Giants of the Earth
The hardest route catalogued in this Garden Ledge Wall sector.
- 5.12a
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Best time to visit Giants of the Earth
Best months: April–June 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.
Jan
34° / 23°
Feb
42° / 26°
Mar
54° / 31°
Apr
64° / 37°
May
74° / 44°
Jun
79° / 50°
Jul
88° / 55°
Aug
87° / 54°
Sep
77° / 46°
Oct
61° / 37°
Nov
44° / 29°
Dec
34° / 24°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tonasket 4 Nne, WA, 8.5 mi away at 960 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
This climb represents the upper limit of difficulty among the four routes catalogued at West Face's Garden Ledge Wall sector.
Photo of the crag
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