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Gus Fruh aka Fern Bar Area 


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Submitted By: Matt Richardson on Jun 25, 2008

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Jim making the move over the first roof. The pock...

Description 

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.


Getting There 

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


The Classics

Mountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Gus Fruh aka Fern Bar Area:
Iranian Arms Deal   5.8     Sport, 50 feet   
Fern Bar   5.9     Sport, 50 feet   
Egg Salad Sandwich   5.10a     TR, 30 feet   
Chicken Supreme   5.10a     Sport, TR, 30 feet   
Thumb Dance   5.10b R     Sport, 55 feet   
Rock Retard   5.11a     Sport, 1 pitch, 40 feet   
Gros Ventre   5.11a     Sport, 45 feet   
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Jim making the move over the first roof. The pocket he has his left hand on is bomber.

Heir Apparent 5.9  TX : Barton Creek Greenbelt : ... : Gus Fruh aka Fern Bar Area
An outstanding route for the area that involves some thin face climbing. Start right of Wyoming Women (a naturally protected crack climb which cleaves the Gus Fruh wall) under a small roof with a gap in it from the left side. Layback onto an incut directly beneath the left portion of the roof and clip the first bolt. This next move makes this route outstanding! Laying off that incut, highstep with the left onto the outer portion of the roof and rock up into a stance just above the roof. Fol...[more]   Browse More Classics in TX


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By Mike Hulse
Nov 17, 2010

This is my favorite in-town crag. Great quality rock but beware of sandbagged routes. If you can't climb a 5.10a you'll have a tough time with anything here even the so-called 5.8s and 5.9s.