D.O.P.E (Darling, Only Pain Exists)
- V4-5
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
- Jun–Sep
- best months
One of 33 boulder problems catalogued at Main Wall, this climb sits in the middle-upper range of the crag's V0–V7 span.
- Nearby · Salmon River Falls (Ice) · Lake Gulley · Flying Whale Boulder
Best time to go · Jun–Sep
Best time to visit D.O.P.E (Darling, Only Pain Exists)
Best months: June–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
32° / 16°
19 wet
Feb
34° / 18°
16 wet
Mar
42° / 25°
16 wet
Apr
56° / 36°
14 wet
May
69° / 47°
13 wet
Jun
77° / 57°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 62°
12 wet
Aug
80° / 60°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 53°
11 wet
Oct
60° / 42°
15 wet
Nov
48° / 33°
16 wet
Dec
37° / 24°
18 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Syracuse Hancock Intl Ap, NY, 8 mi away at 413 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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