California · Rock climbing · Julian

Armed and Dangerous

One of the hardest routes at Upper Tier, where climbs span 5.5 to 5.10.

5.10
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Armed and Dangerous

Best months: March–November. 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

    51° / 33°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 33°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 36°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 39°

    5 wet

  5. May

    67° / 44°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    76° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 58°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 58°

    2 wet

  9. Sep

    79° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    69° / 42°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    59° / 35°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    51° / 32°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cuyamaca, CA, 2.2 mi away at 4,640 ft. The station sits about 800 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.

One of the hardest routes catalogued at Upper Tier, where climbs range from 5.5 to 5.10 across 14 documented ascents.

Photo of the crag

Upper Tier — the crag this route is on
Upper Tier, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Waifer X, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)