California · Bouldering · Bishop

Karma

One of five routes at Karma Alcove, near the upper end of the crag's grade span.

V6+
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Bouldering Pads
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Best time to visit Karma

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.

  1. Jan

    56° / 24°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    59° / 26°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 31°

    3 wet

  4. Apr

    74° / 37°

    2 wet

  5. May

    83° / 44°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    94° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    100° / 57°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 54°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    90° / 47°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    78° / 37°

    1 wet

  11. Nov

    64° / 27°

    2 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 22°

    3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 6.2 mi away at 4,102 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of five climbs catalogued at Karma Alcove, this route sits near the top of the crag's range that spans V1 to V10.

Photo of the crag

Karma Alcove — the crag this route is on
Karma Alcove, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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