Ladies Delight
Ladies Delight in Tennessee has 7 climbing routes across 6 grades, offering sport and trad options.
- 7 routes
- 5.7+ – 5.12a
- Sport · Trad
Best time to visit Ladies Delight
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, 10.3 mi away at 1,850 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Ladies Delight is a climbing area in Tennessee's South Cumberland, a cluster of rock faces and routes that sit close together in the state's high country. It is a compact spot, with several other climbing areas within a few tenths of a mile, so it works well as a single stop or as part of a longer day on the surrounding crags. The area has seven routes, six of them sport and one a trad climb. The grades run from 5.7+ up to 5.12a, with the median at 5.10a. Daves crack is the trad route, and Rasta pasta is the hardest. Drama, a 5.11c, was first climbed by John Dorough. Fall is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the nearby Monteagle weather station show October highs around 68°F with lows near 47°F, and September and October see the fewest wet days of the year. Winter is cold, with January highs in the mid-40s. Denny East is just 0.2 miles away, and Buffet Wall and Pig Wall are each about 0.3 miles off. For time on foot, the Fiery Gizzard Trail is roughly 2 miles away.
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