Mt Charleston conditions

Was planning on being in Vegas middle of May and was hoping to get up to Mt Charleston while I was there. Anyone been to the Roost or the Hood recently? Any beta on the conditions would be much appreciated! Thanks y’all. 

Matt Pena wrote:

Was planning on being in Vegas middle of May and was hoping to get up to Mt Charleston while I was there. Anyone been to the Roost or the Hood recently? Any beta on the conditions would be much appreciated! Thanks y’all. 

Talked to some people last weekend who visited Robbers roost and said it was pretty wet up there with several feet of snow still.  Gonna be a while before the snow is gone up there.

Bryan K wrote:

Talked to some people last weekend who visited Robbers roost and said it was pretty wet up there with several feet of snow still.  Gonna be a while before the snow is gone up there.

Did they mention if the wall was dry?? I don’t mind a snowy approach if the wall is good to go.

Jeremy Bell wrote:

No there’s water dripping down the wall. All the snow from the peaks is just running down everything. Mt Charleston probably won’t be good till mid july

Dayyummm! sad to hear, but I appreciate the responses y’all. Didn’t realize it got that snowed in up there. 

Jeremy Bell wrote:

Mt Charleston probably won’t be good till mid july

Folks are climbing stuff up there right now just fine, might just have to hike in some snow and dance around water on some routes. 

I cannot speak for the hood or Roost, but I was climbing at Walla Walla Wash last weekend and it was great. 

Matthew Carpenter wrote:

I cannot speak for the hood or Roost, but I was climbing at Walla Walla Wash last weekend and it was great. 

Now’s the time to get those sends in with low cruxes!

Charlie S wrote:

Now’s the time to get those sends in with low cruxes!

Ha Yup! The the first bolts and cruxes were actually buried under the snow.

Any updates on the conditions at the roost and Compton cave? Planning on going there next weekend 

Was up at Yellow Pine yesterday... it was fine... a little wet at the ground, a couple mounds of snow... fun day out

Does anyone have updates on Charleston Conditions? We are hoping to climb at Robber's Roost and Sonar this weekend.

Thanks! 

Last weekend was up at Nueva Esperanza and it was dry... but we could see a small bit of snow over at Universal Wall at the base... agree with B Koch... probably good to go

Unsure if how much it has changed in two weeks but the last time I scouted the Imagination wall there were massive snowbanks up along the wall to the point that I couldn't even make it down to the central slabs.

Imagination wall still has a little snow, but not enough to hinder climbing. Sonar wall still had quite a bit of snow at the base, but not enough to step past a low crux.