THIS ROUTE IS CLOSED ~ THE FLAKE IN THE ROOF IS LOOSE AND CAN FALL ~ YOU WILL DIE ON THIS ROUTE

 An old project (don't believe it ever had a first ascent) that goes up the face left of Urban Assault multipitch. Many drilled holds up the face and into the roof, where you climb out a stunning flake that is just begging to be climbed. However, upon inspection, this flake is loose and easily weighs hundreds of, possibly over a thousand, pounds.

 ADDED ONLY FOR HISTORIC PURPOSES

[CLOSED] Spelioantics

Starfish

Plate Techtonics

Urban Assault

Masada

Buzzards Breath

Ladrone

Medicine Man

Cell Block

Back from the 90s, an old Austin classic is back in business. A classic Jeff Jackson route, only saw a handful of ascents in the 90s before falling into the obscurity of Urban Assault. Thanks to EvJohnson and Matt Glass this route has been rebolted with glue-ins (Oct. 2018) and outfitted with a few permadraws, and it's a true monster of a route. Route tops out on a triumphant ledge with an amazing view of the Greenbelt.

 Thought of as Starfish's older brother, this sport route will test many weaknesses with its variety of moves, holds, and angles. Be it known that there are drilled/chipped holds on Plate Techtonics [sic, as named in Jefe's two Texas Limestone guidebooks], as there are on many UA routes. Also in keeping with UA fashion, many holds on this route get quite manky in wet weather, fortunately not quite as bad as on Starfish. Jeff Jackson thought this route ought to be restored, as the best, most historical route at Urban Assault.

 Hardest route on the Greenbelt? For a long time the two hardest were Disneyland and Plate Techtonics, both at 5.13b. During the rebolting of this route, a few holds (jugs) broke off due to the choss of Urban Assault, and this route is significantly harder than it was, that being said, we're comfortable giving this 5.13+ now, until one of those team kids flashes it... Champagne n Reefer is also one of the hardest since that hold broke and there's some ridiculous move now, and I heard that some guy, who used to climb at Beehive a lot, sent it recently...

 [Warning: lil beta here]: Split up into 3 sections (the face, the overhang, and the roof) with a crux each, you must excel in standing on tiny vert footholds, pocket pulling and crimping in a 45 degree overhang, and roof jug endurance. Save some energy for the topout too! Ugh, such a fun route.

 List of known ascents: Jeff Jackson Paul Clark Jack Mileski Hank Caylor (twice) JLilStar (first ascent in 20+ years?)

 Big ups to everyone who helped contribute to making this route a thing again, it's people like you that keep this community aLiVe

Climb through 10ft of bad choss to gain the first bolt where the rock quality gets better. Sustained moves will take you up and into the large hueco just under the roof. Continue up through the crack in the roof and pull over the final lip with great exposure!

Classic multi-pitch sport route on chossy limestone. P1- first two moves are burly then mostly 5.8 to a seated belay in a cave.(UPDATE - holds broken off the start make the first two moves off the deck go at mid 11 climbing) P2- traverse out right to an exposed 10c move on the roof and on to another seated belay in the shade. P3- sustained 11a climbing with burly moves on good enough holds. Stay left and up. Good exposure. Many aid here (goes 10c on aid) and runners are sufficient to link bolts if you cannot climb it free. Rappel and enjoy the view.

Involves a shallow 2-finger jam and a blocky roof. Caution is advised for the belay; a large block may fall. Belay should stand well to the left.

On the far left , in the corner is a 4 bolt, no anchor 5.9

 Topping out over the last bolt will feel runout.

The warm-up. Follow drilled 3-finger pockets... Oops: one broke-- now it's a little harder.

Endurance route linkup in its finest form. Climb Cell Block and once at anchors, traverse right along the ledge until reaching Plate Techtonics, then finish Plate Techtonics.

Follow the first three bolts up a thin face to gain a big ledge next to the huge rotten hueco/cave. Then move up and right into the roof just below the chains.

Urban Assault is a chossy limestone wall aprroximately 90ft high and is the highest wall in the Greenbelt.  The wall is located on an open bend in the creek.  Hot and exposed in the summer, it is a great cool weather climb.  In the summer it gets few visitors with the exception of a few hikers and small groups of climbers headed to Gus Fruh.

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