This Ain't Naturita, Pilgrim 

This route is great fun. The bolts are a little run out at the beginning (for North Table) though you can bring along a set of the small tricams or Aliens to fill in the gap easily. This climb gets really fun up at the top on smaller edges and vertical climbing.

Definitely a 5.9. After the 3rd bolt, the hand and foot holds tighten up. Really fun climb. It was my first lead, and I didn't peel. Know your ability, because it is true to its number.

Some magazine once warned people against adding more bolts to the chossy sandstone at Naturita, Colorado: "This ain't Shelf Road pilgrim!"

I first did this with just one bolt, #4. Once I figured out that Table wasn't just for 5.11 climbers anymore, I added more bolts, with some help from Mark Rolofson, too. One of my results was that bolt #3 crowds #4. But removing #4 just seemed like a lot of rock-scarring work for no good reason.

An old Access Fund Bulletin photo of a grooved Fixe ring on Naturita's anchor may have helped start the rappel-cleaning preservation endeavor. We determined that it was a flawed hanger. The flaw was a pocket in the rings weld that held it in a fixed place on the hanger for countless threads. Normally the rings flip around and get evenly worn all around. I've seen a lot of Fixe rings getting heavy use and see very little sign of grooving. My conclusion is that these rings have a much longer life than was realized back when the ring on This Ain't Naturita Pilgrim was photographed.

The winch hooks were placed on the anchor 12/15/07.

Fun route right at the top of the trail. The moves on the face are exciting. What is the story with the two bolts so close together?

Very nice route; up there with Brain Cloud as nice GC 5.9s go. Well-protected where it counts, and runout in easy segment between bolts 1 and 2 keeps you on task. Bit balancy at the crux up high, but fun with a bolt at your waist. Well-worn holds felt a bit slippery in today's cold weather, helping earn the grade.

I appreciated bolt #3, Ken, and #4 looks like one of the oldest bolts on the cliff but is still solid.

Easier if you are taller than 6'2" or so. You can reach over some difficult moves. You don't have to take gear, but you there is ground fall potential between bolts #1 and #2. Gear might mitigate but the climbing isn't cruxy. You could take a #2 Camalot or so for a crack near the very top, but I don't think you need it.