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Gollum's Cave Climbing

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Routes in Gollum's Cave

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	Bilbo Baggins S 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
	Choke Hold V9-10 7C+
	Dragon's Hoard (tenative name), The S 5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
	Escher's Staircase S 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Eye of Sauron V2 5+
	Lichentology T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Master of Reality T 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	My Precioussss S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Off the Edge S 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	One Ring V2 5+
	Troll, The T 5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
	We Squeezes V11+ 8A

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Description

Short, steep routes in a secluded alcove. Often buggy in the Summer. The cave is broken up into 2 sections. The lower section will be the 1st you come to if arriving from the west. It features Master of Reality, a classic & testy 5.12 roof crack. The upper section gets more sun. It contains Escher's Staircase, 1 of the steeper 5.10s on the Pass.

Getting There

Park at the Grottos Day Use area. Follow the trail over the bridge & go left shortly after the Ice Caves trail intersection (~1/4 mile). Descend into the lower lefthand end of the Cave. A 5-minute walk at most.

Per Sam Struthers: cross the bridge from the parking lot, and head upstream (left) on the main trail. Go past an avalanche debris area. You'll see a small opening with a rock on the left. Take the trail down and to the right, you'll reach the boulders first and the sport climbs are a bit farther down. There is a little swamp/pond next to the roof.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Gollum's Cave

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

V9-10 7C+ 18 ● Choke Hold Boulder
V11+ 8A 7 ● We Squeezes Boulder
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b 54 ● Escher's Staircase Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c 36 ● Bilbo Baggins Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a 9 ● The Dragon's Hoard (tenative name) Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 8 ● Master of Reality Trad
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 15 ● My Precioussss Sport