What’s The Protocol For Naming a Route After Yourself?
I think it would be cool to name a route after myself ... What is the protocol for getting my name up there in bright lights?
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I’ve noticed that certain routes are named after the first-ascent team. There’s the Bachar/Yerian, the Steck-Salathé and, further afield in the Alps, the Bonaiti
Pillar and the Gervasutti Pillar. I think it would be cool to name a route after myself … a way of achieving immortality. What is the protocol for getting my name up there in bright lights?
—Lee Byrd, Chicago, Illinois
