Eric K Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 How is smith rock in January or early February? Warm enough to climb? Eric Quote
jrex Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Winter is my favorite time to climb at Smith. Go get it!!! Quote
elaine Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I've climbed front side (Phoenix, Morning Glory, Dihedrals) in 35 degrees and sunny, and it can be quite comfortable! I've also climbed in the 40's and overcast, and had a hard time staying warm. Check out the weather cam during daylight hours. Ian posts weather updates and climbing conditions pretty regularly here. http://smithrocks.com/webcam/index.html Quote
ivan Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 always nice to have a vacuom bottle of hot tea n' a fat puffy jacket whilst belaying Quote
Eric K Posted January 7, 2015 Author Posted January 7, 2015 Good to hear! That's what I thought but I wanted to check, I have always gone in April so I was not sure what it would be like but by what has been said it should be great. Quote
matt_warfield Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 (edited) Been there under 40 deg. with hands freezing. It ain't bouldering (mostly) where you throw off your puffy and throw down in 30 seconds. You may step out of the car and say this sucks or you may have the time of your life. Spring/Fall are best. Its a poorly kept secret. On the other hand I think Watts in his guide said he climbed there every day for a year. Edited January 26, 2015 by matt_warfield Quote
telemarker Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 This past weekend sure the hell didn't feel like January: Quote
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