Our top picks for a May bouldering trip are Rocklands, Val di Mello and Cresciano. May sits inside the reliable season at all of them. Each pick comes from 30 years of historical weather data run through our rock-drying model — tap a card for the full month-by-month breakdown.
Top bouldering picks for May
Rocklands
Cederberg sandstone that lives on cold, dry air. September and October are the window: the winter cold-front rain has closed but afternoons are still cool enough for good friction.
See 30 years of weather data →Val di Mello
Ghiandone granite in a high Lombardy valley. The snowpack clears by April, before the Alpine thunderstorm season, and the season runs on into autumn.
See 30 years of weather data →Cresciano
Low-lying Ticino gneiss with almost no off-season — one of the few places in Europe that climbs well through winter and early spring.
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