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Aqua Wall and Aqua Cave Guide

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Hard Landin' Brandon jesse armstrong Jason Hardrath

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Table of contents

1. Aqua Wall and Aqua Cave 13 routes in Sector

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Seasonality

Sport climbing, Trad climbing and Top roping

Lat / Long: 42.161695, -122.606367

description

This rightmost section of the cliff band is usually submerged between March and July. When the water recedes, it offers difficult overhanging sport routes as well as some of the longer moderates at Emigrant Lake.

access issues

Day use fee is $4 (as of 2013). No day use is allowed after sunset, including climbing.

inherited from Emigrant Lake

approach

From the parking, either follow the trail or just walk along the beach until you reach the cliff.

descent notes

Rappel from bolted top anchors or walk/scramble off.

RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
1 Pet Cemetery

Pro to 1".

FFA: Jim Davis, 1997

5.8 Mixed trad 80ft, 4
2 Beyond the Siskiyou Sky

Pro to 1".

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1997

5.10a Mixed trad 80ft, 7
3 Beyond The Siskiyou Sky - TR Variations 5.12 Top rope 20ft
4 Captain Horatio Horn Blower

A bit of a one move wonder.

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1990

5.11d Sport 40ft, 4
5 Poison Oak Crack

True to its name. The reachy crux where the crack narrows might surprise the short and fat fingered. Chain top anchor shared with Aqua/Hard Man. Pro to 1".

FFA: Jim Davis

5.9 Trad 65ft
6 Aqua Man

Chain top anchor shared with Poison Oak and Hard Man.

FFA: Jim Davis

5.10b Sport 65ft, 7
7 Hard Man

This Aqua Man variation heads right up the steepest line after the 4th bolt instead of moving left avoid the bulge.

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1997

5.11+ Sport 65ft, 7
8 Aqua Weenie

Climb the first 3 bolts of Aqua Man, then exit right to a bolted top anchor.

FFA: Jim Davis

5.10a Sport 40ft, 3
RouteGradeStyleSelected ascents
9 Devastator

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1994

5.12a Sport 15ft, 2
10 Reefer Finish

Crux moves along the roof lip link Devastator to Gloo.

FFA: Nathan Kerr, 1993

5.12b Sport 30ft, 6
11 Full Link Up

Climb Devastator, then traverse the lip to finish on Sniff.

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1994

5.12c Sport 30ft, 6
12 Gloo

FFA: Dan Higgins, 1990

5.11c Sport 30ft, 4
13 Sniff

FFA: Jerry Messinger, 1991

5.11d Sport 30ft, 5

2. Index by grade

Grade Stars Name Style Pop
5.8 Pet Cemetery Mixed trad 80ft, 4
5.9 Poison Oak Crack Trad 65ft
5.10a Aqua Weenie Sport 40ft, 3
Beyond the Siskiyou Sky Mixed trad 80ft, 7
5.10b Aqua Man Sport 65ft, 7
5.11c Gloo Sport 30ft, 4
5.11d Captain Horatio Horn Blower Sport 40ft, 4
Sniff Sport 30ft, 5
5.11+ Hard Man Sport 65ft, 7
5.12a Devastator Sport 15ft, 2
5.12b Reefer Finish Sport 30ft, 6
5.12c Full Link Up Sport 30ft, 6
5.12 Beyond The Siskiyou Sky - TR Variations Top rope 20ft
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