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Wet Weather Sport Climbing Near Seattle?

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Larry Rhodes · · Los Angeles · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 0

I am new to the Seattle area and looking for any local sport crags to train at during the winter months.
I have enjoyed going out east to Vantage but hoping to find something more local to train at during wet weather. Maybe an area that dries quickly or an overhanging wall that doesn’t seep?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Jason A · · WASHINGTON · Joined Sep 2019 · Points: 20

If you want to give drytooling a go, I have extra gear and exit 38 has some great climbs! It's not rock climbing but I love the access it gives me in the rainy shoulder months!

Drederek · · Olympia, WA · Joined Mar 2004 · Points: 315

Little Si is climbable in the rain unless it’s really windy 

Princess Puppy Lovr · · Rent-n, WA · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 1,756

This is what I said in the other thread. 

World Wall 2 is almost always dry and I am not talking about kinda dry in the rain. I was out there a day it rained an inch and webelo, Bones and Drill were all dry still. Renaissance side is probably mostly dry with the wettest route being the start of orgasmo.  Chronic and Californicator are also both almost permanently dry. It is cold as hell on the actual rock.

By grade what I think is dry: Reptiles 5.9, Jug or Not 10b, Goddess 10c, Abo 11b, Rainy Day 12a, Lay of the Land 12a, Californicator 12d. You will probably get the screaming barfies the rock is insanely cold, I just have spent the winter training in my non insulated shed so I am quite used to it.

I personally wouldn't try to regularly try to get most your training outside at little si unless you are projecting 12d or harder. The only truly permanently dry routes are Chronic, Californicator, Webelo, Bones, and Drill Sergeant. I have taken some pretty large whippers off techno and hydro because of wet holds and not been able to climb prop and pyscho due to seepyness. 

Sergey Shelukhin · · Seattle, WA · Joined Mar 2014 · Points: 15

I dunno how fast that dries but Lay of the Land top bulge seeps and the clipping slopers gets wet; Abo crack seeps although it only affects jugs. Rainy Day Woman before crux was slimy up until May last year, although still doable.

Princess Puppy Lovr · · Rent-n, WA · Joined Jun 2018 · Points: 1,756

It was extremely dry yesterday even digitalis was dry. Lay of the land dries decently fast. Some water diversion tactics have been employed and so some walls in north  bend should dry faster, most notably amazonia. Many trails culverts were also cleared so there should be less flooded approaches. 

Aaron Wait · · North Bend, WA · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 2,230

Not really worth climbing at the exits till mid July…..  :)


but for real, puppy is out there more than anybody (at least lately) i think

Tim Page · · Bend, OR · Joined Nov 2012 · Points: 10

Mt Erie in Anacortes dries out quickly.

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