Connecticut · Bouldering · Colchester · Near Middletown

Rainman

V9
grade
Bouldering Pads
style
Apr
best months

One of three climbs catalogued at Spider Cave, this route sits at the lower end of the crag's V9–V11-12 range. First ascent by Neil Malloy.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Salem Farms Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 3.7 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Fresca Tequila Bar & Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 2 mi
  • If it rainsMagicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

    Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop

    Museum

    Museum · 13 mi from Middletown

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors · Photos: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0 (commons)

More in Middletown
  • Nearby · East Lyme Property · Balancing Rock · Keeny Road Boulders
  • Best time to go · Apr

    Best time to visit Rainman

    Best months: April. 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

      36° / 18°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      39° / 19°

      10 wet

    3. Mar

      47° / 27°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      59° / 37°

      12 wet

    5. May

      70° / 47°

      13 wet

    6. Jun

      78° / 56°

      13 wet

    7. Jul

      83° / 62°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      81° / 60°

      13 wet

    9. Sep

      74° / 52°

      13 wet

    10. Oct

      63° / 41°

      13 wet

    11. Nov

      52° / 31°

      11 wet

    12. Dec

      41° / 24°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Willimantic Windham Ap, CT, 16 mi away at 247 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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