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This impressive little cave is like nothing else in Uganda! It is just at the start of the Tororo Rock Trailhead, located on the east side of Tororo Rock.
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Summary
Description
Overhung
Roof
Dyno
Gymnastic
Always shady
Dry in the rain
This cave has terrific climbing potential. A number of challenging boulder problems and potential sport lines are visible. Parts of the cave are about 10m high and would need bolts. Other sections can be bouldered with pads. There is almost no sign of any rock falls and the limestone seems very hard. The cave looks to be very stable and geologically quite old. There is an exit chute on the top of the cave with an easy scramble down.
©Access issues
Approach
10-20 min
For both the cave and the Tororo Rock Hike, you are meant to park nearby at the Tororo East Division Headquarters building and then take a short walk to the trailhead. Though, parking at the trailhead looks easy enough as well. Find the approved parking here: https://goo.gl/maps/WyVM3kD3e8v
From the Tororo Trailhead, make your way up the trail. You'll almost immediately see this cave on your right.
©Where to stay
There are a number of guest houses in Tororo. Mbale is about an hour away by car and Kampala is about four hours away. You could certainly just rock up and camp nearby in someone's garden, with permission, of course.
©Ethic
New area
New route potential
Unclimbed area
After asking around, permission to bolt was easily granted. The local community seemed very interested in developing the cave and encouraging more climbers/visitors. Tororo Rock itself is used by Airtel, so you are likely to encounter a few of their employees from time to time. It would be essential to negotiate free access for climbers in exchange for bolting/developing the site.
©History
This cave has been a known potential climb site for a number of years. Groups have either lacked the time, tools, or boulder pads to actually climb it. It is not recorded in the previous climbing guides or anywhere else online.
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