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Rock climbing requires proper safety, supervision and equipment. Please follow all BSA Climb on Safely requirements. Rock climbing in scouting can only be top roping. Bouldering can be done, but scouts must stay below their should height.
Rock Climbing
Bear Valley While there are hundreds of granite outcroppings worthy of a climber's attention, only a fraction have been climbed. http://www.kgt.net/rockclimb/bear%5Fvalley/
Castle
Rock State Park At
the crest of the summit road between Los Gatos and Boulder Creek (Intersection
of Highway 9 and Skyline) There are several clusters of climbing and bouldering
opportunities ranging from Indian Rock to Summit Rock to Caslte Rock and
Castle Rock Falls. Climbs range from 5.8 to 5.12
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=538
http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/castle.htm Climbing maps of various rocks and boulders
http://www.drtopo.com/califo/castlerock.pdf Bouldering topo guide at Dr. Topo
City of Berkeley Climbing Parks
Berkeley has several parks
with boulders and rocks for climbing.
Berkeley parks with rock features:
Cragmont Rock Park,
Great Stoneface Park,
Glendale–La Loma Park,
Grotto Rock Park,
Indian Rock Park,
Mortar Rock Park,
and
Remillard Park.
Cragmont Rock Park, Berkeley http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/parks/parkspages/CragmontRock.html
Grizzly Peak Boulders Topo map for bouldering at Grizzly Peak, located above Lawrence Hall of Science. http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/berk67.htm or http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/grizzly_peak_boulders/
Joshua Tree National
Lots of places
to climb at this national park.
http://www.climbingjtree.com/
Mt.
Diablo State Park Bouldering
and climbing at Gibraltar, Sentinel, Rock City and Castle Rocks.
Check with the ranger before climbing.
http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=517
Mt. Tamalpais An observation tower is at the East peak, and is surrounded by jagged volcanic rock that holds some interesting climbing. All climbing is accessed via the Plank trail, which will have a sign stating .3 miles to the observation tower. http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/mount_tamalpais/
Mt. St. Helena, Napa Valley A hike up the trail will take you to Bubble Rock. Several climbs from 5.8 to 5.10.5 Mt. St. Helena Climbing
Mortar Rock, Berkeley http://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/berk64.htm Topo for Mortar Rock.
Pinnacles National Monument
One of the
premier climbing areas in NorCal
http://www.rockclimbing.com/routes/listArea.php?AreaID=1015
Pinnacles topos http://www.stanford.edu/%7Eclint/pin/topos.htm
Brochure on climbing at Pinnacles: http://www.pinnacles.org/climbing_info/brochure.pdf Skyline Slabs north of the Aquarian Valley, in Long Ridge Open Space Preserve. http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/skyline_slabs/
Sunol Regional Wilderness Located south-east of Pleasanton, Sunol Regional Wilderness presently only has developed climbing at Indian Joe Caves, but other opportunities appear to exist as well. There's a pretty wide variety of rock types in the park, but Indian Joe caves is meta basalt.
Sonora Pass Drive on up to Highway 108 and get exposed to some great alpine quality granite, but for the nominal price of cragging. The Sonora Pass area has a great collection of rock. http://www.sonorapassclimbing.com/index.html
South Lake Tahoe Bouldering around So. Lake Tahoe to Reno. http://www.kgt.net/rockclimb/#AreaMap
Yosemite National Park The Sistine Chapel of Climbing http://www.nps.gov/yose/wilderness/climbing.htm
Outdoor Wall Climbing
Arete Rock Climbing Park
14700 Oka Road, Los Gatos, California
Outdoor climbing gym. Has
free-standing towers and a traverse walls
Indoor Climbing
Planet Granite - Belmont
100 El Camino Real , Belmont California
94002
650-591-3030
fax: 650-591-3033
http://www.planetgranite.com/
Planet Granite has a merit badge class that spans three 2-hour sessions over three different days. The cost is about $75 and includes instruction and equipment.
REI at Cupertino
400 El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose,
CA 95130 (408) 871-8765
http://www.rei.com/stores/saratoga/?stat=8246h
Free climbing on Thursdays for REI members.
City Beach - Fremont & Santa Clara
4020 Technology Place, Fremont, California
16,000 square feet of sculpted terrain
2911 Mead Avenue, Santa Clara, California
M-Th 11 AM-11 PM; F-Sat 11AM-10PM; Sun 11 AM-6PM
http://www.citybeach.com
Twister’s Rock Gym - Mountain View
2639 Terminal Blvd., Mountain View, California
(650) 969-1636
(650) 967-5581
Rock Climbing at Twister
Planet Granite - Sunnyvale, Belmont, San Francisco
South Bay: 815 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale CA 94085
(408) 991-9090
www.planetgranite.com
14,000 sq. ft. sculpted climbing walls,
with cracks. Bouldering area with 4 arches, 185 foot traverse.
Peninsula: 100 El Camino Real, Belmont, CA
(650) 591-3030
San Francisco: 924 "Old" Mason Street, SF
(415) 692-3434
Touchstone Climbing and Fitness
http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/index.html
At
Touchstone, we're passionate about climbing. With walls designed for world
competition and kids' birthday parties alike, we're confident that just
about everyone will walk away with a smile on their face.
Touchstone has gyms in Berkeley, Sacramento, San Francisco, Concord and Oakland.
Overnighters.
Bring your scout troop, church group or graduating class for some all-night
fun! The event starts at 9pm and lasts until 6am or later. Rock climbing,
games, obstacle courses and competitions are just some of the things that
will keep your crowd occupied through the night! Call the manager to reserve
a night for your group.
Iron Works - Berkeley
800 Potter Street, Berkeley, CA (Off Ashby and 7th near I-80)
(510) 981-9900
San Francisco Bay Area Council Office - San Leandro
SFBAC has a 30-foot climbing wall available for rent by units. Scouting units may make reservations for climbs on The Rock by completing a form available at their website. Please give at least one alternate choice of dates. Climb approvals are based on availability of instructors. Weekday climbs are available to begin at 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. Saturday climbs may begin at 9 a.m., noon, or 3:00 p.m. Cost for out-of-council units is $140 for group of 10, $15 for each additional climber. http://www.sfbac.org/facilities/fac_rock.cfm
Outdoor Rock Climbing Courses
Sierra Rock Climbing School. Phone (877)686-7625 Website: www.sierrarockclimbingschool.com/index.html Located just outside Yosemite. Classes range from half-day to five-day classes.
Yosemite Mountaineering School. Phone (209) 372-8344. Website: www.yosemitepark.com. Classes are offered daily for beginning and more advance climbers. Prices begin at $170 per person, $90 for two people and $80 for three people.
Mountain Adventures http://www.mtadventure.com/index.html
Outback Adventures Offers a wide range of classes in the Bay area. http://www.caladventures.com/OutbackAdventuresRockClimbing.htm
Last update Nov. 1, 2009