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Killer Cave Rock Climbing

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Routes in Killer Cave

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	Action Candy S 5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	After the Gold Rush S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Back-up Binkie S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Baghdad S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Basra S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Black Dynamite S 5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
	Blood Line S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Bloody Endeavor S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Blue Moon S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Brown Trout S 5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Bush Doctor S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Busload of Faith S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Cannonball S 5.12c/d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Cartoon Graveyard S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	CLOSED-Sam I Am S 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Clown Stabber S 5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
	Come Home Curly S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Cutthroat S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Deadman's Reach S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Dr. Endeavor S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Elmo's Fish S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Endeavor to Persevere S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Exodus S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Firecracker Kid S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Full Moon S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Global Warm-Up S 5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Harvest Moon S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Harvest Rush S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	House of God S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	HyperNova S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Killer S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	King of Hearts S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Kingdom of Jah S 5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Less Than Zero S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Make Sinks Great Again S 5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
	Moonstone S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Mr. Majestyk S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Nirvana S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	One Love S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Organic S 5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
	Overdrive S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Pitch Black S 5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
	Pocket Kalkulator S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Powderfinger S 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
	Ring of Fire S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Samsara S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Second Hand Nova S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Shaolin Shadow Boxing S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Sign of the Times (First Pitch) S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Sign of the Times (pitch 2) S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Sister Ray S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Spook Eyes S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Stronger Than Reason S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Successful Kill S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Successor, The S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Sun Spot S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Sweet Bro S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Throne, The S 5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
	To the Moon, Alice S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Urchin, The S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Virga S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a
	Weaker Than Reason S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Whirling Disease S 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
	Wield The Scepter S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c

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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. Majestyk (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), Busload 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.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Killer Cave

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a 217 ● Action Candy Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 192 ● Elmo's Fish Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c 173 ● Harvest Moon Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 77 ● Blood Line Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 187 ● Blue Moon Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 105 ● Bush Doctor Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 76 ● Killer Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b 11 ● Baghdad Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b 35 ● Cartoon Graveyard Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c 16 ● Nirvana Sport
5.13- 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c 14 ● The Throne Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 12 ● Samsara Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 11 ● The Successor Sport
5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a 11 ● Endeavor to Persevere Sport
5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a 12 ● Busload of Faith Sport