Wenatchee Climbing

The drier big sister city to Leavenworth and self-proclaimed Apple Capital of the World, Wenatchee sprawls over the confluence of the Wenatchee and Columbia rivers. It is the hub of north-central Washington and the north most of the three sizeable Cascade Eastside cities, the others being Yakima off Hwy 410 and Ellensburg off Interstate 90.
Being the home of over 30,000 people, Wenatchee has all the amenities you might find lacking in Leavenworth, and the two are separated only by a short 30 minute drive on Hwy 2. It is also the largest population center you'll pass through on your visit to Lake Chelan, the Okanagan or the east reaches of the North Cascades.
Climbing opportunities are currently somewhat limited in the city of apples. There is a moderate sized gym, the Riverfront Rock Gym, in Walla Walla park. Primary climbing destinations for locals are the granite of Leavenworth and the basalt columns of Vantage, an hour's drive east on Highway 28. Three types of rock form the geological underpinnings of the town - sandstone, basalt and schist. The schist forms the western ramparts of the Columbia River to the north, and is uniformly terrible. There are sandstone outcrops throughout the city's suburbs, as well as the hiking destination Saddle Rock. People do climb these but with little success for routes worth doing. Basalt forms the canyon of the Columbia heading south, in large tiered cliffs. Much of this is private land but development has begun in some.