Texas · Bouldering · Austin

Marshmallow Love Affair

The hardest problem catalogued at Parking Lot Boulders in the Rope Swing Boulder sector.

V5
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Marshmallow Love Affair

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.

  1. Jan

    63° / 42°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    66° / 46°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    73° / 52°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    80° / 59°

    7 wet

  5. May

    87° / 67°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    93° / 73°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    97° / 75°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    98° / 75°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    91° / 70°

    7 wet

  10. Oct

    83° / 61°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    71° / 50°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    64° / 43°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin-Camp Mabry, TX, 3.5 mi away at 670 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

This climb represents the upper end of the difficulty spectrum at Parking Lot Boulders, where 14 routes have been catalogued across a V1 to V5 range. Located in the Rope Swing Boulder sector, it stands among the most challenging problems established at this Texas crag.