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Recommendations for First 12 at Shelf Road

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Crag Dweller · · New York, NY · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 125

What 12s would you recommend at Shelf Road for someone breaking into the grade?

Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880
Crag Dweller · · New York, NY · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 125
El Tigre wrote:Oaxamaca
That gives me one search result: this post. Do you know if it's on MP?
Mike Lane · · AnCapistan · Joined Jan 2006 · Points: 880

I spelled it wrong the first time. Now its a link

skiclimber · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 30

whichever one looks good to you and speaks to you!

Crag Dweller · · New York, NY · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 125

Cool, they look good, thanks!

eric larson · · aurora, co · Joined Apr 2008 · Points: 50

spontaneous combustion if you are tall
hot beach if you have endurance (no hard moves)
New vernacular is a good entry as well at new gym

Jamie G-Child · · Bend, OR · Joined Jul 2006 · Points: 370

+1 for heavy weather and hot beach. Also check out 'no rest for the wicked'

Jason Halladay · · Los Alamos, NM · Joined Oct 2005 · Points: 15,153

Another vote for Heavy Weather. Really fun route. Also, I recently climbed Helter Skelter and really enjoyed that route too. Apparently originally rated 12b and listed as 11d here on MP so call it 12a.

Jeffrey Arthur · · Westminster, CO · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 290

Freeform at Sand Gulch! It's actually pretty steep by Shelf standards. A perfect techy route down low and steep for about 30 feet for the upper half.

JJNS · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 531

I would recommend Hot Beach or Blade Runner but my first 12 at Shelf was Heavy Weather.

slim · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2004 · Points: 1,103

good call on freeform. a lot of great suggestions - shelf has a ton of great routes at that grade.

brent b · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2010 · Points: 470

pick pocket at cactus cliff - i think it was powerful but short.

AndyMac · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2008 · Points: 1,123

Raised on the mean little routes of Penitente now were we Brent?

JJNS · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 531
Brent Butler wrote:pick pocket at cactus cliff - i think it was powerful but short.
I'm not sure if you get 12 points for Pick Pocket. It is a good suggestion though. The bulge on Pick Pocket is powerful and similar in difficulty to some of the other cruxes on routes mentioned previously in this thread. The difference is that Pick pocket is so short. It's over before you know it. On Heavy Weather, Hot Beach, and others you will have to do cruxes similar in difficulty while carrying a pump.
Hank Caylor · · Livin' in the Junk! · Joined Dec 2003 · Points: 643
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