Gas Blaster
Lower-end problem in the Gas Boulder sector at Wash Rock.
- V2-
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Gas Blaster
Best months: February–May and September–December. 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
52° / 32°
10 wet · 1 snow
Feb
57° / 35°
9 wet · 1 snow
Mar
64° / 41°
10 wet
Apr
73° / 49°
9 wet
May
80° / 58°
10 wet
Jun
87° / 66°
10 wet
Jul
90° / 70°
11 wet
Aug
89° / 69°
10 wet
Sep
83° / 63°
8 wet
Oct
73° / 50°
8 wet
Nov
63° / 40°
8 wet
Dec
55° / 35°
10 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Charlotte Douglas Ap, NC, 9.3 mi away at 728 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of ten boulder problems catalogued at Wash Rock, this climb sits at the lower end of the Gas Boulder sector's range, which spans V2 to V4+.
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