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Location

Lat/Lon: 38.62381, -105.23057

Grade citation

5.10b Assigned grade
Bernii
Connor Warme
5.10a Rock 'N Road: Rock Climbing Areas of North America
5.10b/c Rock Climbing Shelf Road
6a Rock Climbing Shelf Road

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There are restrooms at the camp sites and in between The Vault and Cactus Cliff, please use them! Pack in what you pack out.

inherited from Shelf Road

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Overall quality 64 from 6 ratings.

Tick Types

Onsight 6
Flash 3
Tick 4

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Author(s): Rick Thompson

Date: 2019

ISBN: 9781954040007

Sharp End Publishing:
Located in south-central Colorado, Shelf Road is one of America's leading sport climbing destinations. Use Shelf Road Rock to explore the more than 1,200 routes scattered among the limestone canyons.
  • Features climbs from 5.4 to 5.14
  • The personalities of the routes are revealed through artistic, entertaining route descriptions and gear recommendations (including bolt counts)
  • Includes long-overlooked historical first ascent information and action shots galore

Author(s): Gerry Roach

Date: 2022

ISBN: 9781641607759

Providing accurate and comprehensive info, the 4th edition of Fulcrum Colorado's Fourteeners includes standard, alternate and technical routes for all 58 peaks over 14,000 ft. in the Centennial state.

  • Updated to include up-to-date topographic maps, GPS coordinates, expanded route details and alterations to trail access
  • Multiple tables and appendices summarize features for quick reference
  • Author Gerry Roach shares his expertise from over 50 years of mountaineering
  • Includes full colour photos and 31 maps

Author(s): Matt Payne and Bob Rosebrough

Date: 2022

ISBN: 9781937052775

Colorado Mountain Club:
Climbing Colorado's San Juans is a treasure trove of adventures ranging from easy scrambles for the outdoor novice to advanced, technical ascents of staggering summits for seasoned peakbaggers.
  • Chapters are organized into 13 mountain subgroups
  • Covers nearly 300 routes and 200 peaks—including 13 of Colorado's 54 fourteeners and 29 of its highest Centennial peaks
  • Includes key intel, maps, color photos and storied explanations of San Juan mountain's climbing history

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