California · Rock climbing · Pismo Beach

The Steven Watje project

One of two routes catalogued at Grime Dog Wall.

5.9+
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit The Steven Watje project

Best months: Year-round. 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

    65° / 44°

    10 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 44°

    10 wet

  3. Mar

    68° / 46°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    70° / 48°

    5 wet

  5. May

    72° / 49°

    2 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 51°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    70° / 54°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    71° / 55°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    72° / 54°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 53°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 46°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    65° / 44°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Pismo Beach, CA, 0.6 mi away at 39 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of only two routes catalogued at Grime Dog Wall, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's grade span.

Photo of the crag

Grime Dog Wall — the crag this route is on
Grime Dog Wall, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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