Utah · Rock climbing · Moab

The Middle Way

One of the harder routes at The Convent.

5.12
grade
Trad Gear
style

Best time to visit The Middle Way

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

    41° / 19°

    4 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    49° / 26°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 34°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    67° / 40°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 50°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 60°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 65°

    3 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 63°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 55°

    4 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 41°

    4 wet

  11. Nov

    55° / 30°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    42° / 21°

    4 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Castle Valley, UT, 1.9 mi away at 4,725 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of the harder routes catalogued at The Convent, where climbs range from 5.10 to 5.12.

Photo of the crag

The Convent — the crag this route is on
The Convent, Utah — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Michael Adams, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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