Nevada · Bouldering · Carson City

Testing the Tumblers

The hardest problem at Key Hole Boulders.

V4
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Testing the Tumblers

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.

  1. Jan

    41° / 27°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  2. Feb

    43° / 29°

    5 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    55° / 36°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    64° / 44°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 53°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 62°

    1 wet

  8. Aug

    82° / 60°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 53°

    1 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 43°

    2 wet

  11. Nov

    49° / 33°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    40° / 26°

    5 wet · 4 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Virginia City, NV, 6.9 mi away at 6,340 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This is the hardest route catalogued at Key Hole Boulders, representing the upper end of the crag's V0–V4 range.

Photo of the crag

Key Hole Boulders — the crag this route is on
Key Hole Boulders, Nevada — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Right TwinPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Right Twin

~0 min drive

Right Twin in Nevada has 8 bouldering routes across 4 grades.

Washoe BouldersPhoto: jfdervin, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Washoe Boulders

~0 min drive

Washoe Boulders in Nevada has 14 routes across 9 grades with bouldering pads and alpine no fixed protection.

Prison HillPhoto: Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Prison Hill

~13 min drive

Prison Hill in Nevada has 14 climbing routes across 12 grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad.

Wing BoulderPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Wing Boulder

~15 min drive

Wing Boulder in Nevada has 5 bouldering routes across 2 grades.

Celebrity WallPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Celebrity Wall

~15 min drive

Celebrity Wall in Nevada has 5 sport climbing routes ranging from 5.10 to 5.12.

West FacePhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

West Face

~16 min drive

West Face in Nevada has 7 sport climbing routes across 6 difficulty grades.

East WallPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

East Wall

~16 min drive

East Wall in Nevada has 12 sport climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades.

Owl RockPhoto: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Owl Rock

~16 min drive

Owl Rock in Nevada has 37 climbing routes with bouldering and sport options.

Pellet 2Photo: Seth Tisue, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

Pellet 2

~16 min drive

Pellet 2 in Nevada has 5 bouldering routes across 5 difficulty grades.

Dinosaur RockPhoto: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Dinosaur Rock

~16 min drive

Dinosaur Rock in Nevada has 18 climbing routes across 10 grades, offering mixed, sport, and trad styles.