Chattanooga-ish, May 13-20?

Another long shot, but: your typical top-rope tough-girl, visiting Chattanooga May 13-20 or so. I'll probably do a day at Lookout Mountain through Rocky Top Guides (any good?), but I'm told there are interesting things a little further afield and I'd be curious to see them. I'll be solo and car-less, but if you're feeling bored and charitable I'd love to clean, follow, fetch, carry, and buy you dinner(s).

If relevant: I'll follow up to 5.8 in Yosemite -- but I've never climbed outside of California and have no idea what that means elsewhere.

Also soliciting suggestions for best local mountain biking, beer, etc. :)

Happy Monday,

Alia
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Rocky Top Guides are awesome. Used them when I was first getting into it here.

Take a look at this thread for locals suggestion on food, beer, wifi, etc:

Chatt Options

As for MTB - Tons. Close is Stringers Ridge, next would be Racoon MTN, further afield is 5 Points on top of Lookout or up at Ocoee.

You can easily meet other climbers at the Crash Pad or Flying Squirrel, Urban Rocks, and maybe at High Point Gym.

PM if you get here. Not sure what the plans are that far out but my group is pretty diverse and friendly.

Rocky Top Guides is, bar none, the best guide service in the Southeast. You won't regret hiring them.

Thanks, guys. I'm staying at the Crash Pad and definitely climbing with Rocky Top if they can fit me in, so it's good to know at least some of my haphazard trip-planning was sound. :)

Would it be semi-reasonable to ride out to Raccoon Mountain from town? Any obviously suicidal portions of Google's recommended route?: goo.gl/maps/ypJiu.

Alia S wrote:Thanks, guys. I'm staying at the Crash Pad and definitely climbing with Rocky Top if they can fit me in, so it's good to know at least some of my haphazard trip-planning was sound. :) Would it be semi-reasonable to ride out to Raccoon Mountain from town? Any obviously suicidal portions of Google's recommended route?: goo.gl/maps/ypJiu.

^^^ Ditto. That's how I usually get up there. Watch out for a couple of blind curves on the way up/down.

Another thought, if you go out with Rocky Top Guides one day, they'd most likely put you in contact with some folks to climb with on another day, either them, or ask Dan or Max at the Crash Pad, they'll find you someone for sure.

Crap, I was thinking about visiting some friends in Chat but couldn't get one of them on the phone after calling twice now.