Shelf Road
Climbing Sections:
- Beyond The Future (4)
- Cactus Cliffs (135)
- Cactus Rose (20)
- Cash Wall (5)
- Dark Side (34)
- Gem Wall (5)
- La Plage (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 (44)
- Sand Gulch - FreeForm Wall (25)
- Spiney Ridge (25)
- The Bank (35)
- The Bank - 2150 Wall (17)
- The Bank - Back to the Future (17)
- The Bank - Surreal Estate Wall (4)
- The Gallery (4)
- The Gallery - Bulge Wall (19)
- The Gallery - California Ethic (8)
- The Gallery - Incredible Hulk (7)
- The Gallery - Menses Prow (30)
- The Gallery - Mural Wall (15)
- The Gallery - The Far Side (9)
- The Gym (47)
- The Vault (13)
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 |
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Forum Discussions (See all 26 posts )
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Looking for bouldering partner near canyon city | climbingkevin | 0 | Jul 19 2012, 8:28 PM |
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Shelf road guide book | tory_c89 | 4 | Feb 04 2012, 5:10 PM |
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Shelf road seasons?! | mike_devildog | 4 | Mar 02 2015, 9:26 PM |
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Camping | tinad29 | 1 | Apr 27 2011, 12:42 AM |
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Shelf road over Labor Day | 1010843 | 0 | Sep 02 2009, 3:02 AM |
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70 meter rope | EJ1020 | 2 | Aug 31 2009, 1:37 PM |
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weather | wsch | 0 | Mar 24 2009, 2:02 AM |
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Top roping at Shelf? | suburbancow | 4 | Jul 06 2009, 8:37 PM |
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Shelf Cliff Routes | jeffwiersema | 1 | Dec 08 2008, 12:08 AM |
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shelf road experience | Hands | 7 | Mar 31 2008, 1:40 PM |
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Routes not to miss at Shelf Road | fancyclaps | 0 | Nov 26 2007, 10:25 PM |
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How was Adopt A Crag @ Shelf? | thewyseclimber | 0 | Oct 02 2007, 3:53 AM |
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CLIMBING PARTNER PLEASE! | elsongeo | 1 | Feb 25 2009, 9:52 PM |
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Shelf conditions - snow? | tradkelly | 1 | Jan 17 2008, 1:24 AM |
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too cold to climb S. CO? | c-dub | 1 | Nov 27 2006, 10:22 PM |
