Chezem Cliffs Rock Climbing

Chezem Cliffs is located in the Redwood Creek valley. Primarily a sport climbing area, the cliffs have an assortment of steep climbs mostly in the 5.10's. The short cliff is nestled in among grasslands as well as old oaks and madrone trees. The cliffs are located just far enough inland to be out of the fog but not too far inland to be scorching in the summer heat, and is at a low enough elevation to get very little, if any, snow in the winter. The main cliff faces southwest but its base is shaded by large trees. The approach from the parking to the cliffs is ~3 min, very short.

The rock has a sandstone quality and the holds are mostly on edges. There have been 2-bolt anchors placed on top of most climbs and it's a short 2nd class scramble to the top of the cliffs to set up top ropes.

The main climbing wall faces south, but there is some climbing potential on the longer west face, although there is quite a bit of vegetation on that wall. Additionally, there are some short steep cliffs that face east that might have some potential for short sport climbs. In addition, there is a short low angle crack on one of the east facing cliffs.

There area some moderately-sized boulders scattered below the base, which hold some potential for steep or overhanging bouldering routes.