PRINT: Rock Climb Hijacked, Los Angeles Basin

Hijacked

5.12b PG13, Sport,

Avg: 2.4 from 9 votes
FA: unknown
California > Los Angeles Basin > Santa Monica Mo… > Echo Cliffs > Kamikaze Cave

Description

Furthest route on the right side of Kamikaze Cave. Starts on the mound. Note a jug broke off between the 2nd and 3rd bolt(1st and 2nd prehung bolts) which allowed you to clip above your head. Now you have to power through a series of painful slaps starting off a mono. Then you move out of the roof and finally clip underneath you for the 3rd bolt. I marked this route as 12b as per the original rating but I feel that it might be in the 12c/d range with the broken hold. Fun moves coming out of the cave.

Location

Furthest route on right of Kamikaze Cave

Protection

5-6 prehanging bolts to open shuts. Bring one draw for the first bolt. If you're projecting this route I recommend hanging at the 2nd bolt and aid-clipping the 3rd bolt just to get those moves dialed as you're looking at a scary fall into the cave wall.

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Panorama of the Kamikaze Cave with climber on Hijacked

Climb until you fall.
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Ciaran pulls hard...

Climb until you fall. Ciaran pulls hard...

Pulling the lip on hijacked<br>
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Photo Credit: Patricia Lin Chang

Pulling the lip on hijacked Photo Credit: Patricia Lin Chang

Ciaran Commits..

Pete M.

Adam T.

Adam T. Hijacked

Pete M. Hijacked

Dan W on Hijacked

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Pete Muffoletto
Oakland, CA

5.12b

This route is more in the low 5.13 range by my estimates. It's much harder than its 5.12d neighbor. Consensus? Feb 21, 2012

Timmy B

big jug broke a couple of years ago :( Feb 21, 2014

Chris Humphries
TN

I clipped the first pre-hung draw and then moved right before moving up and into the route. Fall would have been a little impactful, but holds were pretty good. Still really fun and in the 12b/c range I thought. Feb 16, 2015

Punter S. Thompson

Still 12b/c move right at first crux Mar 15, 2016

TheGabernator
New York, NY

I ripped off a crucial jug around the 3rd/4th bolt off circa 2007, just as the angle lessens. That modification created a new crux, involving a big move to a pocket, where previously there had been a decent rest. It sounds like another hold has broken off closer to the start, just where the roof starts. The route is surely hard 5.12 now, c or maybe even d.

I actually took the broken hold home with me and kept it for a while as a memento. It whacked me right in the chest as I ripped it off. Sep 14, 2016

Jason Kent

The permadraws on this climb and many of the cave climbs have nylon slings that are damaged (melted) from the recent wildfire. Until they are replaced, I wouldn't trust any of the synthetic sling permadraws. Apr 23, 2019