PRINT: Rock Climb Poncho and the Three Perverts, Shelf Road

Poncho and the Three Perverts

5.8-, Sport, 60 ft (18 m),

Avg: 2.4 from 185 votes
FA: Carrie and Bob Robertson, John Fogg, Mark Hesse, 2010
Colorado > Canon City > Shelf Rd > Bank > 02. Bank Rob

Description

This route starts near a corner. Head up the black rock on the right side of the corner, on easy holds, to a crack system in the corner. Work the crack and the blocky corner to a ledge. Clip the next bolt and fire up the headwall to the anchor ledge. If there is a crux to this climb, that was it, but to me it felt fairly consistent throughout.\

Rappel to descend.

Per Chris Downy: the block and tree near the anchors was so loose that it had to be removed. We cleared the area, gave it the slightest push, and the block fell off and the tree with it. No neighboring routes nor bolts were damaged when the trundler was pushed off.

Location

This one is located about 10' to the right of Dillinger.

Protection

7 bolts and a bolt anchor.

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The upper section of Poncho.<br>
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Photo by Sadie.

The upper section of Poncho. Photo by Sadie.

Poncho and the Three Perverts.

Juston starting up Poncho.

Trundeling from the top of Poncho. This football-sized block pulled on lead, from below the anchor, but landed on the anchor ledge.<br>
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Photo by Dave Wayne.

Trundeling from the top of Poncho. This football-sized block pulled on lead, from below the anchor, but landed on the anchor ledge. Photo by Dave Wayne.

Starting up the modeled face of Poncho.<br>
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Photo by Sadie.

Starting up the modeled face of Poncho. Photo by Sadie.

Dave Wayne leading Poncho.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

mountainmicah83 Morgan
Colorado Springs

What is the route to the right of this with the orange rope in that picture? Feb 22, 2011

Bill Olszewski
Colorado Springs, CO

5.8

Micah, that would be Knot Too Many Roaches. Apr 5, 2011

Jordan Hirro
Carbondale

Another great warmup to avoid the crowds! Hardly ever see anybody over here. Maybe a little hard for 5.8 but still fun! Nov 4, 2013

Arlo F Niederer
Colorado Springs, CO

5.8-

Fun, straightforward climbing up steep rock. Jan 2, 2016

JF M
NoCo

Moving the anchors about 3 feet right would keep the rope from running into the little sappy tree on rappel/cleaning and rope-pulling. Dec 5, 2016

Mark Says
Basalt, CO

5.7

We didn't have any issues with the tree climbing this route. Good moves, felt easier than Pretty Boy Floyd (.7 a few feet to the right). Aug 22, 2017

Tim Stich
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Thanks to the endless throngs of people toproping this route, the right hand welded eye at the anchor is now significantly worn through. Dec 17, 2018

Duffy Tilleman
San Francisco, CA

The left anchor bolt is wiggling in its hole. Fun route though. Jun 3, 2019

Julius Beres
Boulder, CO

5.7

Tightened the left bolt (just tightened the nut which was a little loose) and added some permanent anchors to this to make it a faster warm-up.... I did not replace the anchor but figured with new steel clips it would stop the cold shuts from wearing out. Jan 6, 2020

Isa Almy
Nosara, CR

Had so much fun on this route! As a very new climber, it was a confidence building, fun climb up! Very few difficult spots. Apr 22, 2020

Chris Downy
Colorado Springs, CO

The block with the tree at the top was removed on April 5, 2022.

While leading, I noticed the white X and avoided it. Got anchored in and cleared area. Gave the slightest push, and the block along with the tree fell off. No neighboring routes or pro were damaged. Apr 6, 2022