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Shelf Road/Clear Creek route recommendations?

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Jon Frisby · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2013 · Points: 270

Hey guys. I'm looking for some mid to upper 12s at both crags for a mid March trip. Any suggestions?

Monty · · Golden, CO · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 3,525

Here are some of my favorites! This ought to keep you busy.
Shelf:
Heavy Weather - 12a : Sustained fun
Gym Arete - 12a : Amazing pockets to crimps
Hot Beach - 12a/b : long and very sustained
TIts Up - 12b : similar to hot beach with harder boulder problems and better rests
After Burner - 12b : more techy than the previous
The Hurricane - 12b : sustained crimping
Ejection Generation - 12c
Future Fossil - 12c : Excellent!
Head Cheese - 12d : Unusually steep for shelf

Clear Creek:
Check out the Golden City Brewery and the Mtn Toad for delicious IPA's in Golden

Wall of the 90's area is staked with great pitches:
Wet Dream - 12a : Long and varied from steep to slab
Convicted Fellon - 12b : Vertical face
Soap on a roap - 12b/c : Vertical Face
Ten Digit Dialing - 12c : Slopey crux

Primo is also excellent:
Quartz Sports - 12b : Sustained and tricky
Ken Tanks - 12b : bouldery cruxes separated by good rest
Sucking my will to live - 12c : Excellent! One of the best in the canyon. Steep and tricky.

Creekside:
Solid Gold - 12a 4 pitches : Fun longer route (watch out for ticks)

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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