Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

Alternative Education

Lower-middle difficulty route in The Academy sector at Tusher Canyon.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit Alternative Education

Best months: March–May and September–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

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

  2. Feb

    47° / 25°

    5 wet

  3. Mar

    59° / 32°

    4 wet

  4. Apr

    67° / 39°

    4 wet

  5. May

    78° / 48°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 58°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 66°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    92° / 63°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 53°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 40°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 27°

    4 wet

  12. Dec

    39° / 17°

    5 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Moab Canyonland Ap, UT, 5.9 mi away at 4,561 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 16 routes catalogued in The Academy sector at Tusher Canyon, this climb sits in the lower-middle range of the crag's 5.6 to 5.12- span.

Photo of the crag

Tusher Canyon — the crag this route is on
Tusher Canyon, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Foreade, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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