California · Rock climbing · Yosemite National Park

Conan the Barbarian

Upper-grade climb in the Conan Cracks sector at Olmsted Canyon Boulders.

5.11+
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Conan the Barbarian open right now?

No closures listed

The National Park Service lists no closures for Yosemite National Park.

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Best time to visit Conan the Barbarian

Best months: June–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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 13°

  2. Feb

    38° / 12°

  3. Mar

    42° / 15°

  4. Apr

    45° / 22°

  5. May

    54° / 27°

  6. Jun

    65° / 33°

  7. Jul

    71° / 38°

  8. Aug

    70° / 36°

  9. Sep

    65° / 32°

  10. Oct

    57° / 26°

  11. Nov

    47° / 20°

  12. Dec

    40° / 12°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tuolumne Meadows Rs, CA, 8.8 mi away at 8,694 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of three climbs catalogued in the Conan Cracks sector at Olmsted Canyon Boulders, situated at the upper end of the crag's grade range.

Photo of the crag

Olmsted Canyon Boulders — the crag this route is on
Olmsted Canyon Boulders, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: dbaron, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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