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Elevation: 2,500 ft 762 m
GPS: 47.43778, -121.68149
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Shared By: Geoff Georges on Dec 19, 2013 · Updates
Admins: Jon Nelson, Zachary Winters, Mitchell McAuslan

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The first of several walls that one comes upon in the Bob's area. Short climb with excellent rock quality. The wall gets blasted by sun in the middle of the day. Be careful of knocking rocks off the top, the trail and your belayer are directly in the line of fire.

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Starting at the Wa. State Park trailhead parking ( with concrete Toilet) parking lot which is the first right after taking a right off the east bound I-90 exit 38, start up the trail to Mt. Washington. Make sure you have a Discovery Pass, or you will get a ticket. If you do get a ticket they will reduce it by $30 if you buy an annual pass. $100 ticket less $30 annual pass.
If you have not been on the Mt. Wa. trail (like Amazonia) it is pretty hard to find. You will come out on the RR grade trail (road) and go right (West) till you come to an obvious trail going up the hill. There is a weak trail you come to first, go to the 2nd one. The Semi wall is the first one on the right, 5-10 min. from parking. The cut off left to Amazonia is next at 15 min. The Actual Cave is on the right in 20 min. About 40 min. from trailhead you will view the Bob's area.There is a right hand cut-off to Valley View West, a little further on Mt. Wa. trail the Chainsaw Wall will be above you on the right at about 50 min.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Chainsaw Wall

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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
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Posthumous Joy and Elation
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5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a
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My Evil Plan
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5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
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Stihl Fingers
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Posthumous Joy and Elation
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5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
My Evil Plan
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5.11b/c 6c+ 23 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Stihl Fingers
 22
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
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