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Elevation: 4,155 ft 1,266 m
GPS: 37.738, -119.59215
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Description Suggest change

A long, fairly low stretch of wall that is located behind the Yosemite Chapel, the Chapel Wall is generally north facing and shaded. It is home to the difficult Cosmic Debris finger crack (13-), as well as many great sport climbs.

Getting There Suggest change

Park at the Chapel. Follow a well worn trail around the right side of the Chapel until it meets the the horse trail. Follow the trail down-valley. After ~200-300 yards, look for a trail that breaks left and slightly up to the obvious cliff face. At this point the cliff is only about 100 yards from the trail and visible through the trees. The dark dihedral of Heathenistic Pursuit is hard to miss.

28 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at The Chapel Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b
 151
Heathenistic Pursuit
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 112
Gold Dust
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0
 27
Controlled Burn
Trad, Aid
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
Exploited
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 46
Mr. Pinkeyes
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 130
The Great Escape
Sport 4 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 81
New Wave
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 50
Killa Beez
Trad 4 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 166
Drive By Shooting
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 9
Prometheus
Trad
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 11
Ninety-six Degrees in the Shade
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 5
Switchblade
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 8
Rock-Shock
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 18
Double Dragon
Trad
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 28
Cosmic Debris
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Heathenistic Pursuit
 151
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Gold Dust
 112
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Controlled Burn
 27
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c A0 Trad, Aid
Exploited
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Mr. Pinkeyes
 46
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Great Escape
 130
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport 4 pitches
New Wave
 81
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Killa Beez
 50
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches
Drive By Shooting
 166
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Prometheus
 9
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Trad
Ninety-six Degrees in the S…
 11
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Switchblade
 5
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Rock-Shock
 8
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
Double Dragon
 18
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Trad
Cosmic Debris
 28
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad
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