Monkey's Way
Near the lower end of Lichen Wall's 27 catalogued routes.
- 5.7
- grade
- Trad Gear
- style
Best time to visit Monkey's Way
Best months: October–May. 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
56° / 36°
7 wet
Feb
59° / 39°
7 wet · 1 snow
Mar
67° / 47°
8 wet
Apr
75° / 54°
7 wet
May
82° / 63°
9 wet
Jun
90° / 71°
7 wet
Jul
94° / 75°
5 wet
Aug
94° / 75°
6 wet
Sep
87° / 67°
6 wet
Oct
77° / 56°
7 wet
Nov
65° / 45°
6 wet
Dec
57° / 37°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ft Worth Wsfo, TX, 2.7 mi away at 644 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 27 routes catalogued at Lichen Wall, this climb sits near the lower end of the grade range that spans from 5.6 to 5.13a.
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