California · Rock climbing · Swall Meadows

Player's Club

Player's Club in California has 8 routes across 7 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad climbing.

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8 routes

5.7 – 5.11d

Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit Player's Club

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.

Jan
56° / 24°
4 wet
Feb
59° / 26°
4 wet
Mar
67° / 31°
3 wet
Apr
74° / 37°
2 wet
May
83° / 44°
2 wet
Jun
94° / 51°
1 wet
Jul
100° / 57°
1 wet
Aug
98° / 54°
1 wet
Sep
90° / 47°
1 wet
Oct
78° / 37°
1 wet
Nov
64° / 27°
2 wet
Dec
55° / 22°
3 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Bishop Ap, CA, 15.2 mi away at 4,102 ft. The station sits about 1,200 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.

Player's Club is a climbing area on city land in California, about 15 miles from Bishop. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with Social Platform and Attila the Hun Wall each about 0.1 mile away, so it works well as a stop in a day of exploring the surrounding crags. The area has eight routes, six of them sport climbs and one each of mixed and trad. Grades run from 5.7 up to 5.11d, with the median around 5.10b. Playbook is the easiest at 5.7, and Unrepentant Sinner is the hardest at 5.11d. The 3.B.A. (3 Bolt Arete) is a sport route at 5.11c. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Bishop show April highs around 74°F and October highs around 78°F, while July averages about 100°F. That station sits roughly 1,200 feet lower than the area, so temperatures here run cooler. Lower Rock Creek Trail, Section 3, is about 2 miles away, and Lower Rock Creek offers canoeing about 2.7 miles off. Sand Canyon, a mountain biking area, is about 4 miles away, and Tuff Campground is about 6 miles away.