The Velvet Tongue
5.12+ trad · 6 pitches · 600 ft · ★★★★
Route 3 of 17 from left to right on The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall, with Lone Star on its left and Texas Tower Direct on its right. The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall has 17 routes, from 5.9 to 5.13a PG13; 5 are harder.
First ascent: FFA Jerry Handren and ?
Access
The 13-mile Scenic Drive requires a timed-entry reservation October to May and has seasonal gate hours. Calico Basin and Kraft Mountain sit outside the Scenic Drive and need no reservation.
Wet rock: Aztec sandstone loses much of its strength when wet. Do not climb for at least 24 to 48 hours after rain or snowmelt, or holds break off and routes are permanently damaged.
More routes on The Texas Wall / West Velvet Wall
- Wax Cracks Extension (Open Project) 5.12b/c
- The Shuffle 5.13a PG13
- Plein Air 5.11
- Black Mamba 5.10 PG13
- Wax Cracks 5.9
- Ancient Futures 5.12b
- The Velveteen Rabbit 5.12a PG13
- Twixt Cradle and Stone 5.10+
- Lone Star 5.11
- Texas Tower Direct 5.12d
- Yellow Rose of Texas 5.11
- Velvet Revolver 5.11b
- Tri Tip 5.11d X
- Great Expectations 5.9 PG13
- Texas Hold 'Em 5.11c
- Texanephrine 5.10d