Chinese Handcuffs
Lower-middle difficulty among seven routes at Diamond Boulder.
- V3
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Chinese Handcuffs
Best months: October–April. 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
65° / 42°
7 wet
Feb
69° / 47°
6 wet
Mar
75° / 54°
7 wet
Apr
82° / 60°
6 wet
May
88° / 68°
7 wet
Jun
94° / 74°
6 wet
Jul
96° / 75°
5 wet
Aug
98° / 76°
5 wet
Sep
91° / 71°
6 wet
Oct
84° / 62°
6 wet
Nov
73° / 51°
6 wet
Dec
66° / 44°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at San Antonio Stinson Ap, TX, 3.1 mi away at 571 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of seven climbs catalogued at Red Bluff's Diamond Boulder sector, this route sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's V2–V10 span.
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