NEW! 6/19/20 - MedWall is now back open to the public thanks to Herculean efforts by the TCC and AF.  Please make a donation to help secure future access to the property via the TCC.  Due to limits on access prior to opening, the Walls are still being restored and re-bolted.  As such, routes may or may not be restored, may have changed etc etc.  Descriptions etc will be very limited until things are more polished and complete.  Take everything here with a grain of salt as some info is quite dated and we're still working on updating it all ASAP.

A few reminders:

1. A 30m 'Reimers'/gym rope will not be long enough for all the routes out here. Close the system and tie a knot in both ends of the rope if you are unsure whether your rope will reach or not.  60m recommended.  

2. There is still loose rock in areas. Wearing a helmet while belaying is a good idea. Be cautious and attentive while at the base of the wall.

3. We are fortunate that this area is finally open to climbers. It wasn't by accident - it was through lots and lots of hard work by the TCC and Access Fund working with the City and private landowners. Please don't jeopardize access to the area. Obey the posted rules, be stewards of the land, and be good representatives of the climbing community. If we expect the city, TPWD, private landowners and other entities to work with us in the future, we need to do a good job self-policing ourselves and elevating the climbing community in the eyes of land managers.

Limestone Cliffs up to ~30m. The rock varies from excellent blue rock to blocky choss. Be cautious pulling on anything that seems loose, it probably is.

North facing so it does get SOME shade in the summer but the sun sneaks in when it's high in the sky. It can be COLD in the winter but the sun is easy to walk to to warm up. Each of the areas are really all part of one semicontinuous cliff band. Climbers would refer to different distinct areas as a "wall" and the practice stuck. Think of each "wall" area in the Euro sense of sectors on a larger wall.

Star Ratings are based on climbs ONLY at Med Wall. Don't think for a second that a 4 star route here will rank up there with a 4 Star route in the Valley or Smith Rock.

The local "San Antonio Rock Climbers" FB Page will be your best best for finding partners or other local specific info.  Mods keep it fairly on point as a beta/partner finder/gear swap/tech and learning page.

Picture Compiled of mattm (compiled pictures into one document, route reads left to right) 

Access to the wall is via the Salado Creek Greenway (paved hike and bike path - really nice!)  Park at the Trailhead inside of 1604, hike north under the highway and then follow the trail west until the walls appear on your left (Budda Belly will be the first prominent one).  Primary access is on short, dirt spur trail past the MedWall sign to the base of Old and New Testament Walls.

​Parking / Trailhead​​​