Utah · Rock climbing · Provo

Early Retirement

Near the lower end of Bad Bananas' 21 catalogued routes.

5.8
grade
Trad Gear
style

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No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.

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Best time to visit Early Retirement

Best months: April–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

    41° / 24°

    10 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    48° / 27°

    9 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    58° / 35°

    9 wet · 3 snow

  4. Apr

    66° / 40°

    10 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    76° / 47°

    9 wet

  6. Jun

    87° / 55°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    95° / 62°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 61°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    83° / 52°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    68° / 41°

    7 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    53° / 32°

    8 wet · 3 snow

  12. Dec

    41° / 24°

    9 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Provo Byu, UT, 1.9 mi away at 4,570 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 21 routes catalogued at Bad Bananas, this climb sits near the lower end of the crag's 5.7–5.13a range.

Photo of the crag

Bad Bananas — the crag this route is on
Bad Bananas, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Ben P L, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)

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