Route Names

Hello there. It's been a while. I set another route recently, but I've yet to get a solid video of someone climbing it. Hopefully this will inspire you at least route-naming-wise..

If your gym lets you name routes you should seriously consider names that are as creative as the routes you set.

The following is a list of links to pages that list things:

Animals - because most of them are adorable!

http://a-z-animals.com/

Raccoon Dog  - Could you imagine how people would climb the route if it were based after a raccoon dog?

Numbat - They're pretty adorable and the name sounds so descriptive in an unclear way.

Colors - you could literally just pick a color and name your route after it. Laziness at it's finest, well maybe not it's finest, but it's definitely laziness. You could even name routes after the corresponding hex value.

msdn.microsoft.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors_(compact)

Here's an example:

Acid Green - The first one on the list.

Davy's Grey - This one sounds pretty deep.

Fulvous - This definitely sounds like a route name.

Zomp - Because it starts with "z."

Desserts - because climbing makes you hungry anyway

Justdessertsnyc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_desserts

I'm just going to name dessert-like things in a route name style

Hot Chocolate Hands

Butterfinger Brownies (Great for a sloper route)

Pie Crust Crimps

Fudgy Fingers

Deserts - While it's no longer in alphabetical order I thought food should come before a really dry place.

Adventurerabbi.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_deserts - Look! Another link to wikipedia. Perhaps this blogger relies on wikipedia too much!

Kyzyl Kum - a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Highlands of Iceland - Eg heiti Jennifer. Hvar er Klukkan?

Atacama - A mi me gusta mucho un lugar muy seco especialmente en Peru or Chile.

Russian Artic - I don't really speak any Russian. 

Nightshade Plants - these are pretty well known plants...

wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae

Bet you didn't know all of these were in the same family. We! Are! Family!

Tobacco - Not so great for you

Tomatoes - Delicious and nutritious, yet indecisive

Potatoes - Potato, Potato - did you pronounce the two differently?

Deadly Nightshade - silent but deadly, just like farts

Eggplant - Are you allergic?

Petunia - Totally a name

Potato Based Foods - speaking of potatoes...

sallypasleyvargas.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_potato_dishes

Here are some potential names:

Tater Tot Tea Party

Gnocchi, no problem

Hash Brown Heaven

The Soggy French Fry

Anyway, you get the gist. Random words put together to make little sense, make great route names. Name on!

Comments?