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Animatronic

5.11b, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 19 votes
FA: Rick Thompson, Pat Thompson, and Janna Elliot, '98
Colorado > Canon City > Shelf Rd > Dark Side

Description

Just right of The Audition, climb up into inside corners and on aretes. The line has some dust in some of the holds. A few of the moves are very fun - such as pulling around a corner on sinker holds and a finger crack that fades into nothingness. Then a few moves later the climbing lacks something - flow. This is a worthwhile line, but in my estimation, it is worth 1 1/2 stars, maybe 2 if it were cleaner.

Protection

Nine bolts to 2 bolt anchor.

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A view from the base.
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Climbing legend Jim Erickson checks out his next set of moves.
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claytown
Boulder, CO
 
[Hide Comment] We did this route the other day and the whole group (6 people?) all thought it was fun! Definitely better than 1 or 2 stars. Long-ish and interesting moves. Cool move at the 2nd bolt and various styles up higher. Sep 26, 2011
slim

  5.11b
[Hide Comment] Kind of a weird route. It's hard not to follow the path of least resistance into the corner on the right. Rock quality down low isn't the best. The 2nd bolt is pretty high, and the move just before it was harder than I anticipated. Might want to be careful here. May 6, 2012
Glenn Schuler
Monument, Co.
  5.11a/b
[Hide Comment] Really fun route! The route must have cleaned up nicely since the original comments - the rock is solid and the climbing is good. The chockstone roof exit move is cool!. Well worth doing. Nov 13, 2016
Noah McKelvin
Colorado Springs, CO
  5.11b
[Hide Comment] Def. better than 2 stars. Do it! May 20, 2021