Washington · Rock climbing · Curlew

The Bookstore - Grey Slabs and Garden Wall

Bookstore - Grey Slabs and Garden Wall, The in Washington has 8 mixed routes across 6 difficulty grades.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.12a
Sport · Mixed · Trad

Best time to visit The Bookstore - Grey Slabs and Garden Wall

Best months: May–September. 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

    31° / 16°

    11 wet · 8 snow

  2. Feb

    38° / 18°

    8 wet · 4 snow

  3. Mar

    49° / 24°

    9 wet · 2 snow

  4. Apr

    58° / 29°

    9 wet · 1 snow

  5. May

    68° / 37°

    11 wet

  6. Jun

    74° / 42°

    10 wet

  7. Jul

    84° / 47°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    84° / 45°

    4 wet

  9. Sep

    74° / 38°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 29°

    8 wet · 1 snow

  11. Nov

    40° / 23°

    11 wet · 4 snow

  12. Dec

    30° / 16°

    12 wet · 9 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Republic, WA, 18 mi away at 2,555 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

The Bookstore - Grey Slabs and Garden Wall is a climbing area in Washington on Bureau of Land Management land within the Spokane Border Field Office. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with The Bookstore - Main Area and Kettle Valley (Curlew) each about 0.1 mile away. The area has eight routes, with grades ranging from 5.8 to 5.12a. The styles include sport, mixed and trad climbing. Among the named routes are BEING THERE, a 5.8 trad climb, and MIRROR BLUE, a 5.12a sport route. Bumbershoot and Gription Fiction are mixed routes at 5.10c/d and 5.10d. Summer is the most comfortable time to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Republic, WA, show July and August highs around 84°F with only four or five wet days a month, while winter brings highs near 30°F and regular snow days. Nearby, Tonata Creek Wall - Lower Wall and Shangri La are each about 0.6 mile away. The Ferry County Rail Trail is roughly 7.6 miles off, and Curlew Creek offers canoeing about 8 miles away.