St Kilda
I also like his use of 'Staying Alive' having watched the first ascent and hoping he did.
In reply to Peter Metcalfe:
You could also have Unicorn in Glen Coe and (if stretching to E2) King Kong on the Ben.
You could also have Unicorn in Glen Coe and (if stretching to E2) King Kong on the Ben.
In reply to Rick Graham:
Wings of Unreason (must be the best name ever!)
Motorhead (Eldorado)
Schiefer Tod (Slanted Death), not surprisingly a overhanging offwidth horror.
Trench Warfare (Little Cottonwood Canyon, on top of my wish list for my next US trip. Unlikely I can manage it, but would love to give it a try!)
CB
Wings of Unreason (must be the best name ever!)
Motorhead (Eldorado)
Schiefer Tod (Slanted Death), not surprisingly a overhanging offwidth horror.
Trench Warfare (Little Cottonwood Canyon, on top of my wish list for my next US trip. Unlikely I can manage it, but would love to give it a try!)
CB
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In reply to jon:
Yes, the village where I used to live... and the site of Kipling Arete!
> Apparently named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, a popular tourist attraction in the 19th century. Kipling's parents met there and liked the place so much they named their son after it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Lake
Yes, the village where I used to live... and the site of Kipling Arete!
In reply to jon:
When we lived in Leek there was a widely held belief that Rudyard was conceived in the rowing boat on Rudyard Lake, but I doubt there's any evidence of that.
Incidentally, it's not widely known that Rudyard Lake isn't a natural lake but was created to supply the feeder channels for the canals around Leek (one of which lay at the bottom of the garden of our first house.)
> Apparently named after Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, a popular tourist attraction in the 19th century. Kipling's parents met there and liked the place so much they named their son after it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Lake
When we lived in Leek there was a widely held belief that Rudyard was conceived in the rowing boat on Rudyard Lake, but I doubt there's any evidence of that.
Incidentally, it's not widely known that Rudyard Lake isn't a natural lake but was created to supply the feeder channels for the canals around Leek (one of which lay at the bottom of the garden of our first house.)
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In reply to Peter Metcalfe:
Is there a climb called 'The honest politician' - that is a mythical creature
Is there a climb called 'The honest politician' - that is a mythical creature
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In reply to Rog Wilko:
Find proof, Rog, and that would really rock the boat!
> there was a widely held belief that Rudyard was conceived in the rowing boat on Rudyard Lake, but I doubt there's any evidence of that.
Find proof, Rog, and that would really rock the boat!
In reply to Rick Graham:
Pretty girls make graves
Why kill time when you can kill a friend The cure for a sick mind
Pretty girls make graves
Why kill time when you can kill a friend The cure for a sick mind
In reply to Peter Metcalfe:
Any others?
Without leaving East Buttress:
Chimera
Pegasus
Chiron
Minotaur
Phoenix
The Lord of The Rings
and maybe more?
We did The Centaur (in 1972) not because of the name but because it's a Les Brown route and we'd learned by then his routes are all good.
> Hijacking the thread somewhat... did Centaur on East Buttress last year simply because
> It got me thinking about ticking routes named after mythical creatures - think I'll try to make a UKC ticklist at some point (with a totally arbitrary upper limit of E1)
Any others?
Without leaving East Buttress:
Chimera
Pegasus
Chiron
Minotaur
Phoenix
The Lord of The Rings
and maybe more?
We did The Centaur (in 1972) not because of the name but because it's a Les Brown route and we'd learned by then his routes are all good.
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In reply to wbo:
> Reality Bath
Inspiring, perhaps, but this one actually makes me queasy.Post edited at 00:14
In reply to Rick Graham:
"Jubilant Song" at Red Rock Nevada. The name took us to it (as well as a meeting with the first ascensionist) and it doesn't disappoint.
What about crag names that inspire? When I read a Layton Kor article about his discovery of "The Black Canyon of The Gunnison" I knew one day I'd have to go. It was 15 years later I went for a look on a rest day during a ski trip. 10 years after that I climbed there, albeit on 2 of the easiest routes, but what a place!
"Jubilant Song" at Red Rock Nevada. The name took us to it (as well as a meeting with the first ascensionist) and it doesn't disappoint.
What about crag names that inspire? When I read a Layton Kor article about his discovery of "The Black Canyon of The Gunnison" I knew one day I'd have to go. It was 15 years later I went for a look on a rest day during a ski trip. 10 years after that I climbed there, albeit on 2 of the easiest routes, but what a place!
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In reply to Rick Graham:
I really like It Came From Beneath The Sea at The Diamond
Also an aid route in the slate quarries called 'New Rays From an Ancient Sun.'
I really like It Came From Beneath The Sea at The Diamond
Also an aid route in the slate quarries called 'New Rays From an Ancient Sun.'
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Death is the Hunter (Aunchinstarry)
Grond (Cromlech upper)
A few from my current, Blue Mountains, stomping ground:
Holy Leaping Shortarses Batman (Bardens lookout)
Smoked Mussels
Tsunami (being the then-hardest route on Wave Wall)
Weak as I am (no idea why that appeals)
Punks in the Gym (Arapiles)
Grond (Cromlech upper)
A few from my current, Blue Mountains, stomping ground:
Holy Leaping Shortarses Batman (Bardens lookout)
Smoked Mussels
Tsunami (being the then-hardest route on Wave Wall)
Weak as I am (no idea why that appeals)
Punks in the Gym (Arapiles)
In reply to Stephen R Young:
Always loved that name and always meant to get to Luggala. When we were kids, I met the late Pat Redmond (RIP). Those routes he did with Christy Rice really seemed to open up Luggala. And obviously you and your mates continued that development. Well done!
Mick
Always loved that name and always meant to get to Luggala. When we were kids, I met the late Pat Redmond (RIP). Those routes he did with Christy Rice really seemed to open up Luggala. And obviously you and your mates continued that development. Well done!
Mick
In reply to Rick Graham:
Mohammed the Mad Monk of Moorside Home for Mental Misfits.
Really good route (until some knobend decided to dry-tool it).
Mohammed the Mad Monk of Moorside Home for Mental Misfits.
Really good route (until some knobend decided to dry-tool it).
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In reply to Rick Graham:
Memoirs of a lunatic (Trowbarrow)
The Weetabix Treadmill (Mam Tor)
Commando Ridge (Bosigran)
Memoirs of a lunatic (Trowbarrow)
The Weetabix Treadmill (Mam Tor)
Commando Ridge (Bosigran)
In reply to Lord of Starkness:
Edge of Extinction (The Brack) - Does anyone ever climb this route? I was talking about it the other day as I was a spectator when it was put up and aware how serious it was even back in the day. I get the impression many of the hard mountain routes are neglected now, speaking as a VS climber I might hastily add
Edge of Extinction (The Brack) - Does anyone ever climb this route? I was talking about it the other day as I was a spectator when it was put up and aware how serious it was even back in the day. I get the impression many of the hard mountain routes are neglected now, speaking as a VS climber I might hastily add
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