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grabngrip
Nov 17, 2003, 6:00 AM
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Just wanted to know if anyone knows of any good bouldering in or near the San Francisco Bay Area (California) Thanks guys
Daniel :)
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bouldering_fool
Nov 17, 2003, 6:02 AM
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Indian Rock just north of Berkeley, use mapquest or something for directions.
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minjin
Nov 17, 2003, 6:08 AM
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castle rock above saratoga is excellent. good sandstone problems, with lots of slopers. stinson beach is decent, although personally i don't like the rock much, and mickey's beach is a quarter mile away and offers good sport climbing. the nut tree boulders in vacaville are a bit far away, but i hear they're not bad. there are a few random places scattered around.
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grabngrip
Nov 17, 2003, 6:14 AM
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do you have any more info bouldering_fool? i tried looking it up and got liek the indian rocks but none of them were the one
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karmaklimber
Nov 17, 2003, 6:15 AM
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Indian Rock in Berkeley or there's Castle Rock in the South Bay. If the weather isnt looking too good, Touchstone Climbing Inc. opened up a relatively new gym that's dedicated soley to bouldering. Its a pretty nice place, located in the heart of downtown San Jose.
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roughster
Nov 17, 2003, 6:31 AM
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roughster moved this thread from General to Regional Discussions.
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davidji
Nov 17, 2003, 6:35 AM
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In reply to: do you have any more info bouldering_fool? i tried looking it up and got liek the indian rocks but none of them were the one
+"Indian Rock" +Berkeley
This is the second hit I got. The 4th was pretty good too.
You could also to the left column, Routes, United States->California->SF Bay Area, Indian Rock.
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alvchen
Nov 17, 2003, 8:06 AM
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Castle Rock is your best bet if you want tons of great problems, but it's extremely weather dependent since it's sandstone.
I really like Stinson, simply because it's just a cool place to hang out. Not too too much climbing, but enough for a totally relaxed afternoon.
If you do end up going to the Touchstone San Jose bouldering gym, one word of advice, try to discharge static before you get a sip of water.
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karmaklimber
Nov 18, 2003, 5:38 AM
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In reply to: If you do end up going to the Touchstone San Jose bouldering gym, one word of advice, try to discharge static before you get a sip of water.
:D
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roughrock
Nov 18, 2003, 6:03 AM
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If your looking for a good bouldering traverse (60 meters or so) check out the Great Wall in Oakland, it is just a wall under the broadway overpass.
Be sure to check out Indian Rock, but espically Mortar rock, which is right up the street.
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grabngrip
Nov 18, 2003, 7:22 AM
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Im planning on going to castle rock and stinson beach next year when the weather gets better but for now i'll catch all you guys at touchstone in san jose. You cant miss me. only 6'2" mexican with a 15 year old sister about the same height you'll ever see lol. i always wear a yellow ecko shirt and orange flash mad rock shoes
Daniel :)
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