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WHISTLER / CHEAKAMUS · BASALT

Whistler — Cal-Cheak / Callaghan climbing conditions

Good — dry and climbable

Right now

Temp17°C
Wind2.2 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity74.6%
Rain 48h0mm
Last rainNone recent

Assessment

No recent rain

7-day forecast

Scroll through each day — hourly detail is shown inline.

Today Monday 17 August
Good
Temp16°C
Rain0mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts3 km/h
Humidity71%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
07:00 17° 0mm 2 0 74.6%
08:00 16° 0mm 2 0 76.3%
09:00 15° 0mm 2 0 76.5%
10:00 15° 0mm 2 0 76.1%
11:00 15° 0mm 3 0 75.8%
12:00 14° 0mm 4 0 75.4%
13:00 14° 0mm 4 0 75.2%
14:00 15° 0mm 4 0 74%
15:00 18° 0mm 5 0 66.2%
16:00 22° 0mm 4 0 52.1%
17:00 24° 0mm 4 0 42.7%
18:00 26° 0mm 4 0 36.5%
19:00 27° 0mm 5 0 30.3%
20:00 28° 0mm 7 0 26.5%
21:00 28° 0mm 9 0 25.7%
Tue Tuesday 18 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 20° 0mm 3 0 69.4%
07:00 19° 0mm 3 0 74.8%
08:00 18° 0mm 3 0 79.8%
09:00 17° 0mm 3 0 82.7%
10:00 16° 0mm 3 0 85.6%
11:00 16° 0mm 3 0 86.6%
12:00 16° 0mm 3 0 87.3%
13:00 15° 0mm 2 0 87.3%
14:00 16° 0mm 2 0 86.8%
15:00 18° 0mm 3 0 81%
16:00 20° 0mm 4 0 72.4%
17:00 21° 0mm 5 0 66.5%
18:00 23° 0mm 6 0 59.1%
19:00 24° 0mm 8 0 52.2%
20:00 25° 0mm 8 0 47.4%
21:00 26° 0mm 9 0 45.5%
Wed Wednesday 19 August
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity90%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 3 0 81.9%
07:00 17° 0mm 3 0 83.1%
08:00 16° 0mm 3 0 84.5%
09:00 15° 0mm 3 0 86.7%
10:00 15° 0mm 3 0 88.9%
11:00 14° 0mm 3 0 91.2%
12:00 14° 0mm 3 0 93.8%
13:00 13° 0mm 2 0 94.8%
14:00 14° 0mm 2 0 96.9%
15:00 16° 0mm 2 0 87.3%
16:00 19° 0mm 3 0 75.2%
17:00 21° 0mm 5 0 66.8%
18:00 22° 0mm 5 0 60.6%
19:00 24° 0mm 7 0 55.9%
20:00 24° 0mm 8 0 52.7%
21:00 25° 0mm 8 0 49.8%
Thu Thursday 20 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0mm
Wind2 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity84%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 20° 0mm 1 0 85.7%
12:00 17° 0mm 2 0 83.6%
18:00 28° 0.02mm 3 0 39.9%
Fri Friday 21 August
Good
Temp17°C
Rain0.1mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity74%
No recent rain
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 21° 0mm 1 0 70.6%
12:00 17° 0mm 1 0 73.6%
18:00 27° 0.05mm 7 0 49.8%
Sat Saturday 22 August
Poor
Temp17°C
Rain0.8mm
Wind4 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.8mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Wet basalt is slick — wait for the rock to dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0.02mm 4 0 87.4%
12:00 17° 0.18mm 4 0 98.2%
18:00 19° 0.55mm 7 0 77.4%
Sun Sunday 23 August
Poor
Temp15°C
Rain0.3mm
Wind3 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity98%
0.3mm rain forecastHumidity 98% — likely fog/cloud
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 15° 0.07mm 4 0 97.4%
12:00 15° 0.07mm 3 0 97.6%
18:00 19° 0mm 3 0 70.1%
Mon Monday 24 August
Good
Temp14°C
Rain0mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity82%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 16° 0mm 1 0 79.6%
12:00 14° 0mm 1 0 82.1%
18:00 24° 0mm 3 0 45.3%
Tue Tuesday 25 August
Good
Temp15°C
Rain0mm
Wind1 km/h
Gusts—
Humidity80%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 18° 0mm 1 0 66.7%
12:00 15° 0mm 1 0 79.7%
18:00 23° 0mm 6 0 51.2%
Wed Wednesday 26 August
Good
Temp13°C
Rain0mm
Wind—
Gusts—
Humidity85%
Should be dry
  • Good friction range for basalt
  • Basalt holds friction well when dry
Time °C Rain Wind Gust Hum
06:00 17° 0mm 2 0 76.1%
12:00 13° 0mm 0 0 85.3%
Hexagonal columnar basalt in river-valley woodland at the Cheakamus / Callaghan confluence. Exposed faces dry moderately fast — dense columnar basalt is essentially impermeable — but the joints between columns hold water and shaded, moss-covered columns stay slick for days after rain.

About Whistler — Cal-Cheak / Callaghan

Hexagonal columnar basalt in river-valley woodland at the Cheakamus / Callaghan confluence. Exposed faces dry moderately fast — dense columnar basalt is essentially impermeable — but the joints between columns hold water and shaded, moss-covered columns stay slick for days after rain.

Region
Whistler / Cheakamus
Rock type
basalt
Aspect
east-facing
Altitude
580m
Exposure
low
Seepage
medium

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