North Carolina · Rock climbing · Lake Lure

Trial and Error

Upper-intermediate route among 19 climbs at Lower Tier.

5.11b
grade
Sport Bolted
style

Best time to visit Trial and Error

Best months: May and September–October. 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

    41° / 25°

    13 wet · 6 snow

  2. Feb

    44° / 27°

    12 wet · 5 snow

  3. Mar

    52° / 33°

    13 wet · 5 snow

  4. Apr

    62° / 42°

    12 wet · 2 snow

  5. May

    69° / 50°

    12 wet

  6. Jun

    73° / 57°

    14 wet

  7. Jul

    76° / 61°

    14 wet

  8. Aug

    75° / 59°

    13 wet

  9. Sep

    70° / 54°

    10 wet

  10. Oct

    61° / 44°

    9 wet

  11. Nov

    52° / 34°

    10 wet · 2 snow

  12. Dec

    44° / 28°

    12 wet · 5 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Swannanoa 2 Sse, NC, 10.8 mi away at 4,320 ft. The station sits about 1,100 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of 19 routes catalogued at Lower Tier, this climb sits in the upper-intermediate range of the crag's 5.7 to 5.12a span.

Photo of the crag

Lower Tier — the crag this route is on
Lower Tier, North Carolina — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

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