Flowing Chi Wall
Flowing Chi Wall in New Mexico has 9 climbing routes across 8 difficulty grades.
- 9 routes
- 5.9+ – 5.12a/b
- Trad · Mixed · Sport
Best time to visit Flowing Chi Wall
Best months: May–September. 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
37° / 8°
4 wet
Feb
42° / 14°
4 wet
Mar
53° / 21°
5 wet
Apr
62° / 27°
5 wet
May
70° / 35°
5 wet
Jun
80° / 44°
4 wet
Jul
83° / 49°
8 wet
Aug
81° / 48°
9 wet
Sep
75° / 41°
6 wet
Oct
65° / 30°
4 wet
Nov
51° / 19°
4 wet
Dec
38° / 9°
5 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cerro, NM, 4.9 mi away at 7,650 ft. The station sits about 500 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Flowing Chi Wall is a climbing area on Bureau of Land Management land in the Taos Field Office of New Mexico, about 0.3 miles from the Chiflo Trail East and the Guadalupe Trail. The area is managed by the BLM, and its climbing routes sit within a cluster of trails and other climbing spots in the Taos region. The climbing here is a mix of trad and mixed routes, with a few sport options. There are nine routes in total, and the grade range runs from 5.9+ up to 5.12a/b. The most notable are Flowing Chi, a 5.9+ trad route, and Sky Burial, a 5.12a/b trad route. The mixed route Toes Hum is 5.10, and the sport route Roybal's nut is 5.10c/d. For timing, late spring and early fall are the most comfortable. Typical averages from the nearby Cerro weather station, about 5 miles away, show May highs around 70°F and September highs around 75°F, with July and August bringing the most wet days. The closest climbing is the Wild and Scenic area, about 1.4 miles away, and the Red Tail Wall is about 3.1 miles off. Hikers can reach the Guadalupe Mountain Trail about 2 miles away, and the Wild Rivers Recreation Area, a fishing spot, is about 4.1 miles away.
Routes (9)
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