Texas Tea
5.10a sport · 60 ft · 5 bolts · ★★☆☆
Route 7 of 8 from left to right on Upper Level - Left, with Black Gold on its left and Fools Gold on its right. Upper Level - Left has 8 routes, from 5.9 to 5.10d; 3 are harder, and 1 other is the same grade.
First ascent: Jim Steagall, Kevin Sandefur, Chris Werner. and Dave Sobocan, 1990
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 Upper Level - Left
- Dancin' with a God 5.10a
- Black Gold 5.10b PG13
- Fools Gold 5.10a/b PG13
- Live Fast, Die Young 5.10d
- Thermal Breakdown 5.9+
- Crude Street Blues 5.9
- Crude Behavior 5.9