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The Solarium Rock Climbing

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Routes in The Solarium

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	Fusion S 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Half Baked S 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Prism S 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Sun Baked S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Sunburst S 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c

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Elevation:	1,273 ft	388 m
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Access Issue: Private Property Details

Access during two public access weekends hosted by the AAC and AF continentalranchroundup.com
Private leases available through the land owner
Guided access available by contacting Texas Climbing Adventures, Outpost Wilderness Adventures or Austin Ascents.

Description

The Solarium wall is home to the most starred routes in the Weir Dam Area. It begins as soon as you pass the Monkey belay boulder and step back onto the skirt of the wall. There is a section of climbs followed by section of low angle rock that is not bolted, before it gets to Sun Dog 5.10+ one of the classics of the area. Eleven climbs back to back before the cliff band breaks up into a drainage.

Getting There

See Weir Dam Area overview topo. Walk past Tomahawk and step right around two boulders near the edge and walk to the end of Warrior Wall until you see the first steel traverse cable. The traverse cables are meant to be used as a back up with a PAS and a harness to protect the exposed cat walk. There is one steel cable followed by one static rope fixed in January 2021. Pass the Arch and continue through the trail that cuts through the brushy boulder field, past the Monkey Wall belay boulder to the skirt of the solarium wall.