The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall Rock Climbing

Approach as per most Black Velvet routes, continuing on to Epinephrine. If climbing routes further up canyon than the Shuffle, one will need to access a long terrace 100' above the canyon floor. The following description (borrowed from the approach instructions for The Velveteen Rabbit) explains how to do this:

The east end of the terrace can be accessed by climbing the first (5.7) pitch of Twixt Cradle and Stone which is an obvious wide crack in the unmistakeable left-facing corner just past Epinephrine. Once on the terrace, scramble west to your route of choice. Note: reversing this approach and rapping is the fastest way out at the end of the day.

An alternative and faster approach is by way of the far (west) end of this terrace: Continue in the wash for another five minutes past Epinephrine to the point where Corduroy Ridge splits the canyon into two forks. The south fork (left) is followed to access the Western Spaces Wall and the north fork (right) is followed to reach Sick for Toys. Scramble 60’ up the toe of Corduroy Ridge via an exposed and slippery 4th class rib of rock sandwiched between an occasionally wet slide to the left and a bolted slab to the right. Once on the level spot above (this is the very bottom of the south fork of BV Canyon) immediately turn left and scramble 30’ up a 5.0 chimney which deposits you at the west end of the same long terrace described previously. Pass underneath the start of Great Expectations and follow the terrace back to the start of your route.

Approach time is 40-45 minutes (10 minutes past Epinephrine).