California · Bouldering · Oceanside

West Side Stories

The hardest climb catalogued at East Crack Boulder.

5.10a
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit West Side Stories

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

    66° / 46°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 46°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    67° / 48°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    69° / 50°

    4 wet

  5. May

    71° / 55°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 58°

    1 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    81° / 63°

    0 wet

  9. Sep

    80° / 61°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    76° / 56°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 50°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    65° / 45°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Vista, CA, 1.7 mi away at 430 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This route represents the upper end of the grade span at East Crack Boulder, where six climbs have been catalogued across the 4th to 5.10a range.

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