Helling/Perrin Route
Lower-end route at The Wilde Pinnacle combining bolts and placed gear.
- 5.9
- grade
- Mixed
- style
Is Helling/Perrin Route open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Sierra National Forest. It doesn't name Helling/Perrin Route, so check the source for the area it covers (3 listed).
Safety Tips for Burned Areas: Garnet Fire Area
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Wilderness Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-03 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Food and Refuse Storage
Agency closure covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-02 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Forest Order removes Fish Camp, Soda Springs, and Little Jackass from closure list
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-11 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
Ansel Adams and John Muir Wilderness Campfire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Sierra National Forest · Order 05-15-00-26-09 · USFS · Sierra National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Sierra National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Helling/Perrin Route
Best months: February–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.
Jan
53° / 31°
10 wet
Feb
55° / 32°
9 wet
Mar
60° / 35°
10 wet
Apr
65° / 38°
7 wet
May
73° / 44°
4 wet
Jun
83° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
91° / 56°
0 wet
Aug
91° / 55°
1 wet
Sep
85° / 50°
2 wet
Oct
74° / 42°
4 wet
Nov
60° / 35°
8 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Groveland 2, CA, 24.3 mi away at 2,800 ft. The station sits about 800 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of five routes catalogued at The Wilde Pinnacle, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's 5.9–5.12a range. It takes both bolts and placed gear on the same line.
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