City of Rocks Conditions

[rbwen]

Hello

 

Anybody been to City of Rocks in the last few weeks who can update the conditions. The weather hasn't looked great but I'm wondering if The City has escaped some of the wetness. Is it terribly muddy? Snow?

 

Thanks!

 

rbwen

[John Frieh]

Start here: http://www.elephantsperch.com/

 

Give them a call... I anticipate you are a little early season though.

[layton]

It can be a mixed bag...i would make it a chance stop-over to somewhere else. it gets awesome sun, but it's totally unprotected. basicaly the winds can be so bad that there won't be a sole but you and the NOLS course huddled together exchanging debriefings and playing the human knot.

it was so bad there once that my partner (the infamous Necronomicon) was literally blown up a climb.

 

anyway the place is super super fun..it's similiar to Squamish in the type of cracks and softness of the rock (the rock is some of the OLDEST around). Bring supplies cuz it's in the middle of nowhere where you wonder what 90% of the population does for a living besides putting dirt in large piles and then moving it to another pile. Be sure to check out Little America and Whamsutter, two of this countries finest towns.