California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Disturbing the Priest

Upper-middle difficulty among Mayhem Cove's 32 catalogued routes.

5.12a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Disturbing the Priest open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Disturbing the Priest, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Disturbing the Priest

Best months: May–October. 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

    37° / 22°

  2. Feb

    38° / 22°

  3. Mar

    43° / 25°

  4. Apr

    49° / 27°

  5. May

    58° / 34°

  6. Jun

    69° / 40°

  7. Jul

    77° / 46°

  8. Aug

    76° / 46°

  9. Sep

    69° / 41°

  10. Oct

    58° / 34°

  11. Nov

    44° / 27°

  12. Dec

    38° / 21°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoma, CA, 7.4 mi away at 6,315 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 32 routes catalogued at Mayhem Cove, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.9 to 5.13a/b span.

Photo of the crag

Mayhem Cove — the crag this route is on
Mayhem Cove, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: radicalespresso, Public Domain Mark (via Flickr)

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Local businesses nearby

Outfitters and businesses near South Lake Tahoe. They haven’t set up their Roamze page yet.

Alpenglow Expeditions

Rock Climbing business nearby (~18 mi away) — hasn't claimed their Roamze page yet

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