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Shelf's Worst Route

Name: Shelf's Worst Route
Rating: 1.7

5.11d YDS 7a French 24 Ewbanks VIII UIAA 25 ZA E5 6a British

Routes in Menses Prow

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	A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Abscessed Words to Climb S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	After Dark S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Armies Of Metaphors S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	B.O.S.S. Method, The S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Back for More S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Baroque Period, The S 5.8+ 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Bat Crack T,S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Big Chill, The S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Caught in the Middle S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Chiba Chiba S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Cosmic Thing S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Dealin' Crack T 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Dumb Waiter S 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Fever S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	First Blood S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	First Strike S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Flashback To Acid Beach S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Graceland S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	I am a Viking S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Jumbo Pumping Love S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Killer COVID T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Krakatoa S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Lamont's Period S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Lick My Love Pump aka Love Pump S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Light Days S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Liquid Affair S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Lunch at the Y S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Menses S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Metaphysical Fictions S 5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	My What a Big Bulge S 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	No Passion for Fashion S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Original Route S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Period Epic S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Period Piece S 5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c
	Pig Dictionary S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Prima Nocta S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Pueblo Gringos S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Red Dog S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Scratch and Claw S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Shelf's Worst Route S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sick of Tradition S 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Slender Fungus S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Smart Server S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Smokin' Crack T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Stratabulge S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Sudden Impact S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Sundogs S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Thirteen Engines S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	True to Tradition/Tucker's Faith S 5.7+ 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
	Turbo Charged, Inter-Cooled Meat Machine S 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Weed n' Feed T,S 5.10c/d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
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Description

If I remember correctly, it is Knapp's Shelf Road guide that gives this route the name. I don't really understand why though. It is actually a pretty good route (IMHO).

To find the route, hike into the Gallery canyon and up to the Menses' Prow. Head left (west) to the California Ethics Pinnacle. Directly behind this pinnacle is Bat Crack, a hand crack/chimney with guano. Just to the right of this is a bolted line that trends slightly to the right; this is the route.

Fun crimping and high-stepping will get you through the fun little blank section. After this, the rock becomes somewhat camouflaged and it may require some searching to find the holds. They are all there; just be patient. Add a little bit of bulge to the top section and it really gets fun. The rock is a little bit chippy in places, so be careful.