Alabama · Rock climbing · Leesburg · Near Albertville

Rant

5.13a
grade
Sport Bolted
style
Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov
best months

One of the hardest climbs catalogued at Sun Wall, where routes span 5.6 to 5.13a across 54 established climbs. First ascent by Greg Scott, 1996.

Around this trail

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  • Sleep close

    Noccalula Falls Campground

    Campground

    Campground · 15 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Jack's

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 7 mi · Open after 6

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  • Best time to go · Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov

    Best time to visit Rant

    Best months: March–June and September–November. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      49° / 31°

      11 wet

    2. Feb

      54° / 34°

      11 wet

    3. Mar

      61° / 41°

      11 wet

    4. Apr

      70° / 48°

      10 wet

    5. May

      77° / 55°

      10 wet

    6. Jun

      84° / 63°

      10 wet

    7. Jul

      87° / 67°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      86° / 66°

      11 wet

    9. Sep

      81° / 59°

      9 wet

    10. Oct

      71° / 48°

      8 wet

    11. Nov

      61° / 38°

      9 wet

    12. Dec

      52° / 34°

      11 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Gadsden 19 N, AL, 11.1 mi away at 1,152 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Photo of the crag

Sun Wall — the crag this route is on
Sun Wall, Alabama — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: swhitfield, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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