California · Rock climbing · Bakersfield

To Layback Or Not

Mid-range climb within The Gym sector's 17 catalogued routes.

5.7
grade
Trad Gear
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Is To Layback Or Not open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Sequoia National Forest. It doesn't name To Layback Or Not, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).

As of · Source: USFS · Sequoia National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit To Layback Or Not

Best months: February–June and September–November. 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

    57° / 28°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  2. Feb

    57° / 30°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 32°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    64° / 35°

    6 wet

  5. May

    72° / 41°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 46°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    89° / 52°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    89° / 50°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 45°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 38°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    62° / 32°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    55° / 27°

    8 wet · 1 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Glennville, CA, 15 mi away at 3,140 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 17 routes catalogued in The Gym sector at Lower Kern River Canyon, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.4 to 5.10c span.

Photo of the crag

Lower Kern River Canyon — the crag this route is on
Lower Kern River Canyon, California — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Qwert üpoiuz, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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