Colorado · Bouldering · Mesa

Itchgasm

Mid-range problem in the Boudoir Boulder sector of Chamber of Secrets.

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Itchgasm

Best months: March–May and September–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.

  1. Jan

    40° / 21°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    47° / 26°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 34°

    6 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

    7 wet

  5. May

    76° / 50°

    6 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 58°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    93° / 65°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    90° / 63°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 55°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    67° / 42°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 31°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 22°

    5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Palisade, CO, 8.2 mi away at 4,751 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of eight problems catalogued in the Boudoir Boulder sector of Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area, sitting mid-range within the V2–V4 span established at the crag.

Photo of the crag

Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area — the crag this route is on
Chamber of Secrets Boulder Area, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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