Cave Man

Although

Cave Man

is a step down in quality from the routes to the right (

Déjà Vu, Insane/Reality Check, and W&W Power

) because of a significant patch of choss above the “cave” near the top, it is the longest pitch of the bunch and it has some great movement over airy terrain. It shouldn't be missed if you got a thing for

Hellgate

limestone.

Cave Man

starts maybe 15 feet left of

Déjà Vu

on easy ground (5.8ish) protected by a few solid cams in pods, until the first bolt is reached about 35 feet up. When we climbed it (8/5/11), two of the hangers had loose nuts which we could only hand tighten; a wrench would be useful. Rated 11d in Ruckmans' guide, but no way.

Located left of

Deja Vu

and a few feet right of

Klein Girls

(the one bolt slab/crack).

Eleven bolts to

Desp-Arete

anchors. Take 3-4 cams from .75" to 2.5", then it's draws the rest of the way. Rap into the gully between Towers 2 and 3 (a single 60m will work, barely).