Arizona · Rock climbing · Phoenix

Short Story

5.8
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Nov–Apr
best months

One of a dozen routes catalogued at Gremlins, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.5 to 5.11a.

Local outfitters

Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.

  • Nearby · Warpaint · Snow White Boulder · The Arena Area Foo
  • Best time to go · Nov–Apr

    Best time to visit Short Story

    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

      67° / 42°

      4 wet

    2. Feb

      71° / 44°

      4 wet

    3. Mar

      78° / 48°

      4 wet

    4. Apr

      85° / 54°

      2 wet

    5. May

      93° / 61°

      1 wet

    6. Jun

      101° / 69°

      1 wet

    7. Jul

      103° / 77°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      101° / 78°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      97° / 71°

      3 wet

    10. Oct

      87° / 59°

      2 wet

    11. Nov

      74° / 48°

      2 wet

    12. Dec

      65° / 41°

      3 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at South Phoenix, AZ, 2.7 mi away at 1,155 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.