Spiney Ridge

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Elevation:	6,900'
Lat, Long:	38.6307, -105.2178 Map
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Submitted By:	Jeff Lockyer on Apr 12, 2002

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Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Spiney Ridge:

Damn Right I've Got the Moves 5.8+ Sport, 1 pitch, 55 feet

Cheers 5.8+ Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Travis is Sole King 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

Toxxxic Entertainment 5.10a Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet

20th Century Man 5.10a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 75 feet

Access All Areas 5.10d Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Tractatus 5.11a Sport, 1 pitch, 50 feet

Return of the Headhunters 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

Cornerstone 5.11b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

The New Philanthropists 5.11b/c Sport, TR, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Straight Rocket 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet

Purple Toe Nails 5.11c Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

De Gaulle Syndrome 5.12a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet

The Rising 5.12a/b Sport, 70 feet

The Hurricane 5.12a/b Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet

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The Hurricane 5.12a/b CO : Shelf Road : Spiney Ridge

At the left side of Spiney Ridge is a beautiful panel of pocketed limestone. The Hurricane starts just right of a right-facing corner and climbs up the center of the panel. Several cruxes with the last at the top. Steep, sharp edge and pocket climbing makes this one of the best routes in its grade at Shelf Road....[more] Browse More Classics in CO

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BETA PHOTO: Spiney Ridge - left. Sunday Pockets is renamed 20...	Looking down from the anchor on 20th Century Man.	Spiney Ridge at moonrise, April, 2011.

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By Surlyman
Jun 22, 2005

Was climbing at Shelf Road on the weekend. A climber led Pully Mammoth and set it up on top rope for his girlfriend. She couldn't pull the roof so he top-roped it to clean it. He grabbed the jug to pull himself over the roof and a rock the size of a loaf of bread broke off in his hand and landed on the ground a few feet from his girlfriend.

Given the now missing jug I suspect this climb is now a tad harder than it used to be.

By Unassigned User
May 3, 2011

I was wondering if anyone knows if that project ever got got. I got up it but fell a few times 3 years ago or so and never went back. It was a super cool climb!

By Kenny P
Oct 28, 2012

Perhaps someone out there can help me identify a route I climbed yesterday at Spiney Ridge. I recently moved to the area, and after three trips to Shelf, we decided to steer clear of the weekend crowds along Cactus - we selected Spiney (no one around!). It appears there are discrepancies between MP and the New Shelf Road guidebook.
I led a route to the right of #15 on MP's topo (Nalalator); it begins just to the LEFT of the small tree in the photo, in a small steep corner. The route ascends this corner (the first of two cruxes) escapes onto the ledge system, trends just slightly to the right, and continues all the way to the cliff top with another technical section mid-way. (The climbing near the anchors is also a bit difficult). This was a good route I'd give it "one-less star" than all the stars in whichever rating system you use! I estimate the overall difficulty around 11a/b????? Definitely not included in either guide.

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