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Elevation: -11,456 ft
GPS: 30.39343, -98.07004
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Shared By: Hogge on Apr 23, 2008 · Updates
Admins: mattm, Matt Richardson, Tommy Blackwell

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Sweet limestone sport routes ranging 5.7-5.13, close to Austin and minutes from Pace Bend park's DWS. Unique 9 clip 5.11b pumpfest traverse with variations ranging 5.10c to 5.12a. Unique year-round cool-air climbing in a shaded canyon. System wall available to complete your pump on all grip types. One 5.7, seven 5.9's, ten 5.10's, fourteen 5.11's, nine 5.12's, two 5.13's.

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30 minutes west of Austin.

51 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Monster Rock

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 21
Creeping Doom
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 32
Grendel
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 29
Herman Munster
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 17
Sky Full of Dementors
Sport
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13
 25
Crawling Chaos
Sport
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 26
Mindflayer's Tentacles
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 29
Green Slime vs. Bag Of Devouring
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 22
Dwarven Berserker/Lich
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 26
Balrog's S&M Whip
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 27
Invisible Slayer of the Mad Arab…
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13
 38
Goblin Mutant
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 21
Nyarlathotep Arises From The Bla…
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 12
Insane Whispering from a Yuggoth…
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 16
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 10
Hastur's Semi-Liquid Fishy Things
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Creeping Doom Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 21
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Sport
Grendel Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 32
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Herman Munster Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 29
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Sky Full of Dementors Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 17
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Crawling Chaos Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 25
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a PG13 Sport
Mindflayer's Tentacles Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 26
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Green Slime vs. Bag Of Devo… Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 29
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Dwarven Berserker/Lich Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 22
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Balrog's S&M Whip Dungeons & Dragons Wa…
 26
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Invisible Slayer of the Mad… Lovecraftian Madness…
 27
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Goblin Mutant Horror Movie Wall
 38
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Nyarlathotep Arises From Th… Lovecraftian Madness…
 21
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Insane Whispering from a Yu… Lovecraftian Madness…
 12
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Texas Chainsaw Massacre Horror Movie Wall
 16
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Hastur's Semi-Liquid Fishy… Lovecraftian Madness…
 10
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
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