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Pursuit of Happiness

5.10a/b
grade
Trad Gear
style
Oct–Apr
best months

Is Pursuit of Happiness open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Grand Canyon National Park. It doesn't name Pursuit of Happiness, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: NPS · Grand Canyon National Park. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

One of ten routes catalogued at Bass Camp in Grand Canyon National Park, situated in the middle of the grade range that spans 5.6 to 5.11- across the sector. FA CP Santos.

  • Nearby · Unconventionals · Grand Canyon Bouldering · Crumblin' Wall
  • Best time to go · Oct–Apr

    Best time to visit Pursuit of Happiness

    Best months: October–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

      57° / 35°

      5 wet

    2. Feb

      63° / 40°

      6 wet

    3. Mar

      73° / 45°

      5 wet

    4. Apr

      81° / 52°

      4 wet

    5. May

      91° / 61°

      3 wet

    6. Jun

      102° / 70°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      104° / 75°

      5 wet

    8. Aug

      101° / 72°

      7 wet

    9. Sep

      94° / 66°

      5 wet

    10. Oct

      82° / 55°

      4 wet

    11. Nov

      68° / 44°

      3 wet

    12. Dec

      56° / 36°

      5 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phantom Rch, AZ, 1 mi away at 2,530 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Grand Canyon National Park — the crag this route is on
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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