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Colorado · Rock climbing · Colorado Springs
Don't Tell Mom
The hardest climb catalogued at Main Boulder.
- 5.11a
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Don't Tell Mom
Best months: April–June and August–October. 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
45° / 18°
4 wet
Feb
46° / 20°
5 wet
Mar
55° / 27°
7 wet
Apr
61° / 34°
8 wet
May
71° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
82° / 53°
10 wet
Jul
86° / 58°
12 wet
Aug
84° / 57°
12 wet
Sep
77° / 49°
7 wet
Oct
65° / 37°
5 wet
Nov
53° / 26°
5 wet
Dec
45° / 19°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Colorado Springs Muni Ap, CO, 8.7 mi away at 6,181 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This is the hardest route catalogued at Main Boulder, where only two climbs have been recorded in the same grade system.
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