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Morning Joe

5.9, Sport, 75 ft (23 m),  Avg: 2.3 from 103 votes
FA: Michael and Reggie Slavens
Colorado > Canon City > Shelf Rd > Cactus Cliff > E Cactus Cliff Far Ri…

Description

It gets early morning sun and afternoon shade. If your crack climbing is a little rusty, you may find this climb stiff for its grade.

Location

This route is in a corner 5 feet left of White Punks on Pockets.

Protection

Nine bolts and an anchor.

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Morning Joe begins left of White Punks and just to the right of chossy corner.
[Hide Photo] Morning Joe begins left of White Punks and just to the right of chossy corner.
Chris leading Morning Joe.
[Hide Photo] Chris leading Morning Joe.
Michel on the first ascent.<br> <br> Photo by Carrie Robertson.
[Hide Photo] Michel on the first ascent. Photo by Carrie Robertson.

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Kev Kelly
[Hide Comment] Did this route yesterday and found a couple of loose bolts. One at mid-height on the upper wall and more worryingly at the anchor. The left bolt has a little play, but the right is very loose, and when I say bolt, I don't mean 'hanger'. One to avoid until the bolts are replaced. Oct 21, 2013
Andy.J.Stevens
Morrison, CO
[Hide Comment] Not sure when it was re-bolted, but I climbed it yesterday, and bolts/anchors are in great shape. Dec 20, 2015
Ben Kulpinski
5.9+
[Hide Comment] Fun route with some spice. Thanks for putting it up. Hardware was in great shape. Mar 13, 2016
Keith W
Denvah
  5.9+
[Hide Comment] This route has a bit of everything: face, crack, and a couple heady clips for 5.9. I thought it was much more enjoyable than White Punks on Pockets, it is a good warm-up. Mar 6, 2017
sibylle Hechtel
Silverthorne, CO
 
[Hide Comment] A nice fun climb. I didn’t think any bolts were reachy or find it runout, but, then, my two previous leads were Oscar de la Cholla and Risky Business, which also have cracks, and maybe not the closest of bolt spacing. Dec 3, 2017
Caroline Lima
Golden, CO
5.9 R
[Hide Comment] The third bolt above the ledge is quite far from the previous one. Falling while attempting to clip to this third bolt will potentially have severe consequences. Be wary! Dec 30, 2019