Full Traverse
The hardest of three routes at this Pump Tunnel boulder.
- 5.12
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Full Traverse
Best months: February–May and September–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
51° / 32°
10 wet
Feb
55° / 34°
9 wet
Mar
63° / 40°
11 wet
Apr
72° / 48°
11 wet
May
79° / 57°
12 wet
Jun
86° / 65°
12 wet
Jul
90° / 69°
13 wet
Aug
88° / 68°
12 wet
Sep
82° / 62°
12 wet
Oct
72° / 50°
11 wet
Nov
62° / 40°
9 wet
Dec
54° / 35°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Chapel Hill Williams Ap, NC, 0.8 mi away at 512 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of three routes catalogued at Carrboro/University Lake boulders in the Pump Tunnel sector, representing the upper end of the crag's 5.4–5.12 range.
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