The Cave Project

I'm going down this evening for the 4th time over the last month or so to a super chossy cave known as Hangman's Cave near Markleeville to try, once again a route I've been projecting. 

Why? 

The cave is volcanic, about 40 feet high, extremely steep with super featured rock - one problem though: the rock is such bad quality half of the holds are glued on! But, alas there is a derth of steep route climbing in Tahoe (with the closure of Cave Rock)...so back to the cave I go. 

Most of the cave is not worth touching, but there is one line (to the right of an undone 5.14 project) that goes up the most obvious part of the cave and has beautiful climbing with the V6/7 ish crux coming off the ground to the 2nd bolt. 

There is no guide for the area, but after asking around, the route goes at 5.12c/d or 7c 

I finally did the bottom crux last time i was there a few weeks ago, but fell at the last draw yelling profanities...hopefully tonight's the night and I wont have to go down to the chosspile again! 

Here are some point and click pics of the route and me working it. 

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