California · Rock climbing · El Portal

Keep the Muscle, Lose The Fat

The hardest climb at Al. Knobby Wall.

5.13b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is Keep the Muscle, Lose The Fat 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 Keep the Muscle, Lose The Fat

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, 7.2 mi away at 4,018 ft. The station sits about 600 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.

This is the hardest route catalogued at Al. Knobby Wall, pushing well beyond the crag's next-most-difficult climb.

Photo of the crag

Al. Knobby Wall — the crag this route is on
Al. Knobby Wall, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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