Hey Everyone,

Just wondering when T-Wall and Foster Falls will start to get comfortable for climbing. I'm planning a "winter" trip somewhere around mid-Feb to early March, and have read that these south facing crags are the place to be during the cold months. Would mid-Feb be too early? I'm looking for comfortable climbing conditions as opposed to "well, it's not freezing".

Thanks in advance,
Mike

T-wall is great at any temperature if the sun is out. 30's and sunny can be t-shirt weather. Fosters isn't the greatest winter crag. It can be done but a lot of the walls are half shade/half sun depending on the time of day. The harder routes are Fosters can be quite cold as they are almost all in areas with little to no sun.

+1 for T-Wall.

January and Februay are prime time if it's sunny.

Same goes for Tallulah Gorge.

Thanks for the replies, guys. It seems as if T-Wall will be fine, but that it may be too cold for sport climbing at Foster's. I am thinking of pushing the trip back to the first week in March in the hopes of warmer weather, but I'm worried about getting rained out. We'll see.

If you're driving down from the northeastern US, you may also want to stop by Rumbling Bald, NC. Like T-Wall and Tallulah, it is one of those areas that will be comfortable to climb even into the 30's -- as long as there is lots of sun and not too much wind.

We were probably going to fly into ATL. Figured that way we can just crash there and hang out in town if the entire region is getting drenched with rain. Anyone know of places down there that rent crash pads? Boat Rock is just outside of the Atlanta, and you can certainly climb on granite the first dry day after rain.

Rain isn't much of a factor with the sandstone down here. So you can climb right after it rains... or while it's raining if you are so inclined.

I've never tried to rent a crash pad around here, so I don't know who might offer that. I would try the local climbing gyms and outfitters first. You can find links to most of those on the ACC links page under Climbing Gyms and Vendors.

anyone know if any campgrounds are open near the T wall during the winter? or just a place to shower?

Raccoon Mountain Campground has all the amenities.

Stone Fort rented crash pads when I was there. $5 for the day.