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Elevation: 8,697 ft 2,651 m
GPS: 27.03141, 99.67553
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Shared By: Brandon Gottung on Oct 27, 2013
Admins: Bob Moseley, Dan Flynn, Nate Ball

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The Cave Area is located climbers right of the Cretaceous Area, it's easy to walk the base of the cliff and link these two areas in a day. The Cave approach is steeper but more direct. This has some great single pitch climbs, including Japanese Cowboy, Ding Dong's Crack, and Equator. Two wide climbs, Apple Crumble (5.8) and Pineapple Upside Crack (5.9), are surprisingly popular offwidths, next to the Lisu Ladder.

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Just after passing the split on your way out of town, having taken the right (straight) fork, immediately turn right across the concrete pad of the market area to the trail that goes up the hill behind the chicken coop. Follow this straight through a small garden and up the clearing and into the woods. From here, take the most obvious path, taking all uphill forks in the path. If you encounter an overgrown trail, you're going the wrong way. Once close to the wall, there is a branch that goes off towards Ding Dong's Crack and other routes between this and the actual Cave feature. If going to the Cave, continue along the hillside until you find a short uphill walk directly towards the Cave itself.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Cave area

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5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
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Prospector
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5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 6
Sword Ladder
Trad 3 pitches
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 4
Pancakes and Raisins
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5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
 14
The Warm Up
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5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 5
Unnamed
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5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 9
Equator
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5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 12
Ding Dong's Crack
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5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b
 7
Japanese Cowboy
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Prospector
 6
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Trad
Sword Ladder
 6
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad 3 pitches
Pancakes and Raisins
 4
5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Trad
The Warm Up
 14
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b Trad
Unnamed
 5
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Equator
 9
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Trad
Ding Dong's Crack
 12
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Japanese Cowboy
 7
5.12 7b+ 27 VIII+ 26 E6 6b Trad
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