Central Coast Guidebooks

Ocean's Eleven: Bouldering Around Santa Barbara

This is the definitive guidebook to 11 superb bouldering areas located in and around Santa Barbara.

• Author: Bob Banks
• Softcover; 144 pages; topos, black-and-white photos
• Alpen Books; copyright 2003
• Thoroughly researched book comes complete with historical hoopla, action photos and storytelling
• Also includes recommended eating and drinking lists to finish up each session
• Covers Pine Mountain, The Swimming Hole, Lizard's Mouth, The Brickyard and more

FEATURED: Climber's Guide to Pinnacles National Monument

This is the best and most up-to-date guide for climbing at Pinnacles National Park. It is a must-have for those wanting to explore the climbing opportunities outside the most popular corridors and has accurate route descriptions and well-drawn maps.

Climber's Guide Pinnacles National Monument

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California Central Coast Climbing: San Luis Obispo

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This is the most current guidebook available for San Luis Obispo County. It is available in many small shops around California, including:

Mountain Air Sports
667 Marsh St
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 543-1676

Sport Climbing in the Santa Monicas

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A rock climbing guide to the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. Lavishly illustrated with maps, topos and action photos. A sport climbers paradise with a year round climate.

* Paperback: 250 pages
* Publisher: Maximus Press; 2nd edition (July 2003)
* Language: English
* ISBN: 0967611660
* Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches

Rock Climbing Santa Barbara and Ventura

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From Amazon.com:

"Santa Barbara and Ventura counties have long been known as sublime tourist areas, but the rock climbing and bouldering along the California's south-central coast are just beginning to attract the attention they richly deserve. From the sweeping walls of the Echo Cliffs to the awesome overhangs at the Owl Tor, from classic problems at Painted Cave to the vast boulderfields atop Pine Mountain, the many routes and boulder problems described in this book will appeal to a wide range of tastes and abilities. Written by one of the area's leading activists, Rock Climbing Santa Barbara and Ventura provides first-hand information to more than 50 scenic and uncrowded climbing areas not to be left off your tick-list."