Venom
- 5.10a
- grade
- Top Rope
- style
- Jun–Oct
- best months
This route represents the upper end of the grade range at Main Cliff West, where 15 climbs have been catalogued across a 5.3 to 5.10a span. Set up as a toprope with no lead protection recorded. First ascent: 09/28/2015 Candy Purcell/Philip Kerl.
Smooth Operator AreaRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- El ParasolRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- The InstrumentalsRock climbing · ~54 min drivePhoto: Corey Coyle, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
- House Boulder AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Main Cliff EastRock climbing · Next door
- Sawyer's BoulderRock climbing · Next door
- Kutcher's BluffRock climbing · Next door
- Star Destroyer AreaRock climbing · Next door
- Quincy Bluff and Wetland ReserveRock climbing · ~3 min drive
- Central SandstoneRock climbing · ~15 min drive
Best time to visit Venom
Best months: June–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
25° / 6°
10 wet · 8 snow
Feb
30° / 9°
9 wet · 8 snow
Mar
42° / 21°
10 wet · 4 snow
Apr
56° / 32°
12 wet · 2 snow
May
69° / 45°
13 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
12 wet
Jul
82° / 59°
11 wet
Aug
81° / 57°
11 wet
Sep
73° / 48°
11 wet
Oct
59° / 37°
11 wet
Nov
44° / 25°
9 wet · 3 snow
Dec
31° / 14°
10 wet · 7 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Friendship, WI, 7 mi away at 945 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
