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White House Wall Rock Climbing

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Routes in White House Wall

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	*69 T,TR 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b PG13
	Behind the Times T 5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R
	Bolt of Rights T 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
	Brave Captain T 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Chemical Wire T 5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
	Garfield Goes To Washington T 5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
	Garfield's Forgiven Affair T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Grounds for Divorce T 5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
	Honey Go Climbing T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	IHOP T 5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
	Jingoist, The T 5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
	Joe Bauer's Crack T 5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c
	Junta Crack T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Political Affair T 5.10- 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
	Political Correctness T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Political Division T 5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
	Political Prowness T 5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
	Slant Crack T 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
	Smear Campaign T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Susi's Garden T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
	Tap and Die T,TR 5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
	Utter Butter on a Rope T 5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
	Wife Sentence T 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13

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Description

White House Wall makes up a large portion of Emancipation Rockphormation on its northwest side. Garfield Goes to Washington is by far the most popular route on the wall, and for good reason. Make sure to visit this area for longer routes (3 pitches) and less crowds. A mixture of bolted and gear routes exist.

Descent must be made via rappel due to the federal off-limits boundary at the top of of WHW for all routes.

Getting There

Park near Dire Spire and look for a trail heading east up the hill. This is hard to follow, but if you continue up the hill over large boulders, you will run into the correct wall. The divisions between formations are a little hard to discern, but this portion of the Rockphormation has most of its routes on the west face. This rock also has a few north facing routes if you continue around the northwest corner.

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Classic Climbing Routes at White House Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 41 ● Slant Crack Trad
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 225 ● Garfield Goes To Washington Trad 3 pitches
5.9- 5c 17 VI 16 HVS 4c 12 ● Joe Bauer's Crack Trad
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a 9 ● Political Correctness Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 9 ● Political Division Trad 3 pitches
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 6 ● Junta Crack Trad
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b 21 ● Garfield's Forgiven Affair Trad
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 19 ● Political Prowness Trad 4 pitches
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b PG13 24 ● Wife Sentence Trad
5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b 34 ● Smear Campaign Trad 3 pitches
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c 5 ● The Jingoist Trad 3 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a 15 ● Chemical Wire Trad
5.12- 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a 10 ● Tap and Die Trad, TR
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b 4 ● Grounds for Divorce Trad
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c R 5 ● Behind the Times Trad