Recommendations for First 12 at Shelf Road
|
What 12s would you recommend at Shelf Road for someone breaking into the grade? |
|
|
|
El Tigre wrote:OaxamacaThat gives me one search result: this post. Do you know if it's on MP? |
|
I spelled it wrong the first time. Now its a link |
|
whichever one looks good to you and speaks to you! |
|
Cool, they look good, thanks! |
|
spontaneous combustion if you are tall |
|
+1 for heavy weather and hot beach. Also check out 'no rest for the wicked' |
|
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. |
|
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. |
|
I would recommend Hot Beach or Blade Runner but my first 12 at Shelf was Heavy Weather. |
|
good call on freeform. a lot of great suggestions - shelf has a ton of great routes at that grade. |
|
pick pocket at cactus cliff - i think it was powerful but short. |
|
Raised on the mean little routes of Penitente now were we Brent? |
|
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. |
|
mountainproject.com/v/the-g…
You are welcome bro! |