The Tryout
- 5.11+
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Apr–Oct
- best months
One of seven routes catalogued at Sun Drop II Tower, this climb sits near the top of the grade range established at the crag. First ascent by Doug Lintz (October 16, 2004). This line is set up as a toprope with no lead protection recorded.
- Trump BouldersRock climbing · Next door
- Lover's FortressRock climbing · Next door
- Mini FortressRock climbing · Next door
- L-ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- First FortressRock climbing · Next door
- Receding Ramparts AreaRock climbing · Next door
- South Quarry AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Prairie Walls AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Bottom Boulders ButtressRock climbing · Next door
- Midnight ButtressRock climbing · Next door
Also worth it near here
- Blue Mound State Park Tipi and Cart-In CampgroundCamping · ~2 min drive
Rock RiverCanoeing · ~33 min drivePhoto: Don Graham from Redlands, CA, USA - God bless it!, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Great Bear Recreation ParkDownhill skiing · ~44 min drivePhoto: Jake DeGroot, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Hawkeye PointSummit · ~50 min drivePhoto: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Best time to visit The Tryout
Best months: April–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.
Jan
25° / 6°
5 wet
Feb
30° / 10°
5 wet
Mar
43° / 22°
6 wet
Apr
58° / 34°
9 wet
May
70° / 47°
12 wet
Jun
81° / 58°
10 wet
Jul
85° / 62°
8 wet
Aug
82° / 59°
8 wet
Sep
75° / 50°
7 wet
Oct
61° / 36°
6 wet
Nov
44° / 23°
5 wet
Dec
30° / 12°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rock Rapids, IA, 18.8 mi away at 1,350 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
