Route Names: Abused And Re-Used.

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Roger Breedlove

climber

Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Apr 27, 2012 - 08:29am PT

Hey Mouse,

Welcome to ST land. I do remember a bit about "Strange Brew," none of the details, but sometimes they come back. I do remember the name and that it was down near Stately Pleasure Dome. Cream was my favorite band and there was something about the climb that was both strange and varied (the Brew), if I remember, hence the name. I looked in the old Yellow guide but the route is not there. I have no idea if it is listed in newer guides or climbed by someone else as a first ascent with a completely different name.

In any case, nice to hear your voice, so to speak. Dave’s daughter has posted for him once or twice several years ago—he is a complete philistine, worse than Yvon. He and Suzanne sound like you are doing great. Quite a few early 70s climbers have posted at one time or another under their real name.

All the best,

Roger

Srbphoto

climber

Kennewick wa

Apr 27, 2012 - 08:42am PT

(insert woman's name) Crack.

only remember seeing "Mongolian Clusterf*ck" once.

Mark Force

Trad climber

Cave Creek, AZ

Apr 27, 2012 - 08:57pm PT

Did a difficult (for me) overhanging stem one time and wished I'd named it Sailing Shoes or Feets Don't Fail Me Now from the group Little Feet. Always liked clever use of song names...especially if they're self-deprecating.

Yvergenhauf

Trad climber

Apr 27, 2012 - 09:18pm PT

When I was just a youngster I climbed Lost Arrow Spire in the City of Rocks, not knowing anything about the real Lost Arrow. If you squint your eyes and just look at the top of it ( the fake one), it almost looks like the real one.

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 27, 2012 - 10:07pm PT

I did a one pitch FA last year that climbed directly behind a beech tree. It basically named itself...

Route 1A. (because it paralleled the beech)

Edge

Trad climber

New Durham, NH

Apr 27, 2012 - 10:16pm PT

Ron, if there's only one wouldn't it be"Wild WOMAN of Planet Playtex?"

KabalaArch

Trad climber

Starlite, California

Apr 27, 2012 - 10:53pm PT

You can only be embarrassed if you care what other people think.

Meeeh...what's up Doc?

Ed Hartouni

Trad climber

Livermore, CA

Apr 28, 2012 - 12:06am PT

Jaybro noted: there is only one 'bitch muscle'.
and I've actually climbed it!
but I must say I'm still a bit bemused over the name from that namer...

looking sketchy there...

Social climber

Latitute 33

Apr 28, 2012 - 01:10am PT

Poodle "themed" names may be one of the most popular for some strange reason.

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Apr 28, 2012 - 01:17am PT

There were two "Tunnel Vision" routes and two "Meltdown" routes in Yosemite.
One of the Tunnel Vision routes got renamed to "Eat at Degnan's".
Dimitri Barton volunteered to rename the older Meltdown to "The Knobby Wall" - a nice solution.

Evel

Trad climber

Nedsterdam CO

Apr 28, 2012 - 04:36pm PT

You mean the Sidewinder at Seneca Rocks?

hobo_dan

Social climber

Minnesota

Apr 28, 2012 - 06:44pm PT

There seemed to be a lot of those Lowe Routes and Beckey Routes
Never climbed it but "Magnolia ThunderPussy" is a great name
"The Pygmies Got Stoned" still makes me smile

Jaybro

Social climber

Wolf City, Wyoming

Apr 28, 2012 - 07:33pm PT

No. He means sidewinder in longs canyon Utah, not the one on pinnacle peak Az, and I'm sure not the one in Josh :)

How about first ascentionists, who shall be nameless,as at least one of them is dead, who reuse the same name in different areas?

Bet there is only one "seven after Quasimodo", and bet it still needs a second ascent....bring a wrench for the belay bolts.

ms55401

Trad climber

minneapolis, mn

Apr 28, 2012 - 07:56pm PT

"East Buttress"

my ability to endow routes with distinctive, witty, and memorable names is only surpassed by my inability to climb hard routes.

I will charge hardmen and hardwomen $7 to name routes that they are intellectually ill-equipped to name well. Email me.

"Astrodog" is a good one, btw.
so too is "Polar Circus"
"Moonflower Buttress"

all great names

mooch

Trad climber

Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)

Topic Author's Reply - Apr 29, 2012 - 10:09am PT

"I looked in the old Yellow guide but the route is not there."

That's because it fell in love with The Needles and moved there on a whim.

'Strange Brew' (5.8R), The MagicIan.....stellar route I might add.

Well, I think I'll keep it "Thief in the Night" just to screw with the control freaks out there...

I expected a bit more of an adult response from you Slater but I guess that one will do. Now run along and take your Tonka Truck with you...

Hmmm...might be a good inspired route name outta that.