Wow!! Arguably the steepest route in Rifle. This route suffers badly from seepage early in the season. After it dries the route needs cleaning up for sure. Watch out for sand and spiderwebs.
Scramble up onto a polished ledge in the very back of the skull cave and carefully climb to the first bolt which is about 20 feet off the ground. Bad place to fall. Move up and leftish for three bolts and then enter the horizontal world. Very core intensive climbing. Powerful climbing brings you to the anchors. Kneepads helpfull.
A big section of rock fell off the top of this route above the last bolt making it unclimbable. Looking at what is left I think it would still go with a little cleaning.
Careful all in the next two or three months out there, as once the freeze-thaw starts the place is usually "shocked and awed" by constant rockfall, both off the canyon rims and the routes themselves.
Skull Cave
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