Kudos Left
Kudos Left in California has 6 sport climbing routes across 5 difficulty grades.
- 6 routes
- 5.6 – 5.12c
- Sport
Is Kudos Left open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists 2 alerts for Tahoe National Forest.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-26-25 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Kudos Left
Best months: May–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
44° / 25°
Feb
46° / 26°
Mar
51° / 27°
Apr
56° / 30°
May
64° / 37°
Jun
75° / 43°
Jul
82° / 48°
Aug
82° / 47°
Sep
76° / 44°
Oct
65° / 37°
Nov
51° / 30°
Dec
43° / 25°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lake Spaulding, CA, 0.7 mi away at 5,156 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Kudos Left is a climbing area in the Yuba River Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, about 0.1 mile from Kudos Cliff and Fast Food Wall. It sits at roughly 5,150 feet, and the closest weather station, at Lake Spaulding, sits at a similar elevation. The area has six sport routes, with grades ranging from 5.6 to 5.12c. The hardest is Kudos at 5.12c, and the easiest is The Kreutzer at 5.6. Step Into The Light is 5.10c, and Duppy Conqueror and Ambushed In The Night are both 5.12a. Mike Carville first climbed Duppy Conqueror in 1989, and Brad Johnson and John Robinson first climbed Step Into The Light. Summer is the warmest stretch. Typical averages from the Lake Spaulding station run from highs around 75°F in June to about 82°F in July and August, with lows in the upper 40s. Winter is cold, with January highs near 44°F and lows around 25°F. Spaulding Lake Trail is about a mile away, and the Sierra Discovery Trail is about 1.7 miles off. Rucker Lake campground is about 2.2 miles away, and Fall Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 3.3 miles away.
Routes (6)
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