El Corrádor, AKA The Corridor / Hill Top Area.
El Corrádor is a California bouldering area with 6 routes from 5.10a to 5.11b.
- 6 routes
- V0+ – V5-6
- Bouldering
Best time to visit El Corrádor, AKA The Corridor / Hill Top Area.
Best months: Year-round. 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
66° / 46°
7 wet
Feb
65° / 46°
7 wet
Mar
67° / 48°
6 wet
Apr
69° / 50°
4 wet
May
71° / 55°
3 wet
Jun
74° / 58°
1 wet
Jul
79° / 62°
1 wet
Aug
81° / 63°
0 wet
Sep
80° / 61°
1 wet
Oct
76° / 56°
2 wet
Nov
71° / 50°
4 wet
Dec
65° / 45°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vista, CA, 1.7 mi away at 430 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
El Corrádor, also known as The Corridor / Hill Top Area, is a bouldering area in California, about 2 miles from the town of Vista. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with the Hill Top area, Jim Thoen Boulder and East Crack Boulder all within about a tenth of a mile. The climbing here is all bouldering, with six routes spread across the area. Grades run from V0+ to V5-6, and the styles are all boulder. Middle Brother Syndrome is the easiest at V0+, and the Middle Bother Traverse, also called the Traverse of the Corridor, is the hardest at V5-6. The Vector Traverse, first climbed by Jonathan Reinig in 2001, is a V2+ boulder problem. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Vista show May highs around 71°F and October highs around 76°F, with only a few wet days in each. Summer is warmer, with August highs near 81°F and almost no rain.
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