Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area

by Tresa Black

Overview

Want to go vertical? Let Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area point you to the best ascents at twenty-four climbing areas within two hours' drive of the Bay. Scale the rock at Mount St. Helena and The Grotto, jam your way up the cracks at Mount Diablo and Consumnes River Gorge, and traverse the boulders at Mickey's Beach and Skyline Boulevard Slabs.Inside you find information on the best climbing routes and bouldering problems at each area, along with protection information and gear recommendations that will keep you heading to the top. You'll find: complete and up-to-date topos; detailed descriptions of more than 375 routes; descent information on multi-pitch routes; background and historical information on many of the crags; easy-to-follow driving and approach directions to climbing and bouldering destinations; tips on where to find the best coffee, grub and pint near each climbing locale. (6 x 9, 240 pages, b&w photos, maps, charts)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780762786671
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	10/07/2014
Series:	Regional Rock Climbing Series
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	639,376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Tresa Black is a journalist, former PE teacher, and enthusiastic rock climber in the Bay Area. She lives in Mill Valley, California, with her pot-bellied pig, Giuseppe.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	1
	A Brief Climbing History	2
	Topo Key	4
	How to Use This Book	5
	Rating Systems for Technical Climbs	5
	Rating Systems for Bouldering	6
	North Bay Areas	9
	Mount St. Helena	9
	Fort Ross Boulders	27
	Dry Creek Sea Crag	31
	Pomo Indian Boulders	43
	Sunset Boulders (Goat Rock)	47
	Ring Mountain	52
	Mount Tamalpais	59
	Mickey's Beach	69
	East Bay and San Francisco Areas	89
	Berkeley Areas	89
	Mount Diablo State Park	105
	Indian Joe Caves	121
	Beaver Street Wall	127
	Glen Canyon	133
	South Bay Areas	139
	Castle Rock State Park	139
	Skyline Boulevard Slabs	165
	East of the Bay Areas	171
	The Grotto	171
	Consumnes River Gorge	184
	Vacaville Boulders	196
	Putah Creek Boulders	201
	Other Areas	206
	Genocide Rock	206
	Super Slab	207
	Lucas Valley/Marinwood Rock	209
	Guadalupe Rocks	211
	Mazzones/Boulder Ridge	213
Appendix	Climbing Gyms	215
	Rated Route Index	217
	Route Name Index	223
	About the Author	229