Hey MP,

Does anyone have reccomendations for where to climb in TN during the winter? I know that T-wall gets a lot of sun,but are there other good ones in December and Janurary. Preferably places that have lots of good routes below 5.10 for trad and 5.11 for sport.

Thanks

Leda is okay. It is small, but has some quality routes and a super short approach. It is also right next to Stone Fort, which is an amazing bouldering area. Even if your not into bouldering that much, this place is still a blast. OBED has some very sunny walls. Fosters I believe is SE, so that will get lots of sun in the morning until mid-day. If your in the Chattanooga area, then you are also really close to Alabama, which has cliffs that are warm. Sandrock is good if you can get over the unsightliness. Jamestown is great! Probably one of my favorites.

Thanks a ton. Can't wait to check it out

Joe when are you heading over to Tenessee? I'm gonna try to get down there sometime in January I think but I'm not sure yet

The T-wall is the best! I was on T-wall couple times in December and January and february too. Everything what you need it 45 degrees and sunny day,in sun was 10 degrees more.Have fun!

nope. the forecast calls for rain all winter. t wall is only a rumor. stay at home for sure.

Sandrock is the very definition of choss pile.

Joe Co, when will you you be in TN? I'll be in CO until the 2nd.
T-wall is the principle trad spot in Chattanooga not only because there is a great collection of 5.8-5.13 but also because it is well developed and easily assessable. Honestly, Leda is not that great. There are some great little climbs (60-75ft usually) but Leda is only popular because it's a roadside crag and pretty close to Little Rock City (Stone Fort.) I hate to rag on Leda, it was the first place I ever climbed and where I first lead, but if I were in TN for 3 days for rope climbing it wouldn't make my list.
I love the trad in North Clear Creek and the sport at South Clear Creek (Spawn, Steven King Library climbs), Lilly Bluff (Heresy and lots more, LB reminds me of Deep Creek), and The Hanger climbs at Little Clear, all at the Obed which is near Wartburg, TN.
American Dankster said"nope. the forecast calls for rain all winter. t wall is only a rumor. stay at home for sure."
So many trolls, haha. Twall is great all winter; there isn't much you can't climb year round in TN.

this is cameron pemberton and I would like to say that will eslinger and andrew miller are both trolls haha...Buzzard's good for sport climbing harvesting some of the original classics of the area put up by some of the gangsters of the time and t wall is an amazing splitter crag with routes that can humble the strongest of climbers....

The real trolling is dissuading the OP from the radness of the Texas Wall