Tennessee · Rock climbing · Chattanooga

Sucka Left

Sucka Left in Tennessee has 6 routes with 4 difficulty grades, offering bouldering, sport, and trad climbing.

6 routes
5.8 – 5.12d
Sport · Bouldering · Trad

Best time to visit Sucka Left

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.

  1. Jan

    48° / 28°

    8 wet

  2. Feb

    51° / 31°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    60° / 38°

    9 wet

  4. Apr

    71° / 47°

    9 wet

  5. May

    78° / 55°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    85° / 62°

    8 wet

  7. Jul

    88° / 65°

    9 wet

  8. Aug

    87° / 64°

    8 wet

  9. Sep

    81° / 57°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    70° / 47°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    59° / 38°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    50° / 32°

    9 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Soddy Daisy-Mowbray Mtn, TN, 13.3 mi away at 1,700 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Sucka Left is a climbing area in Tennessee, about a mile from the community of Suck Creek. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, including Sucka Boulders, Main Cave and Sucka Right, all within about a tenth of a mile. That makes it easy to pair with other climbs in the same area. The climbing here runs from sport routes on the easier end of the scale to a boulder problem with a harder grade. Six routes are listed, with four of them rated sport and one each of trad and bouldering. The YDS grades range from 5.8 to 5.12d, with Egg Sucka and Suction Cups both at 5.8 and The Bolter's Problem at 5.12d. Royal w/ Cheese is the trad route, and Lil Sucka is the sport route at 5.10b. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show October highs around 70°F with lows near 47°F, and April is similar at about 71°F by day and 47°F at night. Summer is hotter, with July highs averaging about 88°F. For a change from climbing, Shelton Loop Trail and Persimmon Loop Trail are both within about 2.5 miles. Paddlers can head to the Sequatchie River Blueway, roughly 9 miles away.

Routes (6)