Arizona · Rock climbing · Benson

Don't Tell

5.12-
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Nov–Apr
best months

One of 15 routes catalogued at The Tool Shed, positioned within the crag's 5.10 to 5.13a range. First ascent: JShiefman, JBaker, Mar 2010.

  • Nearby · Tanque Verde Canyon · Southern Arizona · Amateur Hour Crag
  • Best time to go · Nov–Apr

    Best time to visit Don't Tell

    Best months: November–April. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      65° / 41°

    2. Feb

      68° / 43°

    3. Mar

      74° / 48°

    4. Apr

      82° / 54°

    5. May

      91° / 62°

    6. Jun

      101° / 72°

    7. Jul

      100° / 74°

    8. Aug

      98° / 73°

    9. Sep

      94° / 69°

    10. Oct

      86° / 59°

    11. Nov

      75° / 48°

    12. Dec

      65° / 41°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Saguaro Np, AZ, 7.4 mi away at 3,080 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

The Tool Shed — the crag this route is on
The Tool Shed, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: beglib, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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