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Title: Fantasy route combos
Post by: remus on November 05, 2021, 01:14:45 pm
Could be onto something here - ‘fantasy route combos’.

In a similar vein "Crags that would be amazing DWS venues" is a fun game to play. Anyone fancy building up the wcj dam a little?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: dunnyg on November 05, 2021, 01:43:13 pm
Orchist at almscliff over a pool. Would obviously require a good scrittle filter and excellent heating.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: abarro81 on November 05, 2021, 03:08:44 pm
My vote: Tuppence into Bricktop into Premonition roof into the Bat route headwall with decent-but-not-super-chill knees in between... My oh my.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Will Hunt on November 05, 2021, 03:17:06 pm
It would be a bit easier, but I imagine The Groove would be improved by starting up Consenting instead of Something Stupid. If someone chiseled out SS a bit would anybody miss it?
Same goes for Bat Route starting up Seventh Aardvark which is toss.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy popp on November 05, 2021, 03:28:34 pm
Could be onto something here - ‘fantasy route combos’.

Face Mecca into the Indian Face - or did I misunderstand the game?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 05, 2021, 03:39:35 pm
I think you understood it very well. Is there a good belay whence one route stscks onto the other, or is it a full 100m pitch?? Might want some skinny ropes for the latter.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: ali k on November 05, 2021, 03:40:49 pm
Heaven crack into heaven crack into heaven crack into heaven crack ad infinitum
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Wellsy on November 05, 2021, 03:46:40 pm
Hubble into the Mutation extension, ave that
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 05, 2021, 03:56:29 pm
Well, there is potential for an Ali Baba Cave style bollox link of Belly Of The Beast into Mutation....
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: 36chambers on November 05, 2021, 04:04:49 pm
Careless Torque finishing with the Crocodile, from Isatis, at full height.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Bradders on November 05, 2021, 04:14:05 pm
Same goes for Bat Route starting up Seventh Aardvark which is toss.

Ha I thought that when I tried Seventh Aardvark a while ago, amazed at people's persistence in climbing such a shite route repeatedly to access the stuff above. The upper bit of Bat Route must be really flipping good!
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: jwi on November 05, 2021, 04:51:13 pm
Les Nouvelles Plantations du Christ in Tarn into Colisevm in Rodellar would be a nice 90 meter long 8a+, assuming you could handle the ropedrag on top. Not so much drag from the first 50m, so that is always something.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy popp on November 05, 2021, 04:52:24 pm
Is there a good belay whence one route stscks onto the other

No belay, of course, as per the sports routes (though now I think about it, I presume there's some gear on the easy ground at the top of Face Mecca?).
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Nike Air on November 05, 2021, 05:09:25 pm
Could not find the rules.

Chee Dale cornice but made of good gritsone up on the hill by bridestones..
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy popp on November 05, 2021, 05:29:35 pm
made of good gritsone up on the hill by bridestones..

The Bridestones made of good gritstone would be a start.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 05, 2021, 06:07:40 pm
 :clap2: very good.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lukeyboy on November 05, 2021, 06:33:52 pm
What amazing routes those would be!

Could be onto something here - ‘fantasy route combos’.

Good game, thread split?

My global combo would be Mirage (Ceuse) into Invisible Fist (Taipan) for a wild dyno finish.

Trying to think up an Avon version...
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: SA Chris on November 05, 2021, 08:05:22 pm


Trying to think up an Avon version...

Good luck with that.

Something not not at Avon on top of something not at Avon.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: SA Chris on November 05, 2021, 08:06:54 pm

My global combo would be Mirage (Ceuse) into Invisible Fist (Taipan) for a wild dyno finish.


Why not Mirage (Ceuse) into Taipan (Ceuse) for a wild dyno finish.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Hoseyb on November 05, 2021, 08:32:40 pm
Old man of hoy into totem pole
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: kingholmesy on November 05, 2021, 08:55:57 pm

The Bridestones made of good gritstone would be a start.

 :lol:

(Edited to correct ineptitude with the quote function.)
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy popp on November 05, 2021, 09:20:15 pm


Trying to think up an Avon version...

Good luck with that.

Yellow Edge into Amanita (belays allowed)

Tour de France into Was it You.

Lost Illusions into Bold as Love into Bristol Unillustrated.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Ged on November 05, 2021, 09:43:27 pm
That was the essence of the ramp challenge. All the started routes, right to left, finishing up tour de France. If you ignore the a38, and the fact it's not actually a multi pitch, it's the best multi pitch route in the world. E3, e2, E3, e4, e5, e6, e5, e2, e4, e6, e4, e6 or something like that.

I fell off the last move of tour de France when Charlie and I tried it. Never went back.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 05, 2021, 09:48:42 pm
Every face route at Harmer's stacked atop each other in strict ascending grade order with perfect cam breaks where the routes join....

...and an entire bath of Climb On at the top.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: DAVETHOMAS90 on November 05, 2021, 10:05:52 pm
That was the essence of the ramp challenge. All the started routes, right to left, finishing up tour de France. If you ignore the a38, and the fact it's not actually a multi pitch, it's the best multi pitch route in the world. E3, e2, E3, e4, e5, e6, e5, e2, e4, e6, e4, e6 or something like that.

I fell off the last move of tour de France when Charlie and I tried it. Never went back.

Quite. A38 is a bit off-route, albeit a quality little pitch. (March 89  ;) )

Was saying just the other day, I miss climbing in Avon.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Will Hunt on November 05, 2021, 10:08:04 pm
Every face route at Harmer's stacked atop each other in strict ascending grade order with perfect cam breaks where the routes join....

...and an entire bath of Climb On at the top.

Isn't that just Nesscliffe?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: kingholmesy on November 05, 2021, 10:10:08 pm
What about Magical Mystery Tour, into Rainbow Bridge, into Oz Wall Traverse, into White Rhino Tea?

Oh, hang on …
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: remus on November 05, 2021, 10:26:33 pm
What about Magical Mystery Tour, into Rainbow Bridge, into Oz Wall Traverse, into White Rhino Tea?

Oh, hang on …

I hope you're including the full magical mystery tour in there (i.e. starting from at Mary's bay)! As far as I know this is still waiting for a continuous ascent.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: kingholmesy on November 05, 2021, 10:53:55 pm
Fuck me that would be epic. I found Wizard of Oz tiring enough.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: SA Chris on November 06, 2021, 12:09:07 am


Why not Mirage (Ceuse) into Taipan (Ceuse) for a wild dyno finish.

I fucked that up. Ceuse Mirage into Taipan Mirage.....
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lukeyboy on November 06, 2021, 07:18:33 am


Why not Mirage (Ceuse) into Taipan (Ceuse) for a wild dyno finish.

I fucked that up. Ceuse Mirage into Taipan Mirage.....

Haha, I did wonder
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fatboyslimfast2 on November 06, 2021, 08:55:39 am
Les Diamants sont etrnal (Buoux) into first pitch of Zeppelin (Pembroke)
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: remus on November 06, 2021, 09:04:50 am
Fuck me that would be epic. I found Wizard of Oz tiring enough.

I had a go a couple of years ago, got to the start of Rainbow Bridge and was completely destroyed though so went and got some chips instead :lol: Hardest part for me was you're in and out of the water a fair bit so I got pretty chilly by the end. Will be great when it gets done, best route in the UK?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: TobyD on November 06, 2021, 09:39:31 am
Supercool (Gordale) into Colosseum (Rodellar)
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Stabbsy on November 06, 2021, 11:04:38 am
Top pitch of Mulatto Wall at Malham (as far as the “mantleshelf”) into the big pitch on Positron.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy_e on November 06, 2021, 12:20:33 pm
Demon Wall into Demon Wall Roof at the top of the crag
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Duncan campbell on November 06, 2021, 01:02:04 pm
Serpentine Taipan into supercool gordale
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Aussiegav on November 06, 2021, 01:33:25 pm
Banana finger into strawberries.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy moles on November 06, 2021, 01:38:28 pm
Picking up on the Berry Head theme but not going sideways, Cod Tympani into Cod Tympani would be wild :yes:
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 06, 2021, 01:42:09 pm
Sunset into Three Pebble into Four Pebble into Great Slab
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: andy popp on November 06, 2021, 02:14:31 pm
Sunset into Three Pebble into Four Pebble into Great Slab

That would be truly amazing!

As to rules, I feel routes should at least be on the same rock type, if not the same crag.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: northern yob on November 06, 2021, 02:30:47 pm
The obvious choice is the nose into the salathe.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: jwi on November 06, 2021, 02:42:23 pm
Bof. Everything longer than ten pitches is never worth it. The feet always start to hurt
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: northern yob on November 06, 2021, 02:46:15 pm
Bof. Everything longer than ten pitches is never worth it. The feet always start to hurt

Pffft sport climbers….
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 06, 2021, 03:00:26 pm
Banana finger into strawberries.

Or Bananas into Strawberries?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Aussiegav on November 06, 2021, 03:15:54 pm
Quote from: andy popp


As to rules, I feel routes should at least be on the same rock type, if not the same crag.
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 Careless Torque, Archangel, Don, White Wand, Ulysses

CT is to keep traffic at a minimum
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: mrjonathanr on November 06, 2021, 04:29:33 pm
Put Ulysses at the start then  ;)
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lukeyboy on November 06, 2021, 06:23:39 pm
What amazing routes those would be!

Could be onto something here - ‘fantasy route combos’.

Good game, thread split?

My global combo would be Mirage (Ceuse) into Invisible Fist (Taipan) for a wild dyno finish.

Trying to think up an Avon version...

So I reckon New Horizons II > Arms Race > Aardvark and the ferret.

Steady start up the steep crackline of NH, escalating into AR for similar but harder, by which time you're up at 50m or so. Clip the massive basketball hoop bolt at the top of AR and set off up Aardvark (unprotected slab) with the prospect of an absolute screamer, instead of just hitting the floor like usual.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: cowboyhat on November 06, 2021, 08:48:24 pm
Find me a more tiring 25 metres than

Jackaloupe - National acrobat - snug as a thug - Sad amongst friends

Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: webbo on November 06, 2021, 09:08:58 pm
Maybe I’m the odd one out here but given it’s a bouldering forum. Should it not be be The fantasy routes made in to boulder problems.
Strapadictmy without bottom aręte.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 06, 2021, 09:20:27 pm
Very good point Webbo!

Best route cruxes that really should be bloques and would be more suitable that way.

Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Paul B on November 06, 2021, 09:26:09 pm
Maybe I’m the odd one out here but given it’s a bouldering forum. Should it not be be The fantasy routes made in to boulder problems.
Strapadictmy without bottom aręte.

Salar with significant ground raising?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Wood FT on November 06, 2021, 09:41:44 pm
Empire of the sun as a deep water solo
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 06, 2021, 09:50:48 pm
Very good point Webbo!

Best route cruxes that really should be bloques and would be more suitable that way.

That bit of Milky Way between the bottom jugs and the roof. Basically the techy peg scarred cracks.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lagerstarfish on November 06, 2021, 09:52:43 pm
The top parts of Angels Share, velvet silence and jumping on a beetle, obviously

Just not that stupid chipped rail mantel
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: lukeyboy on November 06, 2021, 11:56:55 pm
Almost Me (Ban-y-gor) minus the bit up to the ledge would be top notch
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Ru on November 07, 2021, 08:08:31 pm
The top parts of Angels Share, velvet silence and jumping on a beetle, obviously

Just not that stupid chipped rail mantel

All of Mutation, ending with a no-hands rest stood on the Angel's Share rail, followed by the Angel's Share slab and a massive debate about whether the grade changes.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Nike Air on November 07, 2021, 08:19:07 pm
New Statesman into Reservoir Dogs followed by Countdown to Disaster then French Duke, all above a massive ball pit but without the stray nappies and kids socks..
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fultonius on November 07, 2021, 09:13:42 pm
 Sufferance into slap happy, with a shake out then followed by Chemin de Fer where the crux was substituted with Mestizo site start.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fiend on November 07, 2021, 09:56:58 pm
All of Mutation, ending with a no-hands rest stood on the Angel's Share rail, followed by the Angel's Share slab and a massive debate about whether the grade changes.
:lol: top work.

Also mestizo sit start FFS, that shouldn't even be on a crap sit-starts fantasy list.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Fultonius on November 08, 2021, 07:22:43 am
All of Mutation, ending with a no-hands rest stood on the Angel's Share rail, followed by the Angel's Share slab and a massive debate about whether the grade changes.
:lol: top work.

Also mestizo sit start FFS, that shouldn't even be on a crap sit-starts fantasy list.

It's ok Fiend, there's and alternative finish using mugsy instead, for those who like middle finger flappers each session.  :-*
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 08, 2021, 09:41:09 am
Archangel/Don to the break, cams, then White Wand with the big break being the top of the crag.
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: El Mocho on November 08, 2021, 10:53:03 am
Would you have soloed that combo in your Gazelles?
Title: Re: Fantasy route combos
Post by: Johnny Brown on November 08, 2021, 10:59:19 am
It would certainly have saved all that traversing.

Not sure what the hardest thing I did in Gazelles was, these were definitely tennie terrain. What was the hardest thing you soloed in wellies? Western Front or Big Greeny?
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