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Tractatus

5.11a, Sport, 50 ft (15 m),  Avg: 2.6 from 224 votes
FA: Unknown, late '80s
Colorado > Canon City > Shelf Rd > Spiney Ridge

Description

Starting just left of 20th Century Man, climb up fairly good holds to a thin face section just before a small roof/outcrop. Pull over the roof onto easier rock.

Protection

6 bolts to anchors.

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Spiney Ridge - left.<br>
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Sunday Pockets is renamed 20th Century Man in the new Knapp/Thompson/Aschert guidebook.
[Hide Photo] Spiney Ridge - left. Sunday Pockets is renamed 20th Century Man in the new Knapp/Thompson/Aschert guidebook.
The route.
[Hide Photo] The route.
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Fury resting in the middle of the climb...Go Wild Stallions.
[Hide Photo] Fury resting in the middle of the climb...Go Wild Stallions.
Mike Amato working through the crux on TR.
[Hide Photo] Mike Amato working through the crux on TR.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

[Hide Comment] Sharp hold at the crux. It's possible to top rope this route after leading 21st Century Man; just leave a quickdraw on the anchors as a directional as you are lowered off of 21st to cancel the potential pendulum. Sep 7, 2004
[Hide Comment] We TR'd this route last weekend as Chamo describes above. I found the climb to be of good qualtiy with fairly well placed bolts... a good route to come back and lead. May 10, 2005
Rich Aschert
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] Excellent technical route. Aug 29, 2006
lbishop
Durango, CO
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] Awesome route! Only thing keeping it from classic status is the length. Good sustained climbing once the crux begins up to the chains. Pretty sharp holds and stellar movement over bomber rock. Nov 26, 2007
AOSR
Green Mnt
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] Well said, lbishop. Were this longer, it would easily get 4 stars. Great moves on it. Made for a nice cool down after a long hard day! May 11, 2009
[Hide Comment] So I climbed this route about three weeks ago. The right anchor was in pretty bad shape. I'm not sure how anchor replacement initiative works, but I would definitely recommend this route to be put on the list. Awesome route by the way. Feb 18, 2012
Jordan Hirro
Carbondale
 
[Hide Comment] Comparing it to another classic Shelf 11a, "I Lean", this might be a little stiff.... I might give it 11b. Very fun and engaging climb! Nov 30, 2013
Snook
  5.11a
[Hide Comment] The crux is clipping the last bolt before the anchor for sure. There are some nice small foot holds that may not be obvious at first, so take your time to look for them, but the fall on this climb is so clean. If you have a hard time clipping, you can definitely skip the last bolt. The last two bolts are really close to each other. Jan 29, 2015
Nate Liles
Lander, WY
[Hide Comment] Rebolted in 2015. Hardware courtesy of the ASCA. Consider a donation today @ safeclimbing.org. Oct 25, 2015