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Where Does The Shimmer End and The Climber Begin?

Entry-level V3 in Old Spicewood Springs sector at Bull Creek Park.

V3
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Where Does The Shimmer End and The Climber Begin?

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° / 38°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    65° / 41°

    7 wet

  3. Mar

    72° / 48°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    79° / 55°

    7 wet

  5. May

    84° / 64°

    8 wet

  6. Jun

    92° / 70°

    7 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 73°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    96° / 72°

    5 wet

  9. Sep

    89° / 67°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    80° / 57°

    7 wet

  11. Nov

    69° / 47°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    61° / 38°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Austin Great Hills, TX, 2.2 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of three V3s catalogued at Bull Creek Park, this route sits at the entry point of the grade span that extends through V5 in the Old Spicewood Springs sector.

Photo of the crag

Bull Creek Park — the crag this route is on
Bull Creek Park, Texas — this photo shows the crag, not this individual route.Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)