Idaho · Bouldering · Almo

Warm up Slab 1

Entry-level problem in the Global Tetrahedron sector at Castle Rocks.

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Bouldering Pads
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Best time to visit Warm up Slab 1

Best months: April–June 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°

    6 wet

  2. Feb

    44° / 24°

    6 wet

  3. Mar

    54° / 30°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    60° / 34°

    8 wet

  5. May

    69° / 41°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    78° / 48°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    86° / 57°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    86° / 56°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    77° / 47°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    64° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 28°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 21°

    6 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Oakley, ID, 14 mi away at 4,559 ft. The station sits about 1,400 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 16 routes catalogued at Castle Rocks Bouldering, this climb sits at the lower end of the crag's V2–V8 range in the Global Tetrahedron sector.

Photo of the crag

Castle Rocks Bouldering — the crag this route is on
Castle Rocks Bouldering, Idaho — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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