Colorado · Rock climbing · Boulder

Whales Leave The Lats At Home

The hardest route catalogued at The Main Cliffs.

5.12a
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Whales Leave The Lats At Home

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.

This route represents the upper limit of difficulty among the 12 climbs catalogued at The Main Cliffs, standing at the grade ceiling for the crag.

Photo of the crag

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

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