Straight Up
- 5.9
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
- best months
One of 21 routes catalogued at Main Area, this climb sits in the middle of the crag's range from 5.6 to 5.11d. This line is set up for toprope only, with no lead protection recorded.
Walk Down AreaRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: dippold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- The Drive-InRock climbing · Next doorPhoto: dippold, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- WM: Crown CliffsRock climbing · ~4 min drive
- CM: Rudimentary Recall BoulderRock climbing · ~6 min drive
- Battress AreaRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- North AreaRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Spire AreaRock climbing · ~13 min drive
- Providence Main WallRock climbing · ~14 min drive
- South AreaRock climbing · ~14 min drive
- CM: AndromedaRock climbing · ~17 min drive
Best time to visit Straight Up
Best months: March–June and September–November. 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
39° / 23°
8 wet · 3 snow
Feb
45° / 26°
8 wet · 3 snow
Mar
56° / 36°
11 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 46°
11 wet
May
76° / 56°
12 wet
Jun
85° / 65°
11 wet
Jul
89° / 69°
8 wet
Aug
88° / 67°
9 wet
Sep
80° / 59°
8 wet
Oct
68° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
55° / 37°
8 wet · 1 snow
Dec
44° / 27°
8 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Columbia U Of M, MO, 0.8 mi away at 770 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Photo of the crag
