Cool story. I second the comment from slopr that it would fun to hear the story behind some other Squamish climbs and how some of these pitches came about.Even Steven definitely deserves mention and more traffic. Heard an interesting story about the origin of the name of this one...Apparently the first ascencionist had spent the spring scrubbing up bop till you drop at the cirque but then got called away to work before climbing it. When he returned he learned that a friend of his had gone and done the first ascent of it while he was away. He was choked, to say the least, as he had put in a lot of work into this quality line (has this one been mentioned on the list??). Some time later while climbing at the pet, the guy who had done the f.a. of bop came up to the guy who had scrubbed it and said he had something to show him. They walked down to the lower pet and there was a freshly excavated and cleaned crack line. The route was offered up to the guy who had scrubbed bop. He sent it, claimed the f.a. and named it "even steven" as the score was now settled.
I've heard there is an interesting story behind the FA of Genius Loci but know nothing more than that.
Here are some other climbs I would like to hear the back story to:
- Neat and Cool
- Man of Leisure
- World's Toughest Milkman
- Cruel Shoes
- Daily Planet
- March of the Kitchen Utensils
- Penny Lane
Can anybody provide the background on these climbs? I know some of these names come from pop culture, literature and music but I'm wondering about the reasons for giving these climbs those names.
There are many other climbs that going by the name alone suggest an interesting story. So post up if you have some stories to share.