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Sethan

Himachal Pradesh · near Manali · Bouldering

New Delhi550km by road

A climber on a granite boulder at Sethan, with pads and spotters below
Sudhir Pawar on a 7a. Photo: Abhijeet Singh

About Sethan

A village 16 km from Manali with a few hundred granite and gneiss boulder problems, room for thousands more, and problems up to about V12.

Getting there

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Where to stay

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Who to ask

We are checking this with local climbers. If you know it, write to info@boulderbox.in.

We name a person here only after they say yes.

Hospitals and emergency

We are checking this with local climbers. If you know it, write to info@boulderbox.in.

In an emergency call 112. Roads and hospitals change: check before you travel.

Guidebook and links

  • Sethan bouldering guidebookYaduraj Bhageria, BoulderBox co-founder, 2021

Weather

The usual season is Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov.

Average weather at Sethan by month. Season months are marked.
MeasureJJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
High °C by day46913172020201915107
Low °C by night-3-11581215151272-2
Rain mm32226524518213513234227815194170166

Yellow months are the usual season. Averages for 2015 to 2024 from the Open-Meteo archive (ERA5), at about 2,497 m. The rock in the sun can feel much warmer, and in the shade much colder.