◆ THIS WEEKEND

Best crags this weekend

Sat 24 Oct – Sun 25 Oct

Updated Wed 13:54 · refreshes through the week

Where? Area

Which day?

Saturday Sunday Both days

Where's dry this weekend

🇪🇸 Spain Best: Costa Blanca 38 good · 1 caution 40 good
🇺🇸 US Best: Joshua Tree 173 good · 8 caution 194 good · 14 caution
🇨🇦 Canada Best: Niagara Escarpment 14 good 25 good · 4 caution
🇬🇷 Greece Best: Kalymnos 4 good 18 good
🇿🇦 South Africa Best: Rocklands 10 caution 10 caution
🇫🇮 Finland Best: Repovesi Washed out 3 good
🇮🇹 Italy Best: Finale Ligure 14 good · 7 caution 13 good · 7 caution
🇫🇷 France Best: Buoux 16 good · 13 caution 11 good · 8 caution
🇳🇴 Norway Best: Sogndal / Sognefjord 4 good · 1 caution 4 caution
🇨🇭 Switzerland Best: Ticino 3 good Washed out
🇸🇪 Sweden Best: Stockholm 2 good Washed out
🇬🇧 UK Best: Bristol & Somerset Washed out 28 good · 110 caution
🇩🇪 Germany Best: Sächsische Schweiz 3 caution Washed out
🇦🇹 Austria Washed out Washed out
🇩🇰 Denmark Washed out Washed out

Best areas in the US

Joshua Tree Best: Cap Rock 12 good 12 good
Chattanooga Best: Castle Rock (TN) 10 good 10 good
Sand Mountain Best: Cherokee Rock Village (Sand Rock) 8 good 8 good
Red River Gorge Best: Red River Gorge — Bald Rock Recreational Preserve 7 good 7 good
Adirondacks Best: Beer Walls 6 good 6 good
Rumney Best: Rumney Bonsai 6 good 6 good
Tuolumne Meadows Best: Cathedral Peak 6 good 6 good
Bishop / Eastern Sierra Best: Happy Boulders 5 good 5 good
New Hampshire Best: Cannon Cliff 5 good 5 good
New River Gorge Best: New River Gorge — Beauty Mountain 5 good 5 good
Shawangunks Best: Millbrook 5 good 5 good
Cumberland Plateau Best: Bee Rock (Monterey) 4 good 4 good
Massachusetts Best: Crow Hill 4 good 4 good
Acadia Best: Great Head 3 good 3 good
Central Cascades Best: Gold Bar Boulders 3 good 3 good
Darrington Best: Exfoliation Dome 3 good 3 good
Leavenworth Best: Forestland Boulders 3 good 3 good
Maine Best: Clifton / Eagle Bluff 3 good 3 good
North Georgia Best: Currahee Mountain 3 good 3 good
Pennsylvania Best: Birdsboro Quarry 3 good 3 good
Portland Best: Broughton Bluff 3 good 3 good
Vermont Best: Bolton Dome (Lower West) 3 good 3 good
Atlanta Best: Boat Rock 2 good 2 good
Bend Best: Meadow Camp 2 good 2 good
Central Oregon Best: Smith Rock 2 good 2 good
Columbia River Gorge Best: Beacon Rock 2 good 2 good
Highlands Best: Laurel Knob 2 good 2 good
I-90 Corridor Best: Exit 38 (Deception Crags) 2 good 2 good
Linville Best: Linville Gorge — Shortoff Mountain 2 good 2 good
Lookout Mountain Best: Rocktown 2 good 2 good
Methow Valley Best: Fun Rock (Mazama) 2 good 2 good
Ozarks Best: Horseshoe Canyon Ranch 2 good 2 good
Piedmont Best: Crowders Mountain 2 good 2 good
Sauratown Best: Moore's Wall (Hanging Rock SP) 2 good 2 good
Seneca Best: Nelson Rocks 2 good 2 good
Upstate SC Best: Big Rock (Pickens, SC) 2 good 2 good
Willamette Cascades Best: Menagerie Wilderness 2 good 2 good
Blue Ridge Best: Grayson Highlands 1 good 1 good
Blue Ridge Foothills Best: Melrose Mountain 1 good 1 good
Cathedral Domain Best: Cathedral Domain (Rock Domain) 1 good 1 good
Connecticut Best: Ragged Mountain 1 good 1 good
DC Best: Great Falls (Virginia) 1 good 1 good
Devils Tower Best: Devils Tower (Bears Lodge) 1 good 1 good
Eugene Best: Skinner Butte (The Columns) 1 good 1 good
Evans Notch Best: Shell Pond 1 good 1 good
Grandfather Best: Ship Rock (Blue Ridge Parkway MP 303) 1 good 1 good
Hickory Nut Gorge Best: Rumbling Bald 1 good 1 good
Hudson Valley Best: Powerlinez 1 good 1 good
Kancamagus Best: Sundown Ledge 1 good 1 good
Mt Hood Best: French's Dome 1 good 1 good
Nashville Best: King's Bluff 1 good 1 good
New Jersey Best: Delaware Water Gap (Mt Tammany) 1 good 1 good
North Cascades Best: Washington Pass (Liberty Bell) 1 good 1 good
Northern WV Best: Coopers Rock 1 good 1 good
Pinkham Notch Best: Square Ledge 1 good 1 good
Pisgah Best: Looking Glass Rock 1 good 1 good
Rhode Island Best: Lincoln Woods 1 good 1 good
Shenandoah Best: Old Rag 1 good 1 good
South-Central Washington Best: Tieton River (Royal Columns) 1 good 1 good
Wenatchee Valley Best: Peshastin Pinnacles 1 good 1 good
Yosemite Valley Best: Camp 4 Boulders 9 good · 1 caution 10 good
Ten Sleep Canyon Best: Circus Wall (Ten Sleep) 4 caution 4 good
Anacortes Best: Mount Erie 1 caution 1 good
Hueco Tanks Washed out 4 good
Wild Iris Washed out 4 good
Big Cottonwood Canyon Washed out 2 good
Little Cottonwood Canyon Washed out 2 good
Maple Canyon Washed out 2 good
Bellingham Best: Chuckanut (Lost Ledge) 1 caution 1 caution
St George Best: Black Rocks (St George) 1 good · 1 caution 2 good · 4 caution
Sedona Washed out 3 caution
Zion Washed out 3 caution
American Fork Canyon Washed out 2 caution
Boulder Canyon Washed out 1 caution
Red Rock Canyon Washed out Washed out
Castle Valley Washed out Washed out
Indian Creek Washed out Washed out
Eldorado Canyon Washed out Washed out
Fisher Towers Washed out Washed out
Lumpy Ridge Washed out Washed out
Moab Washed out Washed out
Rifle Mountain Park Washed out Washed out
Vedauwoo Washed out Washed out
Independence Pass Washed out Washed out
Joe's Valley Washed out Washed out
Flatirons Washed out Washed out
Shelf Road Washed out Washed out
Black Canyon Washed out Washed out
Clear Creek Canyon Washed out Washed out
Longs Peak Washed out Washed out

Best areas in Canada

Niagara Escarpment Best: Niagara Escarpment — Lion's Head 5 good 5 good
Skaha Best: Skaha — Doctor's Wall 3 good 3 good
Val-David Best: Val-David — Le Condor 2 good 2 good
Welsford Best: Welsford — Cochrane Lane 2 good 2 good
Weir Best: Weir — Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci 1 good 1 good
Kamouraska Best: Kamouraska — Saint-Pascal 1 good 1 caution
Vancouver North Shore Washed out 2 good
Squamish Washed out 9 good · 1 caution
Whistler / Cheakamus Washed out 1 good · 1 caution
Bow Valley Washed out 1 caution
Ghost River Washed out Washed out

Best areas in Italy

Finale Ligure Best: Finale Ligure — Bric Pianarella 4 good 3 good · 1 caution
Sardinia Best: Cala Gonone — Buchi Arta 7 good 3 good · 4 caution
Lazio Washed out 4 good
Umbria Washed out 3 good
Val Masino 1 good Washed out
Val di Mello 2 good · 1 caution Washed out
Liguria Washed out 1 caution
Arco / Sarca Valley 6 caution Washed out
Dolomites Washed out 1 caution
Sicily Washed out Washed out
Valle dell'Orco Washed out Washed out

Best areas in France

Buoux Best: Buoux — Bout du Monde 3 good · 1 caution 4 good
Les Calanques Best: Les Calanques — En-Vau 3 good · 2 caution 3 good · 2 caution
Verdon Gorge Best: Verdon — Bauchet 6 good 2 caution
Annot Best: Annot — La Sapée 4 caution 4 caution
Ariège Washed out 4 good
Orpierre 4 good · 1 caution Washed out
Céüse 5 caution Washed out
Fontainebleau Washed out Washed out
Chamonix Valley Washed out Washed out
Gorges du Tarn Washed out Washed out
Vallorcine Washed out Washed out
Aiguilles Rouges Washed out Washed out
Passy Washed out Washed out
Les Contamines-Montjoie Washed out Washed out

Best areas in South Africa

Rocklands Best: Rocklands — 8 Day Rain 10 caution 10 caution

Rocklands

Rocklands — 8 Day Rain

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 31°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 34°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Campground (Traveller's Rest)

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 28°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 30°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — De Pakhuys

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 28°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 30°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

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Rocklands — Fields of Joy

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 28°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 30°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Pakhuis Plateau

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 31°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 34°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Riverside

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 28°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 30°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Roadside

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 28°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 30°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Sassies (Sassafras)

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 31°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 34°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — Tea Garden

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 31°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 34°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

Rocklands — The Amphitheatre

Possible

table-mountain-sandstone

Sat Amber 31°C · 12 km/h · dry

Sun Amber 34°C · 14 km/h · dry

Should be dry

Full forecast →

◆ RAINED OFF?

For the rainy days.

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Data 7 min read

Best Time to Climb in Pembroke: 30 Years of Weather Data

We replayed 30 years of Met Office weather data through our drying model for the Pembroke sea cliffs. April to September is the season, at 47–54%, May is best, and August and September, once the bird restrictions lift, are when the most crags are open.

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Where's dry this weekend

Best areas in the US

Best areas in Spain

Best areas in Canada

Best areas in Italy

Best areas in France

Best areas in South Africa

Best areas in Austria

Best areas in Switzerland

Best areas in Germany

Best areas in Denmark

Best areas in Finland

Best areas in Greece

Best areas in Norway

Best areas in Sweden

Best areas in the UK

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🇺🇸 US

Joshua Tree

Cap Rock

Echo Rock / Echo Cove

Hidden Valley Campground

Indian Cove

Jumbo Rocks

Lost Horse Wall

Quail Springs (Trashcan Rock)

Real Hidden Valley

Ryan Campground (Headstone Rock)

Sheep Pass

Split Rocks

Wonderland of Rocks

Chattanooga

Castle Rock (TN)

Deep Creek

Denny Cove

Foster Falls

Mammoth (North Chick)

Stone Fort (Little Rock City)

Suck Creek Canyon

Sunset Park (Lookout Mountain)

Tennessee Wall (T-Wall)

Walden's Ridge Park

Sand Mountain

Cherokee Rock Village (Sand Rock)

Griffin Falls

Horse Pens 40

Hospital Boulders

Little River Canyon

Noccalula Falls

Palisades Park (Oneonta)

Yellow Bluff

Red River Gorge

Red River Gorge — Bald Rock Recreational Preserve

Red River Gorge — Miller Fork

Red River Gorge — Muir Valley

Red River Gorge — PMRP

Red River Gorge — Roadside Crag

Red River Gorge — The Motherlode

Red River Gorge — Torrent Falls (Limited Access)

Adirondacks

Beer Walls

Chapel Pond Slab

Pitchoff Chimney Cliff

Poke-O-Moonshine

Spider's Web

Wallface

Rumney

Rumney Bonsai

Rumney Jimmy Cliff

Rumney Main Cliff

Rumney Orange Crush

Rumney The Hinterlands

Rumney Waimea

Tuolumne Meadows

Cathedral Peak

Fairview Dome

Lembert Dome

Medlicott Dome

Pywiack Dome

Stately Pleasure Dome