California · Rock climbing · Swall Meadows

My Mom Can Crank

Mid-upper difficulty climb at Upper Gorge's ICBM Tower sector.

5.12a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

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Best time to visit My Mom Can Crank

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, 16 mi away at 4,102 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 11 climbs catalogued at Upper Gorge, this route sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's 5.9 to 5.13a span.

Photo of the crag

Upper Gorge — the crag this route is on
Upper Gorge, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ben Chun, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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