California · Bouldering · Yosemite National Park

Doctor, Doctor

One of five routes at MSG Boulder, at the lower end of the grade range.

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Is Doctor, Doctor 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 Doctor, Doctor

Best months: March–June and September–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

    48° / 29°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

    9 wet

  3. Mar

    57° / 33°

    10 wet

  4. Apr

    63° / 38°

    8 wet

  5. May

    70° / 45°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    80° / 51°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 57°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 51°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    46° / 28°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Yosemite Park Hq, CA, 3.5 mi away at 4,018 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of five routes catalogued at MSG Boulder, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's range from V3 to V7.

Photo of the crag

MSG Boulder — the crag this route is on
MSG Boulder, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Meburian, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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