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This is the first wall that you encounter when approaching from the Gus Fruh entry point. Plenty of exceptional routes on a well shaded wall - a great place to climb on a hot Texas day. Most of the climbs are polished and lead to sloping top outs, making climbs in this area feel stiffer than their original grades.

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Enter from the Gus Fruh Greenbelt entry point and cross the creek as soon as possible.

19 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Gus Fruh aka Fern Bar Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 60
● Heir Apparent
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 74
● Fern Bar
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 52
● Chicken Supreme
Sport, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R
 33
● Thumb Dance
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 26
● Blind Date
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 31
● Iranian Arms Deal
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R
 20
● Birdland
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 66
● Rock Reject
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 48
● Gros Ventre
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 37
● Trash Can Man
Sport
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
● Betwixt
TR
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 10
● Cyborg
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 9
● Reefer Madness
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 6
● Running Man
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13
 5
● Technicolor Lycra
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Heir Apparent
 60
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● Fern Bar
 74
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Chicken Supreme
 52
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
● Thumb Dance
 33
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b R Sport
● Blind Date
 26
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Iranian Arms Deal
 31
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Birdland
 20
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b R Sport
● Rock Reject
 66
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Gros Ventre
 48
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Trash Can Man
 37
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● Betwixt
 11
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a TR
● Cyborg
 10
5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Reefer Madness
 9
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Running Man
 6
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● Technicolor Lycra
 5
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a PG13 Sport
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