PRINT: Rock Climb La Vida Locomotive, Central-West Cascades & Seattle

La Vida Locomotive

5.11a, Sport, 90 ft (27 m),

Avg: 3.4 from 73 votes
FA: Rustin Gibson & Ricky Martin (2010)
Washington > Central-W Casca… > N Bend & Vicinity > Exit 38 > Deception Crags > Deception Wall

Access Issue: All rock climbing routes on Deception Wall are CLOSED until July 15, 2024. Details

Washington State Parks, United States Forest Service, Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife and Washington Climbers Coalition have worked together to
coordinate protection of a peregrine falcon nest located on the climbing wall.
Climbing at Substation, Write-Off Rock, Nevermind Wall, We Did Rock, and Hull
Creek Rock are unaffected by the closure and remain open.

If you have any questions about the closure, please contact Ranger Oakley at 425-832-2163.

Description

Techy face climbing up to a nice ledge. Then pull through jugs for 4 more bolts. Originally this climb went straight up from the bolt on the ledge, bouldery, but now most people wander a bit left to a big dirty jug.

Location

Between Derailed, and Old Milwaukee. Look up for the big roof.

Protection

11 bolts (one permadraw to assist with cleaning below roof), chain anchor.

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Roof move

Teresa chilling on the ledge before pulling the roof.

Into the steep.

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Recent major rock fall at the break. Route is almost certainly harder now. Makes me think twice a out getting on this section of routes again. Apr 24, 2022

CourtneyB
Seattle, WA

The rock fall affected the roof crux. The foot holds under the roof which used to enable the beta on the left side of the roof no longer exist. The left beta might still be possible but there's now a very loose large block that you need to stand on prior to getting onto the roof. There is a fun dynamic sequence if you go directly up from the hanging chain on the roof. Aug 1, 2022

Sage Bedell
Seattle, WA

Even with recent rockfall, I think the crux is still 11a and is in line in difficulty with Architect Rally and Steep Street. Fun climb! Be forewarned, this is a choss pile, and everyone should be wearing a helmet. Sep 23, 2022

Justin P
Seattle, WA

Super fun climb, not so sure about the beta in the 3rd picture, maybe that went prior to feet falling off at the roof. I felt like the crux wasn't getting through the roof itself but the section immediately following. Fun moves all the way up! Aug 24, 2023