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Killer Cave

Submitted By: Jesse Ryan on May 25, 2006
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Description 

One word: steep. That would sum it up. Killer Cave is home to some very steep routes. Pumpfest routes like Killer (12c), Mr. Majestic (12d), The Throne (13a), and Bush Doctor (12a). The Killer Cave is also home to some of the hardest lines at sinks, like Virga (13c), Bus Load of Faith (14a), and Come Home Curly (13d/14a).

Happily, for the non-mutant in all of us, Killer Cave includes curtain walls to the left and right with classic lines with angles closer to vertical. Some classics here include Action Candy (9+), Second Hand Nova (10d/11a), Harvest Moon (11a), and Elmo's Fish (10d).

The top of nearly all lines in the main cave keep shade all day. The sun travels across the wall from left to right, due to the curvature of the wall.


Getting There 

The approach is simple, just take the steep right trail that pops out right below the cave. Watch out for rattlesnakes on the trail and under boulders in the cave.


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Killer Cave:
Firecracker Kid   5.9+     Sport, 1 pitch, 65 feet   
Action Candy   5.9+     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Elmo's Fish   5.10d     Sport, 1 pitch, 70 feet   
Second Hand Nova   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 60 feet   
Harvest Moon   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Blood Line   5.11d     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Blue Moon   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Bush Doctor   5.12a     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
Killer   5.12c     Sport, 1 pitch, 80 feet   
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Me at the crux on TR. You can see the fixed rope hanging off the first bolt in the lower-right.

Killer 5.12c  WY : Sinks Canyon : Killer Cave
Enduro, almost. Start by aiding to the 1st bolt. Launch into the crux via technical and powerful pulls on the left angling seam, edges, and pockets. Move left onto the classic pocket pulling headwall. Crank the roof and hold on for the wild ride through the killer pump to the anchors. Classic moves on the 'biggest holds you'll ever fall off'....[more]   Browse More Classics in WY