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Austin, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Gus Fruh Wall

Climbing area · United States

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

Best on Sat 7: Rock dry, Rock about 14 °C

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
23°C
Air
27°C
Rain
1.3 mm

Wed 4 · 51 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 6 h
Rock temp
28°C
Air
24°C
Rain
0 mm

Thu 5 · 70 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
23°C
Air
26°C
Rain
0 mm

Fri 6 · 76 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
20°C
Air
22°C
Rain
0 mm

Sat 7 · 83 out of 100

Rock
Dry
Rock temp
14°C
Air
19°C
Rain
0 mm

Sun 8 · 75 out of 100

Rock
Wetdry in 3 h
Rock temp
22°C
Air
20°C
Rain
0 mm

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

Rock
Wet
Rock temp
15°C
Air
17°C
Rain
8.7 mm

Tap a day for rock, its warmth, the air and rain. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Tue 30, poor
  2. Wed 451, fair
  3. Thu 570, good
  4. Fri 676, good
  5. Sat 783, good
  6. Sun 875, good
  7. Mon 90, poor
  8. Tue 1064, good
  9. Wed 1170, good
  10. Thu 1272, good

The spot in four facts

  • 2 cragsmapped within 5 km
  • Limestonethe rock
  • Sportstyles
  • Best Nov–Jan5 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know loose rock, seepage, access bans or your skill.

Weather forecast and score for each day at Gus Fruh Wall
DayScoreRockRock tempAirRain
Tue 3Nov0, poorWet23°C27°C1.3 mm
Wed 4Nov51, fairWetdry in 6 h28°C24°C0 mm
Thu 5Nov70, goodDry23°C26°C0 mm
Fri 6Nov76, goodDry20°C22°C0 mm
Sat 7Nov83, goodDry14°C19°C0 mm
Sun 8Nov75, goodWetdry in 3 h22°C20°C0 mm
Mon 9Nov0, poorWet15°C17°C8.7 mm
Tue 10Nov64, goodWetdry in 3 h26°C22°C0 mm
Wed 11Nov70, goodDry23°C24°C0 mm
Thu 12Nov72, goodDry23°C23°C0 mm

Rock and air are in °C, the rock's with the sun on it; rain in mm. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Gus Fruh Wall

2 crags mapped. Sport. Limestone. Best from Nov to Mar. The nearest town to stay in is Austin.

  • Crags 2 crags mapped.
  • Styles Sport.
  • Rock Limestone.

From OpenStreetMap: the crags mapped within 5 km. Check access and bans locally.

Crags: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,170–US$2,130 each

about US$1,170–US$2,130 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, climbing instructor.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SAT, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bagabout US$188–US$389
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$154–US$255
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$349–US$583
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$637
Climbing instructor1 day with an instructor, shared; leave it out if you climb on your ownabout US$141–US$262
Totalabout US$1,170–US$2,130

Climbers bring their own kit: it is not in the cost. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Austin

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Austin

about 10 min by car · 182 places to stay

about US$134/nightcountry average

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About US$134 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 3 November 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 40m

About 6h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SAT, direct, then 2h 05m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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