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Welcome to Little Si, North Bend, WA

Little Si is located about 30 miles east of Seattle off of the interstate 90. It's climbing nickname is called Exit 32 because that is the exit you take to get to the cliff. One of the walls tucked inside Little Si mountain is called World Wall I. You can't miss the cliff if you hike up the trail about 30 minutes.

I've been coming to this wall now and again over the years because it is the closest and most easily accessible cliff to me. It's not really high in elevation but because of the forestation it can be cooler in the summer, though the cliff does face east so mind the morning sun. In the summer, if the sun is shining the cliff is impossible to climb on, mostly because you sweat yourself off or the sun is baking you enough that you are in too much pain to continue. But once the sun leaves the cliff around noon, you can enjoy a pleasant day of climbing.

World Wall I has seen variable interest over the years. The locals lose interest some years and regain interest in others. Therefore, the cliff can be overwhelmingly crowded or nearly empty most days. The main wall has a fair number of routes on it, ranging from 5.9 to 5.14. There are about 16 distinct lines that start up from the base. A good chunck of the main lines on the main wall have a number of extensions off of them. From my experience, this wall has notoriously seen a lack of concensus in the guidebooks on the exact lines that exist, the number of bolts on the lines and the extensions and the grades.

My hope here is to help guide you through the misinformation and clear up at least the routes that I understand at this point.  If you climb at this wall or ever find yourself here, you may benefit from this update.  If you discover any misinformation in my details, let me know! 

To start, Bryan Burdo was a key contributor to the area many years ago. I won't do justice to the many historical writeups that have been written about the place, suffice it to say that I have come to rely on and trust Bryan's judgement on the routes and grades. If you want to learn about the history of the place, pick up a local copy of an Exit 32 guide book (by Garth Bruce), which was compiled with consultation of the likes of Bryan and others.

I'll start with some extensions and compile as I go....since I haven't done every route on the wall, there are lines I will trust to the guide book. But, for the ones I've done, I can share some information that may be missing. If you have any questions, please email me at asniezek [ at] gmail . com.

Routes go from Right to Left from the approach.