Northern California Bouldering

Northern California Bouldering
Author Chris Summit, Kevin Swift, Chris McNamara
Published Supertopo (2009)
ISBN 978-0-9765235-4-3

Website supertopo.com

Review

Gives a 'best of' of bouldering venues across Northern California, from Colombia College to Mount Lassen Park. Not the most exhaustive source, but a good, compact, guidebook to see you around the areas. Blurb:

"This guide covers more than 1700 bouldering problems from the 50 best ares in Northern California. It includes the Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, Sonora and Bear Valley, Bald Rock, and Mt Lassen, the North Coast and all the classic spots in between. We listed all the classic problems as well as a number of new cutting-edge, V-ridiculously-hard testpieces. You will find nearly every rock type: Granite, limestone, sandstone, schist, chert, volcanic tuff, greenstone, and pure California Jade. The scenery is as varied as the rock: beaches, mountains, river beds, oak-shaded foothills, and High Sierra peaks. In addition, there is info on another 20 bonus areas with hints of the limitless potential just waiting to be discovered. Get out there and send!"


Crags covered by this Guide
CA Bay Area crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Castle Rock Area 116 Sandstone (hard) all
Indian Rock 24 Rhyolite all
Mickey's Beach 9 - all
Mortar Rock 20 - ?
Ring Mountain 12 - all
Stinson Beach 4 - all
CA North crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Fort Ross Boulders 1 Sandstone (hard) all
Houda Point 8 Greenstone all
Sunset Boulders 17 - all
CA Sacramento crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Deer Creek Park (Rocklin Quarry) 2 Granite all
Nut Tree Boulders 100 Basalt all
Putah Creek 15 Basalt all
CA Sierra West crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
Columns of the Giants 2 Andesite NW
CA Tahoe crags # climbs Rocktype Faces
D.L. Bliss State Park 0 Granite all
Donner Memorial State Park 11 Granite all
Lover's Leap Campground Boulders 18 Granite all
Middle Bliss 5 Granite ?
Pie Shop 100 Granite all
Rainbow 1 Granite W
The Secrets 11 Granite all

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