Shelf Road
Climbing Sections:
- Beyond The Future (3)
- Cactus Cliffs (115)
- Cactus Rose (15)
- Cash Wall (2)
- Dark Side (33)
- Gem Wall (2)
- North End - Gallagher Buttress (1)
- North End - Heaven-Far left en (1)
- North End - Heaven-Swiss Chees (6)
- North End - Swahili Wall (2)
- Pegleg (0)
- Sand Gulch - Contest Wall (40)
- Sand Gulch - FreeForm Wall (22)
- Spiney Ridge (24)
- The Bank (20)
- The Bank - 2150 Wall (14)
- The Bank - Back to the Future (17)
- The Bank - Surreal Estate Wall (4)
- The Gallery (3)
- The Gallery - Bulge Wall (19)
- The Gallery - California Ethic (8)
- The Gallery - Incredible Hulk (4)
- The Gallery - Menses Prow (30)
- The Gallery - Mural Wall (11)
- The Gallery - The Far Side (6)
- The Gym (38)
- The Vault (10)
About Shelf Road:
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A sport climber's mecca with nearly 1000 routes on bombproof pocketed limestone. Routes vary from 5.7- 5.13 mostly bolted routes with lots of untouched rock! There are several walls in neighboring areas and a lifetime of bouldering.
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| Nearest town or city: | Canon City |
| Directions: | Hwy 50. West To canyon City. Right on fields road appr. 9 miles north is red Canyon and several climbing walls with marked roads and trails. Sand Gulch is on the left, continue past and park to reach pegleg, cactus rose,Darkside,Quarry, and the Main Bank walls. |
| Latitude, Longitude: | 38.62438, -105.22499 |
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| Camping: | Yes |
| When to Climb: | Autumn |
| Quantity of Climbs: | Lifetime |
| Books: | Stewart Green's "Rock Climbing Colorado". Rick Thompson's guide to Cactus Cliff and Spiney Ridge. Excellent new comprehensive Sharp End book from Fred Knapp, Rick Thompson, and Rich Aschert: "Shelf Road Rock: A Complete Climbing Reference" |
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