Washington · Rock climbing · Ford

Bouldering

Bouldering in Washington has 9 routes across 7 grades.

9 routes
V2-3 – V9
Bouldering

Best time to visit Bouldering

Best months: April–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

    33° / 23°

    14 wet

  2. Feb

    38° / 24°

    11 wet

  3. Mar

    48° / 29°

    12 wet

  4. Apr

    57° / 34°

    10 wet

  5. May

    66° / 41°

    10 wet

  6. Jun

    72° / 46°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    83° / 52°

    4 wet

  8. Aug

    83° / 51°

    3 wet

  9. Sep

    73° / 43°

    5 wet

  10. Oct

    57° / 34°

    10 wet

  11. Nov

    41° / 27°

    13 wet

  12. Dec

    32° / 22°

    14 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Spokane Wfo, WA, 11.6 mi away at 2,392 ft. The station sits about 600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Bouldering is a bouldering area in Washington's Fisk Property state park, managed by State Park and Recreation. It sits among a cluster of climbing areas, with The Hood, Dishonorable Wall and Crisis Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The climbing here is all bouldering, with nine routes spread across the area. Grades run from V2-3 up to V9, and the hardest of them, Epic Arete, is a V9. The Sunshine Wall Area is the easiest, at V2-3, and Party Rock and Flushing a Dead Rooster are both V4-5. Scarlett Johansson, a V5-6, was first climbed by Alex Rice, and Middle Finger of Fury, a V6, was first climbed by Pete Arden. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Spokane show July and August highs around 83°F with only three or four wet days a month, while winter highs stay near freezing. That station sits about 600 feet lower than the bouldering area, so temperatures up here run a little cooler.