Texas · Rock climbing · Dripping Springs

Rhetoric Wall

Rhetoric Wall is a climbing crag in Texas with 8 sport routes.

8 routes
5.8 – 5.13a
Sport

Best time to visit Rhetoric Wall

Best months: October–May. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    60° / 39°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 43°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    72° / 49°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    79° / 56°

    7 wet

  5. May

    85° / 64°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    91° / 70°

    6 wet

  7. Jul

    94° / 72°

    5 wet

  8. Aug

    95° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 66°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 57°

    6 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 48°

    7 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 41°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dripping Springs 6 E, TX, 12.9 mi away at 1,084 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Rhetoric Wall is a climbing area on Milton Reimers Ranch Park in Texas, on county land. It sits among a cluster of other climbing spots, with Dead Cats, Dead Cats Annex and Arbor Wall all about 0.1 mile away. The wall is a sport climbing area with eight routes, ranging from 5.8 to 5.13a. Talk It Up is the easiest at 5.8, and Summon is the hardest at 5.13a. Punctuation Mark and Rhetorick are both 5.12a. The routes are all sport, so expect bolts rather than traditional gear. Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to climb. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Dripping Springs show April highs around 79°F and October highs around 80°F, while July and August average in the low 90s. For a change from the rock, the Pedernales Falls Trail System is about 7.7 miles away, and the Cypress Mill Loop offers mountain biking at about 7.2 miles.