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Climbing at University of Washington Campus and Surrounding Areas

48 routes and boulders on 30 walls, 5.4–5.10d · boulders V1–V4. In Washington. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Routes and boulders
48
Walls
30
Grades
5.4–5.10d · boulders V1–V4
Style
Trad
Best season (estimated)
April–June · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Routes by grade

From 5.4 to 5.10d. Half are between 5.7 and 5.9.

Boulders by grade

From V1 to V4. Half are between V2 and V3.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North0 sectorsNortheast0 sectorsEast1 sectorSoutheast1 sectorSouth2 sectorsSouthwest6 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: April–June · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// Walls

The 30 walls

ASPECT · GRADES · ROUTES
01Art BuildingV2–V4 · routes 5.10c5 routes and boulders
02Campanile (aka Three Brick Monoliths)5.9–5.10c · boulders V24 routes and boulders
03Center on Human Development and Disability5.8–5.94 routes
04Anderson HallV2–V3 · routes 5.83 routes and boulders
05Architecture HallSW · 236° · 5.8–5.10c2 routes
06Atmospheric Sciences/Geophysics BuildingSW · 220° · 5.10d · boulders V22 routes and boulders
07Benson HallSW · 227° · 5.9 · boulders V22 routes and boulders
08Ceramic and Metal Arts Facility5.52 routes
09Denny Hall5.72 routes
10Edmundson Pavilion (Alaska Airlines Arena)5.8–5.10d2 routes
11Academic Computer Center (aka John M Wallace Hall)V21 boulder
12Aerospace/Engineering Research Building5.91 route
13Allen Library5.91 route
14Bagley HallSW · 218° · 5.10d1 route
15Bank of America5.81 route
16Bloedel Hall5.81 route
17Canoe HouseSE · 137° · 5.91 route
18Chemistry BuildingS · 196° · 5.10d1 route
19Clark Hall5.71 route
20Commodore Duchess ApartmentsS · 201° · 5.71 route
21Communications Building5.91 route
22Condon Hall5.91 route
23Conibear Shellhouse5.61 route
24Cyclotron Shop (North Physics Lab)E · 70° · 5.61 route
25Dempsey Indoor5.81 route
26Douglas Research Conservatory5.61 route
27Drama Scene ShopSW · 210° · 5.61 route
28Eagleson HallSW · 237° · 5.71 route
29Edvard Grieg Statue5.41 route
30Johnson HallV11 boulder

Route names, topos and approaches are in the app.

// Where it is

On the map

// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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