Stagefright
Upper-middle difficulty among 15 routes at The Balcony.
- 5.11b
- grade
- Sport Bolted
- style
Is Stagefright open right now?
No closures listed
The National Park Service lists no closures for Obed Wild and Scenic River.
As of · Source: NPS · Obed Wild and Scenic River. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Best time to visit Stagefright
Best months: March–April 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
46° / 26°
11 wet
Feb
50° / 28°
10 wet
Mar
59° / 34°
11 wet
Apr
69° / 42°
11 wet
May
76° / 51°
13 wet
Jun
83° / 59°
13 wet
Jul
86° / 63°
13 wet
Aug
85° / 62°
11 wet
Sep
80° / 54°
10 wet
Oct
70° / 43°
10 wet
Nov
59° / 34°
9 wet
Dec
50° / 29°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Lancing 6 Nw, TN, 4.2 mi away at 1,520 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
One of 15 routes catalogued at The Balcony, this climb sits in the upper-middle range of the crag's 5.8 to 5.12b/c span.
Photo of the crag

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