Cave Crack 5.6
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| Type: | Trad, 1 pitch |
| Consensus: | 5.6 [details] |
| FA: | Robert Titley, Lois Leftwich |
| Submitted By: | Steve Marr on Oct 12, 2006 |
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Climb up into the light!
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Description Despite the modest grade, Cave Crack is one of the best routes in the park. Fun climbing, great protection, and a unique location make this climb a must do. The start of Cave Crack is located above Jack Knife (see Throne Rock). While it's possible to scramble through the boulders to reach to base, climbing Jack Knife is a lot easier (and more enjoyable). From the top of Jack Knife, scramble down the back side of the summit block and scamper through a small opening under a large detached boulder. Once you stand up, you'll be in a narrow, chimney-like space with a hand crack that splits the back wall. Follow the crack for about fifty feet until you reach the top of the cave. The crack starts as a hand crack and gradually widens as you move up. At the top of the cave, step left onto the face, continue around the corner, and work up the widening crack. Above the cave, the angle eases significantly, and you can walk up the rest of the climb until you find a comfortable spot to belay. To descend, scramble down the easy slab to the anchors above Orange Peel and rap with a single rope to the base. Great climbing in the summer when the rest of E-Rock is too hot to touch.
Protection Standard rack with cams up to a 3.5 Camalot.
britt on cave crack
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By Craig Childre
From: Lubbock, Texas
Oct 8, 2007
| Edited: The 'Throne Rock' version of Cave Crack should be pulled. Cave Crack is more apart of the 'Peel' thank Throne rock, though the best approach is via 'Jack Knife'. It is still pretty easy to get to it scrambling up the back side. |
By Stich
From: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Apr 18, 2008
| The bottom of Cave Crack is a good hand/fist size. If you want to hone your jamming skills, this is one of the cleaner cracks without a lot of crystal facets to gouge your hands. |
By litld01
From: san antonio tx
May 7, 2011
rating: 5.6
| good size pro #3 bd cam bottom then a #4 the rest of the way till till u reach top |
By Adam Gurtler
From: Copperas Cove
Mar 14, 2013
rating: 5.6
| Some had warned of rope drag. I experienced none just clipping the pro all the way till the angle eases up a lot and then used a short draw. I used 1 #3 and 2 #4s, and 2 large hexcentrics(11, and 13).
Route is clean, dry and not yet as polished as the Triple Cracks. |
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