Sunset Rock Rock Climbing
with Granite Arches Climbing Guides

Description: Sunset Rock is a lesser known and utilized climbing area in the southeast, perched atop lookout mountain and offering spectacular views of the Chattanooga Valley and Raccoon Mountain in southeastern Tennessee.  It consists of sandstone similar to that of neighboring Tennessee Wall, but its western orientation and higher altitude help make it considerably more attractive in the summer and during hot periods.  Climbs here are of a consistent high quality, and often are more oriented to face climbing than the Tennessee Wall allows.  However, the area maintains a strong emphasis on traditional climbing, with relatively few bolted lines, and limited top roping options. 

Location: Sunset Rock  is located minutes from the town of Chattanooga in southeastern Tennessee. 

Climbing Season:  Climbing is possible at Sunset year round.  Winter mornings are best avoided, however, due to the western aspect of the face.  Summer mornings are Sunset's strong suite, offering high quality shady climbing well above the surrounding valley floor.  

What We Offer: Granite Arches offers professional rock climbing guiding and instruction year-round at the Sunset Rock.  We offer private guided instruction only, so you or your group will not be with any other climbers.   Our 'courses' are not set in stone, because our instruction is private and custom tailored to each client.  Instead, instructional goals of varying levels are integrated into "focus areas" to be seamlessly woven into your climbing day at the crags.  The focus areas covered by you and your guide are determined by your technical skill and practical knowledge and follow a natural progression.  

Our Credentials: Our climbing guides are  professionals who have climbed and guided rock, snow and ice allover the Southeastern US., but also in South America, Greenland, Europe, and Canada. They bring that experience to your rock climbing outing. Swis Stockton, head guide at Granite Arches, is one of only four American Mountain Guides Association and United States Mountain Guides Association certified instructors in the southeast U.S., and the only one with Wilderness Advanced Life Support (WALS) and Wilderness Paramedic certification and training.