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The Cathedral Cave Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Cathedral Cave

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	All Dogs Go to Heaven S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Amateur Mercenary S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Ball Hog A3
	Boil My Bones S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Burial Grounds S 5.14- 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Cathedral Direct T A2
	Day of the Mailman S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Devil Made Me Dog It, The S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Fountain, The S 5.14 8c+ 34 XI- 34 E9 7b
	Generation Mercy S 5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
	Generation Why S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Grandmother's Challenge S 5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
	Lucifer in Chains S 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
	Lucifer Unchained S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Mercenary, The S 5.14a 8b+ 32 X+ 32 E8 7a
	Mercy, The S 5.13c/d 8b 31 X 31 E8 7a
	Molson's Madness S 5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	No Kill Shelter S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	Pin Snatcher A3
	Power Child S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a
	Sanctuary S 5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
	What Was, Was Over S 5.13c 8a+ 30 X- 31 E7 7a

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Description

The Cathedral Cave is a notorious sport climbing area at the base of Cathedral Ledge. While the Cave's reputation for chipped and chossy climbing is probably deserved, it still offers a selection of good sport routes. Only the very twisted would travel to Cathedral Ledge solely to climb in the Cave, but if you find yourself with tired legs from slabbin' on the "real" Cathedral trad routes, and if you want a quick upper-body workout, then the Cave might be worth a look.

All the routes in the cave will stay dry in a light rain. Unfortunately, after extended periods of rain, most routes seep badly.

Getting There

The Cathedral Cave is located right of the Mordor Wall and left of the Central Wall. A trail, marked with a sign for the Cathedral Cave, heads straight up the hill to the cliff.

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Cathedral Cave

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

5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 7 ● Grandmother's Challenge Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b 31 ● The Devil Made Me Dog It Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c 10 ● Sanctuary Sport