Mountain Project Logo
To save paper & ink, use the [Hide] controls next to photos and comments so you only print what you need.

Standard Deviation

5.10b, Trad, 90 ft (27 m),  Avg: 3 from 29 votes
FA: Pat Perrin and Curt Merchant, 1986
Tennessee > Tennessee Wall > T-Wall East

Description

Jam and stem the initial corner of Sunday Gardening until possible to step left to a beautiful orange slab. Climb the slab via a couple of thin seams, edges and smears - great! - aiming for a left arching crack - that is back a touch to the right. Climb the crack until you are perched under a series of stacked roofs. Climb the roofs on hero holds to the top.

Location

In the corner where Sunday Gardening starts.

Protection

Standard Rack. Rap rings at the top.

Photos [Hide ALL Photos]

Sunny nearing the top of Standard Deviation at the T Wall.
[Hide Photo] Sunny nearing the top of Standard Deviation at the T Wall.

Comments [Hide ALL Comments]

GWB
  5.10a
[Hide Comment] The slab moves are quite fun. When we climbed the route we weren't sure if it went straight up or to the right to meet with Infinite Pursuit. The bottom section is only mediocre but the top is worth checking out! Jan 2, 2012
Jeff Mekolites
Atlanta, GA
  5.10b
[Hide Comment] You can also just blast straight up the corner all the way to the top at about the same grade. Kinda like Sunday Direct. Sep 30, 2012
Tim Wheatley
Chattanooga, TN
 
[Hide Comment] youtu.be/SpZThV_AHK4 Mar 22, 2023
Danny Birchman
Chattanooga, TN
 
[Hide Comment] Crux is insecure and a little spicy but overall safe given the leader has the ability to protect with small gear. Jan 20, 2024