Oregon · Rock climbing · Eugene

Fragile Life

5.13a
grade
Sport Bolted
style
May–Oct
best months

This route represents the hardest climb catalogued at North Wall, standing at the top of a grade span that runs from 5.10a to 5.13a across eight routes at the crag. First ascent by Dave Tvedt.

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  • Nearby · Skinner Butte (aka The Columns) · Menagerie Wilderness · (C) Dream Wall
  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Fragile Life

    Best months: May–October. 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° / 35°

      18 wet

    2. Feb

      52° / 35°

      15 wet

    3. Mar

      57° / 37°

      17 wet

    4. Apr

      61° / 40°

      15 wet

    5. May

      68° / 44°

      12 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 48°

      8 wet

    7. Jul

      84° / 52°

      3 wet

    8. Aug

      84° / 52°

      3 wet

    9. Sep

      78° / 48°

      6 wet

    10. Oct

      65° / 42°

      12 wet

    11. Nov

      53° / 38°

      17 wet

    12. Dec

      47° / 34°

      19 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Eugene Mahlon Sweet Ap, OR, 6 mi away at 353 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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Skinner Butte (aka The Columns)Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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Menagerie WildernessPhoto: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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