Powerline Wall Rock Climbing

The easiest and shortest way to get to the Powerline Wall is to drive the road towards the summit of Mount Erie. Park at the last parking area before the summit, which is at a 90+ degree left hand turn. There is room here for about 6 cars max. If it is full, the hike down from the top parking area is less than 5 minutes. Take your valuables with you.

From this parking area, contour downward and towards the west along grassy ledges and short rock steps. A short stretch through the woods and underneath the powerlines will bring you to the top of a cliff overlooking Lake Erie and the Strait of Juan De Fuca. Some anchors can be found here at the top of Tindall's Terror and Scarface. Walk to the NW of these anchors to find the descent ramp to the base of the wall. This ramp is low 3rd class. The anchors for Powerline Wall West are located about 20 feet below, or to the west of the ramp. Some people rappel into these routes from trees or execute exposed scrambles to drop top ropes onto the wall. In my opinion, it is safer and more respected to just walk to the bottom and lead the routes as they are well bolted.

From the bottom of the ramp, take a left and descend a bit farther to find the start of the lower tier routes which include False Impressions, Lethal Weapon, Intimidator, and Terminator. The lowest point at the base of the wall is the start of Intimidator. Scrambling toward the south past the aforementioned routes, and making 2 distinct blocky 4th class steps up will bring you to the base of the upper tier routes including Tindall's Terror and Scarface.

If you continue along the trail below the two blocky steps, it will take you to descent trails into The Cirque and Orange Wall (descending further west). If you continue to traverse this lower trail towards the south, it will take you to Powerline Wall East which is a far less popular destination than the west wall, but still includes some fun climbs.