Roshambo Ledge
Roshambo Ledge in California has 6 climbing routes across 4 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
- 6 routes
- 5.7 – 5.10a
- Trad · Sport · Mixed
Best time to visit Roshambo Ledge
Best months: October–June. 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
68° / 38°
6 wet
Feb
68° / 39°
7 wet
Mar
69° / 41°
6 wet
Apr
73° / 43°
4 wet
May
77° / 49°
2 wet
Jun
84° / 52°
1 wet
Jul
90° / 57°
0 wet
Aug
92° / 59°
0 wet
Sep
90° / 55°
1 wet
Oct
82° / 49°
2 wet
Nov
74° / 43°
3 wet
Dec
67° / 37°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ramona Fire Dept, CA, 2.9 mi away at 1,470 ft. The station sits about 900 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Roshambo Ledge is a climbing area in Iron Mountain Open Space, a city-managed open space unit in California. It sits within a cluster of climbing spots, and the Ramona Wall and Miller Time Wall lie just 0.1 mile away, with Godzilla Buttress and Sport Wall about 0.2 mile off, so it's easy to pair with other climbs in the area. The rock here works for both trad and sport climbers, and the grades run from 5.7 up to 5.10a. Updog is a trad route at 5.7, and Rattlesnake Airline is a sport route at 5.8. Rock Beats Death, a mixed route, is 5.8, and the hardest option is Roshambo, a 5.10a trad climb. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to go. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run from highs around 73°F in April to 82°F in October, with summer highs climbing into the low 90s. That station sits about 900 feet lower, so temperatures at the ledge run cooler.
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