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Wild Bill

climber
Ca
May 2, 2007 - 05:17pm PT
"It's either what's his Face or that guy named Butress. Ken"

LMAO!

You sure it wasn't that Cathedral guy?
Anguish

Mountain climber
Jackson Hole Wyo.
May 2, 2007 - 07:14pm PT
I'll bet Mr. Direct beats Mr. Face and Mr. Buttress.
caughtinside

Social climber
Davis, CA
May 2, 2007 - 07:15pm PT
South has a lot of routes named after him. His cousins do too.
Ed Hartouni

Trad climber
Livermore, CA
May 2, 2007 - 09:14pm PT
I think it's Chouinard, especially if you take the alternate spelling Coonyard

you do the count:

A la Moana 5.11a Lower Merced Canyon, North Kat Pinnacle 1981 John Yablonski Werner Braun
Andy DeVine 5.7 Lower Merced Canyon, North Little Wing Area 1977 Rick Cashner Angie Morales
Andy's Inferno 5.7 Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1964 Sheridan Anderson
Angelica 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1978 Fremont Bainbridge Conrad Van Bruggen Simon King Gordon Rhodes Jeff Panetta
Angelina 5.8 Lower Merced Canyon, North Little Wing Area 1977 Rick Cashner Angie Morales
Annette Funicello 5.11d El Capitan Schultz's Ridge, West 1980 Chris Cantwell Mark Grant
Ariza's Cling 5.11d Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall, Right
Barney Rubble 5.10d The Royal Arches Base 1989 Barney Ng Keith Kishiyama Dave Ryan
Betsy Pinnacle 5.9 Three Brothers Lower Brother 1970 Betsy Nelson Rick Sylvester
Betty Comes Alive 5.10a Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall 1989 Dave Gardener Eric Gompper
Betty Does Yosemite Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall 1990 Tucker Tech
Beverly's Tower 5.10a Lower Merced Canyon, North The Cookie Cliff 1959 Gerry Czamanske Waren Harding 1973 Roger Breedlove Alan Bard
Bircheff-Williams 5.11b Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1969 Phil Bircheff Steve Williams 1973 Kevin Worrall George Meyers
Bishop's Balcony 5.5 A3 The Royal Arches Church Bowl 1962 Frank Sacherer Gary Colliver
Bishop's Terrace 5.8 The Royal Arches Church Bowl 1959 Russ Warne Dave McFadden Steve Roper
Bob Locke Memorial Buttress 5.11 A4 Tenaya Canyon, North Mt. Watkins 1978 Jim Bridwell Ron Kauk John Long Kim Schmitz
Bryan's Crack 5.8 Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall, Far Right 1973 Frank Brown Dave Bryan
Chairman Ted Scraps the Time Machine 5.10a El Capitan Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress 1987 Greg Murphy Melanie Findling
Chester the Molester 5.11b El Capitan Loggerhead Buttress 1989 Tucker Tech
Chouinard Crack 5.7 Glacier Point Apron, Center Yvon Chouinard
Chouinard-Herbert 5.11c Sentinel Rock 1962 Yvon Chouinard TM Herbert 1976 John Long Pete Minks Eric Erickson
Chouinard-Pratt 5.11 Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1960 Yvon Chouinard Chuck Pratt Bob Kamps
Claude's Delight 5.7 Yosemite Falls Lower, West Swan Slab 1972 Claude Fiddler Peter Orlander
Coonyard Pinnacle 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1960 Bill Amborn Joe McKeown Rich Calderwood 1961 Chuck Ostin Frank Sacherer
Coonyard to the Oasis 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1960 Layton Kor Yvon Chouinard
Cosmic Charley 5.11b El Capitan Southwest Face, Base Delectable Pinnacle 1989 Brian Knight Graig Delbrook Ken Ariza
Cristina 5.11b Three Brothers Middle Brother Camp 4 Wall, Center 1971 Mead Hargis Dave Davis John Long
Dale's Pin Job 5.13 Lower Merced Canyon, North Roadside Attraction Area 1986 John Bachar
Degnan Diagonals 5.9 The Royal Arches Indian Canyon 1970 Rick Sylvester Matt Donohoe Barry Bates
Deuceldike, The 5.9 Half Dome Southwest Face 1985 Charles Cole Rusty Reno John Middendorf
Deucey's Elbow 5.10d El Capitan Schultz's Ridge, West 1989 Walt Shipley Tucker Tech
Deucey's Nose 5.11 El Capitan Schultz's Ridge, West 1989 Walt Shipley Tucker Tech
Dorn Direct (to Shield) 5.9 A4 El Capitan Southwest Face 1977 Tony Yaniro Ron Olevsky
Dorn's Crack 5.10c A0 Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall, Right 1978 Jack Dorn Jim Beyer Bob Sullivan
Duncan Imperial 5.11a Lower Merced Canyon, North Audubon Buttress 1977 Kevin Worrall Werner Braun Ed Barry
Eat at Degan's 5.9+ Lower Merced Canyon, South Wawona Tunnel, West End 1965 Royal Robbins
Eric's Book 5.9 Tenaya Canyon, North Mirror Lake 1979 Eric Barrett
Gidget Goes to Yosemite 5.9 El Capitan Schultz's Ridge, West 1988 Ron White Bert Levy
Gillette 5.10 Three Brothers Middle Brother Camp 4 Wall, Right 1974 Pete Livesey Ron Fawcett
Gilligan's Chicken 5.7 Lower Merced Canyon, North Pat and Jack Pinnacle 1973 Drone Stephens Bob Ashworth
Gollum, Left Side 5.10a El Capitan Southeast Face, Base Rock Neurotic to Gollum 1972 Peter Hahn Rick Linkert David Moss
Gollum, Right Side 5.8 El Capitan Southeast Face, Base Rock Neurotic to Gollum 1967 Joe Kelsey Roman Laba John Hudson
Goodrich Pinnacle - Coonyard Traverse 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1966 Jeff Dozier Krehe Ritter
Goodrich Pinnacle, Left Side 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1959 Don Goodrich Krehe Ritter 1962 Bob Kamps Andy Lichtman
Goodrich Pinnacle, Right Side 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1964 Royal Robbins Liz Robbins TM Herbert
Goodrich to the Oasis 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1966 Eric Beck Mike Cohen Tom Gerughty
Harding Route 5.7 Glacier Point 1957 Warren Harding Bea Vogel
Harldy Pinnacle 5.10d El Capitan Southwest Face, Base La Cosita to Little John 1972 Dale Bard
Harris' Hangover 5.7 A3 Cathedral Rocks Phantom Pinnacle Area 1949 Oscar Cook Bill Dunmire Bob Swift
Harry Daley Route 5.8 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1960 Ken Weeks Harry Daley
Hawkman's Escape 5.9 Three Brothers Lower Brother Michael's Ledge 1972 John Dill Phil Gleason Peter Haan Ed Drummond
Hayley Anna 5.8 Lower Merced Canyon, North Parkline Slab 1990 Ken Yager Pat Ranstrom Grant Hiskes
Hayley's Comet 5.10a El Capitan Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress Lance Alred Jason Torlano
Henley Quits 5.10a Three Brothers Middle Brother Camp 4 Wall, Center 1970 Mark Klemens Rick Sylvester
Hey Walt 5.10b Lower Merced Canyon, North Highway Star Bluff 1985 Walt Shipley
Hoppy's Creed 5.11 Glacier Point Apron, East 1978 Dave Diegleman
Hoppy's Favorite 5.10b Glacier Point Apron, East 1974 Dennis Oakeshott Vern Cleavenger
Hoppy's Favorite Direct 5.10a Glacier Point Apron, East 1974 Mike Breidenbach Bruce Hawkins
Horney/Johnson 5.10 A3+ Washington Column 1988 Jeff Hornibrook Troy Johnson
Ilsa She Wolf of the SS 5.10c The Royal Arches Devil's Bathtub Area George Watson Norman Boles Brian Bennett
Jack Pinnacle, Left 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, North Pat and Jack Pinnacle 1964 Tom Gerughty Dave Calfee
Jack Pinnacle, Right 5.7 Lower Merced Canyon, North Pat and Jack Pinnacle 1957 Wayne Merry Warren Harding
Jack the Zipper 5.12 Glacier Point Apron, East 1978 Tony Yaniro Nick Turvey Scott Cole
Jardine's Hand 5.11a Lower Merced Canyon, North The Cookie Cliff 1979 Ray Jardine
Joe Palmer 5.11b Yosemite Falls Upper, West Upper Falls Trail 1986 Michael Forkash Andy Burnham
John's Other Chimney 5.4 A1 Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock 1953 John Ohrenschall Marry Ann Corthell
John's Ring Job (Bachar's Ring Job) 5.11d Lower Merced Canyon, North Arch Rock 1989 John Bachar Ron Kauk
Juliette's Flake, Left Side 5.8 Lower Merced Canyon, North Arch Rock Area 1965 Chuck Pratt Jim Bridwell
Juliette's Flake, Right Side 4 Lower Merced Canyon, North Arch Rock Area 1960 Warren Harding Rich Calderwood
Jump for Joy 5.9 El Capitan Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress 1967 Yvon Chouinard Joy Herron
Kauk-ulator 5.11c Lower Merced Canyon, South The Rostrum, West, Base 1975 Ron Kauk John Yablonsky
Ken's Dream 5.10a Tenaya Canyon, North Apathy Buttress 1986 Dimitri Barton Ken Ariza
Klemens' Escape 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, North Arch Rock 1970 Mark Klemens Jim Bridwell
Klemens' Variation 5.10c Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1970 Mark Klemens
Kor-Beck 5.9 Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1963 Layton Kor Eric Beck 1966 Eric Beck Mark Klemens
Lena's Lieback 5.9 Yosemite Falls Lower, West Swan Slab Kim Schmitz Jim Madsen
Lower Cathedral Spire, Fredricks-Sacherer Variation 5.9 Cathedral Rocks Lower Cathedral Spire 1965 Chris Fredericks Frank Sacherer TM Herbert
Lower Cathedral Spire, Pratt-Faint Variation 5.9 Cathedral Rocks Lower Cathedral Spire 1965 Chuck Pratt Joe Faint
Loyd's Lolly Pop 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, South The Rostrum, West, Jungle Gym 1986 Dave Schultz Ken Yager Grank Hiskes
Loyd's Return Trip 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, South The Rostrum, West, Base Loyd Price
Lynnea's Birthday Surprise 5.10a The Royal Arches Terrace Area 1986 Jerry Anderson Sigrid Anderson Lynnea Anderson
Mac Daddy 5.11a Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, North Buttress Area 2002 Dan McDevitt Sue McDevitt Jerry Anderson Sigrid Anderson Lynnea Anderson
Makayla's Climb 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, North Pat and Jack Pinnacle 2001 Dan McDevitt Jerry Anderson Sigrid Anderson
Mark of Art, The 5.10d El Capitan Southwest Face, Base La Escuela to The Slack 1974 Mark Chapman Art Higbee
Maxine's Wall 5.10c The Royal Arches Serenity Crack Area 1962 Les Wilson Al Macdonald 1973 Pete Livesey Andreas Maurer
Mc D's Route 5.11c Sentinel Rock Chapel Wall
McPherson Struts 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1988 Bob Gaines Yvonne McPherson
Middle Brother, from Michael's Ledge 4 Three Brothers Middle Brother 1951 John Salathe Anton Nelson Dave Hammack Rob Hahn
Mouth, The, Boche-Hennek Variation 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1966 Ken Boche Dennis Hennek
Ned's Excellent Adventure A4 El Capitan Southeast Face 1998 Warren Hollinger Bryan Law
Olga's Trick 5.10d Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1972 Rik Rieder Brian Bennett Bob Ost
Peter Left 5.10c El Capitan West Buttress, Base 1971 Mead Hargis Kim Schmitz
Phyllis El Capitan Southwest Face, Base 1981 Mike Forkash Peter Lahrach
Powell-Reed 5.10c Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1957 Mark Powell Wally Reed 1964 Bob Kamps Tom Higgins
Reed's Leads 5.10b El Capitan Southwest Face, Base Moby Dick to S. Butt. 1963 Wally Reed Mike Borghoff
Reed's Pinnacle Direct 5.10a Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1964 Frank Sacherer Mark Powell Wally Reed Gary Colliver Andy Lichman Chris Fredricks
Reed's Pinnacle Left Side 5.10a Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1962 Frank Sacherer Wally Reed Gary Colliver 1962 Frank Sacherer Dick Erb Larry Marshik
Reed's Pinnacle Regular Route 5.9 Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1957 Wally Reed Herb Swedlund
Rixon's Pinnacle, Direct South Face 5.11d A1 Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1963 Glen Denny Gary Colliver
Rixon's Pinnacle, East Chimney 5.10a Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1956 Don Goodrich Dick McCracken 1960 Royal Robbins Dave Rearick
Rixon's Pinnacle, East Chimney, Klemens Variation 5.10c Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1970 Mark Klemens
Rixon's Pinnacle, Far West 5.11 A1 Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1963 Royal Robbins Dick McCracken
Rixon's Pinnacle, South Face 5.11d Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1948 Chuck Wilts Ellen Wilts 1974 Tobin Sorenson John Bachar
Rixon's Pinnacle, West Face 5.10c Three Brothers Lower Brother Rixon's Pinnacle 1959 Tom Frost Bill Feuerer 1971 Pat Ament
Roger Stokes Route 5.8 Yosemite Falls Upper, West Third Tier 1982 Marshall Ravenscroft Tim Kemple
Roland's Hole Route (Portside) 5.12b Lower Merced Canyon, North Knobby Wall
Sacherer Cracker 5.10a El Capitan Southwest Face, Base La Escuela to The Slack 1964 Frank Sacherer Mike Sherrick
Sacherer-Fredericks 5.10c Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1964 Frank Sacherer Chris Fredericks
Saddam Hussein 5.9 A4 Washington Column 1990 Eric Brand Stewart Irving
Schultz's Ridge 5.7 El Capitan Schultz's Ridge, East 1959 John Shonte Steve Roper
Scott-Child 5.10a Tenaya Canyon, North Basket Dome 1982 Doug Scott Greg Child
Sentinel Rock, Kor-Denny Route 5.9 A3 Sentinel Rock 1963 Layton Kor Glen Denny
Sherrie's Crack 5.10c Lower Merced Canyon, North Pat and Jack Pinnacle 1973 Kevin Worrall George Meyers
Smith-Crawford 5.11d Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Gunsight Gully Area 1984 Jay Smith Paul Crawford
Steck-Salathe 5.9 Sentinel Rock 1950 Allen Steck John Salathe
Stephanie's Corner 5.8 The Royal Arches Church Bowl 1991 Stephanie McCormack Walt Shipley
Sylvester's Meow 5.11a Lower Merced Canyon, North Reed's Pinnacle Area 1986 Rick Sylvester Sue Odom
Tammy Fae 5.10c The Royal Arches Church Bowl 1989 Mark Carpenter
Tucker's Big Chimney 5.10 Sentinel Rock Public Sanitation
Tucker's Proud Rock Climb 5.12b Sentinel Rock Public Sanitation, Upper Tier 1991 Ed Barry
Van Belle O Drome 5.13c Lower Merced Canyon, North Roadside Attraction Area 1990 Hidetaka Suzuki
Van Belle Syndrome 5.13 Lower Merced Canyon, North Roadside Attraction Area 1991 Peter Croft
Werner's Ant Trees 5.10c Yosemite Falls Lower, West Five Open Books 1970 Werner Braun Jerry Coe Jerry Anderson
Werner's Crack 5.8 Tenaya Canyon, North Mirror Lake 1971 Werner Braun Bruce Steakly
Werner's Oversight Yosemite Falls Lower, West Swan Slab 1972 Mark Moore Dave Hitchcock
William's Climb 5.10c Lower Merced Canyon, North Goldrush Area 1989 Jerry Anderson Sigrid Anderson Lynnea Anderson William Anderson Rob Kroeckel
Mighty Hiker

Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
May 2, 2007 - 09:28pm PT
Ms. Crack is doing pretty good, too. And her cousin, Mr. Chimney.
Clint Cummins

Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
Nov 25, 2009 - 01:30am PT
I believe bvb worked on those climbs also. I don't know the exact story; maybe bvb found and toproped at least one of those cracks.
jstan

climber
Nov 25, 2009 - 02:47am PT
Chouinard Crack 5.7 Glacier Point Apron, Center Yvon Chouinard

Chouinard-Herbert 5.11c Sentinel Rock 1962 Yvon Chouinard TM Herbert 1976 John Long Pete Minks Eric Erickson

Chouinard-Pratt 5.11 Cathedral Rocks Middle Cathedral Rock, Northeast Face 1960 Yvon Chouinard Chuck Pratt Bob Kamps

Coonyard to the Oasis 5.9 Glacier Point Apron, Center 1960 Layton Kor Yvon Chouinard

Jump for Joy 5.9 El Capitan Eagle Creek Area Manure Pile Buttress 1967 Yvon Chouinard Joy Herron
bhilden

Trad climber
Mountain View, CA
Nov 25, 2009 - 03:20am PT
Nope! It is some guy named "Regular".

Bruce
Wayno

Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
Nov 25, 2009 - 03:32am PT
I vote for Fred Beckey.
hobo_dan

Social climber
Minnesota
Nov 25, 2009 - 05:48pm PT
Only one Chouinard Route?

Oh Well beaten to the punch
Mungeclimber

Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
Nov 25, 2009 - 06:10pm PT
some of the van belle routes story is here thx to Offwhite's coaxing the reticent and reserved BVB.


http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=178818&msg=178818#msg178818


originally tied to a b.com thread I can no longer pull up...

http://www.boldering.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2188
slabbo

Trad climber
fort garland, colo
Nov 25, 2009 - 06:20pm PT
Sad- the winner is standard route- the are all over the world- Sh#t I meant Stannard
gonzo chemist

climber
the Twilight Zone of someone else's intentions
Nov 25, 2009 - 06:26pm PT
Looking Sketchy...


I was gonna ask about how many "poodle" routes there were! I never would have guessed 36...
Spider Savage

Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
Jun 4, 2013 - 08:56am PT
An example of a typical Supertopo Forum uncivilized discussion. Classic writing!
donini

Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
Jun 4, 2013 - 10:33am PT
Mr. or Mrs. North Face would seem to garner that honor.
Jaybro

Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
Jun 4, 2013 - 12:53pm PT
In Indian Creek that guy '"Unknown" aka "unnamed" is clearly the most prolific!
k-man

Gym climber
SCruz
Jun 4, 2013 - 02:12pm PT
And who is that Project guy anyway?
Peter Haan

Trad climber
Santa Cruz, CA
Jun 4, 2013 - 03:49pm PT
Funny Kelly.

Let's not forget "Tucker's Proud Rock Climb" by Ed Barry
KP Ariza

climber
SCC
Jun 4, 2013 - 05:05pm PT
Lets not forget JB,

BYR
Johnny Rock
Bachar Cracker

I know there's more.....gotta take another sip of my Pliny first......
survival

Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
Jun 4, 2013 - 05:10pm PT
My old buddy, Bob Direct, has a shitload named after him. I lost count.
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