New Mexico · Rock climbing · Alamogordo

The Little School Boy

Near the top of Shady Side Left's 24 catalogued routes.

5.13b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Is The Little School Boy open right now?

Alert in the area

The Forest Service lists 6 alerts for Lincoln National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Lincoln National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit The Little School Boy

Best months: March–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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 26°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    52° / 28°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    59° / 33°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 37°

    2 wet

  5. May

    73° / 45°

    3 wet

  6. Jun

    82° / 54°

    5 wet

  7. Jul

    81° / 57°

    10 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 56°

    10 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 51°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    66° / 41°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 32°

    3 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    48° / 26°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Mtn Park, NM, 2.3 mi away at 6,804 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 24 routes catalogued at Shady Side Left, this climb sits near the upper end of the crag's range, which spans from 5.11a to 5.14b.

Photo of the crag

Shady Side Left — the crag this route is on
Shady Side Left, New Mexico — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Romtomtom, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)