Paul Bunyan Traverse
Among the hardest problems at Prentice Cooper Bouldering.
- V8
- grade
- Bouldering Pads
- style
Best time to visit Paul Bunyan Traverse
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.
Jan
48° / 28°
8 wet
Feb
51° / 31°
8 wet
Mar
60° / 38°
9 wet
Apr
71° / 47°
9 wet
May
78° / 55°
8 wet
Jun
85° / 62°
8 wet
Jul
88° / 65°
9 wet
Aug
87° / 64°
8 wet
Sep
81° / 57°
6 wet
Oct
70° / 47°
6 wet
Nov
59° / 38°
7 wet
Dec
50° / 32°
9 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mtn, TN, 12.4 mi away at 1,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of the harder problems catalogued at Prentice Cooper Bouldering, where the grade span reaches V9.
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