The Fringe
The Fringe in Nevada has 20 climbing routes across 14 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.
Photo: Corey Leopold, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)- 20 routes
- 5.5 – 5.13
- Sport · Trad · Mixed
Best time to visit The Fringe
Best months: February–May and October–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
53° / 32°
4 wet
Feb
56° / 35°
5 wet
Mar
64° / 41°
4 wet
Apr
70° / 47°
2 wet
May
80° / 56°
1 wet
Jun
90° / 66°
1 wet
Jul
95° / 73°
2 wet
Aug
94° / 72°
2 wet
Sep
87° / 62°
2 wet
Oct
75° / 50°
2 wet
Nov
62° / 38°
2 wet
Dec
52° / 31°
3 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Red Rock Canyon - Spg Mt Rch S, NV, 6.6 mi away at 3,780 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
The Fringe is a climbing area in Nevada on Bureau of Land Management land within the Red Rock/Sloan Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing spots, with The Kragle and Your Wall each about 0.1 mile away and Calico Peaks about 0.2 mile off. The area is managed by the BLM. The climbing here is sport-oriented, with 17 sport routes and one mixed route among the 20 listed. Grades run from 5.5 up to 5.13, with the median at 5.10a. Some of the named routes include Approach Pitch Right at 5.5, Trust Issues at 5.10a and Open Project at 5.13. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show April highs around 70°F and October highs around 75°F, while July and August average in the mid-90s. For a longer stay, Red Rock Canyon Campground is about 3.5 miles away.
Routes (20)
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