Utah · Rock climbing · Bluff

(but they all don't care cause they have) "No Underwear"

Barricade Wall route that combines bolts and placed gear protection.

5.10c
grade
Mixed
style

Best time to visit (but they all don't care cause they have) "No Underwear"

Best months: March–May and September–November. 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

    43° / 25°

  2. Feb

    51° / 30°

  3. Mar

    60° / 36°

  4. Apr

    68° / 44°

  5. May

    77° / 52°

  6. Jun

    90° / 63°

  7. Jul

    94° / 69°

  8. Aug

    91° / 66°

  9. Sep

    84° / 58°

  10. Oct

    69° / 47°

  11. Nov

    55° / 34°

  12. Dec

    42° / 26°

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Valley Of The Gods, UT, 6.6 mi away at 5,287 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 44 routes catalogued at Valley of the Gods, this climb in the Barricade Wall sector accepts both bolts and placed gear on the same line.

Photo of the crag

Valley of the Gods — the crag this route is on
Valley of the Gods, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: RuggyBearLA, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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