Colorado · Bouldering · Morrison

Pop Goes The Weasel

One of the hardest climbs at The Black Hole, near the top of its V2–V13 range.

V9
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Pop Goes The Weasel

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.

  1. Jan

    46° / 19°

    4 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 20°

    4 wet

  3. Mar

    55° / 28°

    5 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 34°

    7 wet

  5. May

    69° / 44°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    81° / 53°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 60°

    8 wet

  8. Aug

    85° / 57°

    9 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 49°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    53° / 28°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    45° / 20°

    4 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Marston Fltr Plt, CO, 6.8 mi away at 5,610 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Among the 29 routes catalogued at The Black Hole, this climb sits near the top of the grade range, which spans from V2- to V13.

Photo of the crag

The Black Hole — the crag this route is on
The Black Hole, Colorado — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: gregor_y, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)