Bonny and Clyde Wall- AKA Drifters Wall
Bonny and Clyde Wall (Drifters Wall) in Tennessee has 9 routes across 7 grades, offering sport and trad climbing.
- 9 routes
- 5.9 – 5.13a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Bonny and Clyde Wall- AKA Drifters Wall
Best months: April–June and August–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.
Jan
44° / 26°
13 wet · 1 snow
Feb
49° / 30°
12 wet · 1 snow
Mar
57° / 37°
13 wet · 1 snow
Apr
67° / 45°
12 wet
May
74° / 54°
12 wet
Jun
80° / 61°
12 wet
Jul
83° / 65°
13 wet
Aug
83° / 64°
11 wet
Sep
78° / 58°
9 wet
Oct
68° / 47°
9 wet
Nov
57° / 37°
10 wet
Dec
48° / 30°
13 wet · 1 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Monteagle, TN, 14.5 mi away at 1,850 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Bonny and Clyde Wall, also known as Drifters Wall, is a climbing area in Tennessee, about 2 miles from the town of Jasper. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with The Moat, Predator Wall and The Point Butress (Main Wall) all within about a tenth of a mile. The area has nine routes, eight of which are sport climbs and one is a trad route. Grades run from 5.9 up to 5.13a, with the hardest route, Psycho Spasm, at 5.13a. Filthy Groper is the only trad route, a 5.9 that was first climbed by Chuck Parks and Gene Whitehead in 2019. For timing, fall is the most comfortable season. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Monteagle show October highs around 68°F with lows near 47°F, and September and October see the fewest wet days of the year.
Routes (9)
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