San Francisco Bay Area Guidebooks

California : San Francisco Bay Area : Wine Country/Northeast Bay : Sonoma Coast State Park : Goat Rock : Goonies Rock

	Wine Country Bouldering Chris Summit Purchase this book (From the website) The Sonoma and Napa Wine Country is a rural vacation getaway located about 50 miles north of San Francisco, in a fertile countryside with a coastal Mediterranean climate and rugged rocky coastline. This guide currently details 575 problems from VB to V12, including 9 projects. There are roofs, slabs, mantels, arêtes, highballs, and deep-water solos. Some are on the beach, next to the Pacific Ocean; some are nestled in the woods; all are in the natural playground that is Northern California. This digital guidebook is complete with photos and GPS navigation, and works offline. It will continue to be updated as things change. See the linked webpage for the latest information.

California : San Francisco Bay Area : South Bay Area : Castle Rock and Sanborn Area

	Rock Climbing Guide to the Castle Rock Area Bruce Morris / Morcomm Press / 2007 Purchase this book 1st edition covering over 500 boulder problems, top-ropes and lead climbs in the South SF Bay Area at Castle Rock State Park, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) preserves, and nearby Silicon Valley crags (Handley Rock, Lexington Rocks, Guadalupe Rock, etc.) Color cover (front & back). Color illustrations and photo topographics. Climbing route and boulder problem index.

California : San Francisco Bay Area : Wine Country/Northeast Bay : Pomo Canyon

	Bay Area Bouldering Chris Summit Purchase this book Bay Area Bouldering includes over 600 boulder problems within a 1.5 hour drive of San Francisco. All the classic spots are in this book: Castle Rock, Indian Rock, Mickey's Beach as well as a number of lesser known spots on the North Coast. Sandstone, Schist, Rhyolite, Basalt and Chert are the most prevalent types of stone and each offers a very unique experience. This book includes everything from cruiser jug hauls on sandy beaches to sloper wrestling in lush forests. Author Chris Summit personally climbed and mapped almost every route to ensure the accuracy of the information.

California : San Francisco Bay Area : Wine Country/Northeast Bay : The Nut Tree Boulders

	Nut Tree Lite Guide Aaron Rough Purchase this book Aaron's shared free preview of progress on his Nut Tree bouldering guide.

California : San Francisco Bay Area

	San Francisco Bay Area Rock Jim Thornburg (2026) Potlicker Press Purchase this book The latest edition (2026) of Jim's annually updated book covering many climbing spots in San Francisco's immediate area.
	FEATURED: San Francisco Bay Area Bouldering Jim Thornburg 2023 Purchase this book 2023 edition, 476 pages, the Bay Area’s most up-to-date bouldering guide.
	FEATURED: GOLDEN STATE BOULDERING Kimbrough Moore and Shannon Joslin, Illustrations Leo Popovic, 2022 Purchase this book Golden State Bouldering is a comprehensive guide to the greater Bay Area of California, with information on the outdoor bouldering around San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, and Santa Cruz. This guide describes 1,600 boulder problems with hundreds of color photos, maps, GPS coordinates, and hand-drawn illustrations. Golden State Bouldering has a philosophical twist, exploring the ways in which climbing can be among the most meaningful parts of our lives. Whether you are new to climbing or an old-school veteran, Moore and Joslin draw on decades of experience to describe the unique magic of Bay Area climbing.
	Bay Area Top Ropes Chris Summit, Chris McNamara and Valentine Cullen (2010) Supertopo Purchase this book Chris's latest Bay Area climbing books are split into bouldering and top ropes; this is the latter, with coauthors.
	Bay Area Bouldering Chris Summit (2007) Supertopo Purchase this book Chris's latest Bay Area climbing books are split into bouldering and top ropes. Areas Covered Dry Creek Sea Crag Fort Ross Frog Woman Cliff Area Goat Rock Mount St. Helena Salt Point State Park Sugarloaf Ridge Twin Coves
	Bay Area Rock Jim Thornburg (2022) Potlicker Press Purchase this book The latest edition (2022) of Jim's annually updated book covering many climbing spots in San Francisco's immediate area. Areas Covered Beaver Street Wall Berkeley Cragmont Park Dry Creek Sea Crag Fort Ross Goat Rock Grizzly Peak Boulders Mickey's Beach Mount Diablo State Park Mount St. Helena Mount Tamalpais Panther Beach Remillard Park Ring Mountain Table Mountain
	Rock Climbing the San Francisco Bay Area Teresa Black (2002) Falcon Press ISBN: 0-7627-1143-4 Purchase this book Teresa Black Areas Covered Beaver Street Wall Berkeley Castle Rock and Sanborn Area Cragmont Park Dry Creek Sea Crag Fort Ross Mickey's Beach Mount Diablo State Park Mount St. Helena Mount Tamalpais Remillard Park Ring Mountain Table Mountain
	Rock Climbing Guide to the Castle Rock Area Bruce Morris (2007) MorComm Press 0-9650234-1-9 Purchase this book A good book on the Skyline and Castle Rock areas, expanded again by Bruce Morris to include content from his earlier, more specialized separate guides. This edition includes both roped climbing and bouldering in the whole South Bay area. Areas Covered Castle Rock and Sanborn Area Skyline Slabs

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