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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.

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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
 129
Heathenistic Pursuit
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 94
Gold Dust
Trad
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 16
Fly-Girls
Trad
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 26
Controlled Burn
Trad
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
Exploited
Trad
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 38
Mr. Pinkeyes
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 109
The Great Escape
Sport 4 pitches
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 67
New Wave
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 27
Killa Beez
Trad 4 pitches
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 136
Drive By Shooting
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 7
Berlin Wall
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 10
Ninety-six Degrees in the Shade
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 16
Double Dragon
Trad
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 6
Rock-Shock
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 21
Cosmic Debris
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Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Heathenistic Pursuit
 129
5.10 6b 20 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Gold Dust
 94
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Fly-Girls
 16
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Trad
Controlled Burn
 26
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Trad
Exploited
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Trad
Mr. Pinkeyes
 38
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
The Great Escape
 109
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport 4 pitches
New Wave
 67
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Killa Beez
 27
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Trad 4 pitches
Drive By Shooting
 136
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Berlin Wall
 7
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Ninety-six Degrees in the S…
 10
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Double Dragon
 16
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Trad
Rock-Shock
 6
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Cosmic Debris
 21
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Trad
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