nomenclature, extreme sports, my obsessions
Today I learned that every climbing route up El Capitan, the terrifying vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park, has its own name. I've always had a fascination with ornate lists of names, and this one is definitely pinging it.
http://www.supertopo.com/bigwalls/yosemite/bigwalls.html?s=formation&o=ASC#yobigs
re: nomenclature, extreme sports, my obsessions
@hystericempress Bonus material, from a related attempt to glean ship names from a list of organ stops, submitted without commentary: