Cannibals Gully
Near Truckee
- 12 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.13c
- Sport · Mixed · Trad
Is Cannibals Gully open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-26-25 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Cannibals Gully
Best months: May–September. 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.
Jan
41° / 17°
11 wet
Feb
43° / 18°
10 wet
Mar
48° / 22°
10 wet
Apr
53° / 26°
7 wet
May
63° / 33°
6 wet
Jun
73° / 38°
3 wet
Jul
82° / 44°
2 wet
Aug
81° / 42°
2 wet
Sep
74° / 36°
2 wet
Oct
63° / 29°
4 wet
Nov
49° / 23°
7 wet
Dec
39° / 17°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Donner Mem Sp, CA, 4.6 mi away at 5,937 ft. The station sits about 1,000 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.
Cannibals Gully is a climbing area in California's Tahoe National Forest, on the Truckee Ranger District. The Forest Service manages the land. The crag sits right alongside two other climbing areas, Brain Block and East Face Main, both about a tenth of a mile away. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail #2000 passes roughly 0.4 miles off, and Lake Mary Trail is under a mile away. The climbing here runs from sport routes to mixed ones. Of the 12 routes listed, the hardest is Puppet Direct at 5.13c, and the easiest is Side Effect at 5.9+. Sanitation Crack, a mixed route at 5.10b/c, was first climbed by Max Jones in 1977. Conform Or Be Cast Out, a sport route at 5.11c/d, was done by Doug Mischler, and Cannibals, a sport route at 5.12d, was done by Scott Frye. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 73°F in June to 82°F in July, with fewer wet days than the rest of the year. That station sits about 1,000 feet below the gully, so temperatures on the rock run cooler.
Routes (12)
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