Hand to Hand Combat Wall
17 bouldering routes in California, 10 difficulty grades.
Photo: Kunstee, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 17 routes
- V1 – V9
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Hand to Hand Combat Wall
Best months: April–May and 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.
Jan
56° / 24°
4 wet
Feb
59° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 31°
3 wet
Apr
74° / 37°
2 wet
May
83° / 44°
2 wet
Jun
94° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
100° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
98° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 47°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 37°
1 wet
Nov
64° / 27°
2 wet
Dec
55° / 22°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 5.9 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Hand to Hand Combat Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Bishop Field Office in California, about 6 miles from Bishop. The land is managed by the BLM. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs near 78°F, while July and August average about 100°F and the winter months hover in the mid-50s. Several other climbing areas sit right next door. Sabres of Paradise and Hall of Mirrors are each about 0.1 mile away. Happy Boulders Trail is about 0.2 mile off. For an overnight base, Pleasant Valley Pit Campground is about 3.5 miles away.
Routes (17)
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