Accessing Hobo Cave is difficult because this cave is located on a cliff side. Hobo Cave is difficult to enter to due to the location being on the wall of a cliff and the steep rugged terrain that is on a 55ยบ degree angle. The high distance above ground makes accessibility of Hobo Cave difficult for many people. Even cavers have a hard time climbing to get into Hobo Cave. To access this cave, you need to climb a steep slope through a maze of boulders located on a hillside. Navigating through these boulders can be quite challenging. The length of this hillside is a steep slope which is 43 feet long.
People have slipped and fallen down from this cave and landed to their deaths from the steepened height. The cliffside of Hobo Cave is the most dangerous part of the cave as that is where people tend to slip and fall down from due to the uneven rocky terrain. That section below the whole cave is dangerous. Not wearing proper caving gear is what also gets people injured. Be sure to wear hiking boots.
One example is the death of a teenager named Alex Henry-Ballew. He was out hiking with friends on the Barton Creek greenbelt near Barton Hills when he fell about 20 feet from a cliff near Hobo Cave. Now police ruled his death accidental. No charges or lawsuits were brought against the City of Austin or the government. (Ref: https://www.statesman.com/news/news/local-obituaries/teenager-dies-after-fall-at-barton-creek-greenbelt/nX9F3/)
APD had issues with people drinking up there being intoxicated and falling off. There have been many intoxicated people who have gotten hurt after falling down from that cave. (Ref: https://cbsaustin.com/news/fighting-back/homeless-camps-lurking-in-austin-parks)
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