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Seattle Climbing

Climbing Area Map

Areas in Seattle

Ballard 0 / 0 / 1 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Capitol Hill 0 / 1 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Downtown 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

Fremont 0 / 0 / 0 / 7 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 7

Mountaineers walls 1 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Queen Anne 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Ramps To Nowhere 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Seattle Playgrounds 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1

South Lake Union 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

University of Washington Campus and Surrounding Areas 27 / 1 / 7 / 14 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 49

UW Husky Rock 1 / 0 / 2 / 17 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 20

Wallingford 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

West Seattle 0 / 0 / 0 / 11 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 11

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Elevation:	322 ft	98 m
GPS:	47.60772, -122.32469 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Access Issue: Climbing on manmade, public, or private structures is generally illegal. Get written permission from the owner or authorities beforehand or don't climb. Any postings here are for historical purposes only, and certainly not recommended. Details

Description

Find here structures & bridges in the urban Seattle area that can be climbed or were once climbed.

Note: climbing some of these is at best discouraged & at worst illegal. Climb at your own risk!

Any new structures added here that aren't clearly intended for climbing will be removed.

For climbing in the urban Seattle area, be sure to check out the UW Climbing Wall. There is still no better place.

Getting There

In and around the greater Seattle area.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Seattle

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

V1 5 13 ● Volunteer Park Water Tower (trav… Boulder Capitol Hill > Volunteer Park Water…
V3 6A 4 ● Var: Pump and Circumstance Boulder UW Husky Rock
V3 6A 6 ● Roof crack Boulder UW Husky Rock
V4 6B 5 ● Schizo (Hard Variation) Boulder UW Husky Rock
V5 6C 5 ● Vlad's not my dad Boulder Fremont > Statue of Lenin
5.4 4a 12 IV 10 VD 3c 5 ● Edvard Grieg Trad University of W… > Edvard Grieg Statue
5.8- 5b 16 VI- 14 VS 4c 7 ● Column 1 Trad Mountaineers walls > Front Plaza Basalt Co…
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 9 ● Volunteer Park Water Tower TR Capitol Hill > Volunteer Park Water…
5.10b/c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b 6 ● Pack It In, Pack It Out Sport Mountaineers walls > N Friction Slabs & To…