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Elevation: 1,185 ft 361 m
GPS: 47.49829, -121.75561
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Exit 32 / Little Si is a primarily sport climbing area just out of the town of North Bend, on and around the small peak Little Si (just below Mount Si.) Most of the crags are scattered around on the northeast side of the peak along the Little Si trail, a very popular easy hike. The rock is volcanic metamorphics, like much of the North Bend stone, and varies between the extremely grippy, rough, textured variety (Blackstone Wall) to the bullet, slippery, sharp stuff (World Wall) - all while being mostly choss-free. While all the crags have a mix of well-traveled cliffs, World Wall is the highlight - possibly Washington's best high-level sport crag. It has over 60 sport routes (many linkups) from short to long on a gently overhanging wall, from 5.9 up to 5.14d. 

These areas are all very popular with Seattle area climbers as it's only 40 minutes away from downtown with a 1 mile approach. The lowland nature of Little Si allows many crags to get sun or shade, and some to stay dry in the rain. The land is managed carefully as the nearby Mount Si is Washington's most popular hike and the areas are high use, so as of now no route development is allowed except for the areas that already exist. 

Getting There Suggest change

From the west side, take I-90 east to North Bend. Exit on the second North Bend exit (exit 32), go left over I-90 to the roundabout at North Bend Way, go left, and then right on the Mt. Si road. Shortly after crossing over the river, look for parking lots on the left for the Little Si trailhead. There is very limited parking, one lot directly at the base of the trail and another overflow lot a bit down the road. Once those lots are full, many people park along the trail (Snoqualmie Valley Trail) that runs parallel roughly parallel to the river (on the west side). A mellow 25 minute hike takes you to the routes.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Exit 32; Little Si

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 210
Goddess
Sport
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 105
BLM-6
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 227
Aborigine
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 252
Rainy Day Women
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 116
Lay of the Land
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 61
[E] Technorigine
Sport
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b
 87
Propaganda
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 63
[E] Psychosomatic
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 43
[E] Californicator
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 22
[L] Vanilla Ice
Sport
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c
 21
[E] Californication
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 23
[E] Black Ice
Sport
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 45
Chronic
Sport
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a
 13
[E] Pornstar
Sport
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b
 6
[E] Lost Horizons
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Goddess British Aisles/… > (d) AWOL
 210
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
BLM-6 World Wall Group > World Wall
 105
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
Aborigine World Wall Group > World Wall
 227
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Rainy Day Women World Wall Group > World Wall
 252
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Lay of the Land Woods Group > (a) Midland
 116
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
[E] Technorigine World Wall Group > World Wall
 61
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Propaganda World Wall Group > World Wall
 87
5.12+ 7c 28 IX 27 E6 6b Sport
[E] Psychosomatic World Wall Group > World Wall
 63
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
[E] Californicator World Wall Group > World Wall
 43
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
[L] Vanilla Ice World Wall Group > World Wall
 22
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
[E] Californication World Wall Group > World Wall
 21
5.13a/b 8a 29 IX+ 29 E7 6c Sport
[E] Black Ice World Wall Group > World Wall
 23
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
Chronic World Wall Group > World Wall
 45
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
[E] Pornstar World Wall Group > World Wall
 13
5.13d 8b 31 X 32 E8 7a Sport
[E] Lost Horizons World Wall Group > World Wall
 6
5.14b 8c 33 X+ 33 E9 7b Sport
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