Our top picks for a September sport climbing trip are Ten Sleep, Rifle and Frankenjura. September 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 sport climbing picks for September
Ten Sleep
Pocketed dolomite sport climbing in the Bighorn Mountains, a short walk from the road. A summer crag: August is the pick, and the snow lingers into late May.
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Rifle
Steep, polished limestone in a narrow canyon, best at 5.12 and up. Climb early in June and July, or all day in October; the seeps run until June.
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Frankenjura
Pocketed limestone in wooded Bavarian valleys, where the redpoint was born. April is the pick; October dries slowly, and summer is best climbed early.
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