Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Catchin' Rays

Mid-range climb among eight routes at Pebble Beach.

5.10b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Catchin' Rays

Best months: May–September. 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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    47° / 22°

    6 wet

  4. Apr

    52° / 27°

    8 wet

  5. May

    61° / 35°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 44°

    9 wet

  7. Jul

    79° / 50°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    77° / 48°

    11 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 41°

    8 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 31°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    47° / 24°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    40° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gross Rsvr, CO, 4.1 mi away at 7,970 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of eight routes catalogued at Pebble Beach, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range, which spans from 5.8 to 5.12-.

Photo of the crag

Pebble Beach — the crag this route is on
Pebble Beach, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: MarkDoliner, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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