Elevation: 65 ft
GPS: 37.8886, -122.6327
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Shared By: Aron Quiter on Jun 18, 2002
Admins: Aron Quiter, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description

Mickey's Beach offers some of the toughest sport climbing in the area, along with some interesting bouldering. Almost all climbs are on the beach, and some are tide dependant. The area can be quite windy, making some of the balancy moves more interesting. Climbs offered range from beginning to expert.

The whole area is free.

A brief bit of history tells that the bouldering area west of the main rock was once a part of the hillside, and in a huge storm in 1986 it fell into the surf as one large chunk. Seven days later, the rock split into pieces, directly in front of an unsuspecting picnicing couple.

The main rock also had some storm trouble. In 1993 a huge storm knocked several classic climbs off the main rock and into the ocean, including a classic 5.12 finger crack known as Mickey's crack. A word of caution for people who travel to Mickey's beach, which is that it's a spot frequented by a rather large group of nudists, so if that bothers you, you should probably climb some place else.

Getting There

From S.F. Take the 1 north. Follow the signs to Stinson Beach. Follow the road down the canyon, and then follow it down the beach. It's a ways, but the main parking lot is .3 miles north of the sign to the Steep Ravine campground and cabins. This sign is on the left side of the road.

From the east bay: Take 580 west to the 101 south, until it intersects with the 1, then follow the above directions.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Mickey's Beach

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
 69
Egg Arete
Sport
Egg
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 112
Egg Face
Sport
Egg
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 91
Coffee and Cigarettes
Sport
Egg
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 83
Green Eggs and Ham
Sport
Egg
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b
 52
Effervescent
Sport
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 139
Stemmer
Sport, TR
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 53
Bolly Boo Ball
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R
 96
Walkin' a Thin Line
Sport, TR
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 75
Sign Language
Sport
Egg
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 99
Egghead
Sport
Egg
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 54
Key-Slapping Slipperd
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 74
Hot Tuna
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 47
Courtney
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 53
Sex Porpoises
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 40
Better Than Sex.... Porpoises
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Egg Arete Egg
 69
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b Sport
Egg Face Egg
 112
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
Coffee and Cigarettes Egg
 91
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
Green Eggs and Ham Egg
 83
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Effervescent Vent 5 > Kimbuktu Tower
 52
5.10a/b 6a+ 19 VI+ 19 E2 5b Sport
Stemmer Main Rock
 139
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport, TR
Bolly Boo Ball Vent 5 > Vent #5
 53
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
Walkin' a Thin Line Main Rock
 96
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b R Sport, TR
Sign Language Egg
 75
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Egghead Egg
 99
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
Key-Slapping Slipperd Vent 5 > Vent #5
 54
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Hot Tuna Main Rock
 74
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Courtney Main Rock
 47
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Sex Porpoises Main Rock
 53
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Better Than Sex.... Porpoises Emperor Boulder
 40
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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