Hi font9a,
Here are the top 11 destinations that are within 90 minutes of Menlo
Park. (I also included an additional one that is 2 hrs away.) All of
them, as well as many more that are slightly further away, are
described in great detail at http://www.climbingbayarea.com
I have provided a brief summary of all the info you asked for, but the
provided url for each climb gives much more detailed directions,
reviews, and specific rocks and routes up particular rocks. For
several spots, I could not find a specification for steep, vert, slab,
but the detailed climb descriptions (3 - 12 per rock) should provide
more than enough context for you to determine this. Please let me know
if this is not the case and I can attempt to provide clarification.
Ditto for driving directions.
At the end, I have also provided additional useful resources for
bouldering such as books and mailing lists.
Outdoor Destinations
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1. Beaver Street Wall, San Francisco
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/beaver_street_wall/
31.89 miles Total Estimated Time: 37 minutes
type: topropeable and trad
size: small
cliff type: "glasslike rock"
2. Castle Rock, near Saratoga
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/castle_rock/
21.8 miles Approximate Travel Time: 28 mins
type: sport, trad, boulding and top rope
size: big
cliff type: "sandstone"
3. Cragmont Park, Berkeley
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/cragmont_park/
Total Distance: 43.95 miles Total Estimated Time: 50 minutes
type: top rope
size: small
cliff type: "shorter slab routes"
4. Grizzly Peak Boulders, Berkely
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/grizzly_peak_boulders/
Total Distance: 40 miles Total Estimated Time: 50 minutes
type: "interesting traversy problems, in addition to a
few overhung routes on the large initial rock"
size: tiny
cliff type: "granite "
5. Indian Rock, Berkeley
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/indian_rock/
Total Distance: 40 miles Total Estimated Time: 50 minutes
type: unknown
size: small-medium
cliff type: steep & vertical
6. Red Rock Beach, aka "Mickey's Beach", Near Stinson Beach on the
north coast
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/mickey_s_beach/
Distance: 51.8 miles Approximate Travel Time: 1 hour 18 mins
type: bouldering
size: medium
cliff type: steep & vertical
other notes:
according to the GPS Rock climbing guide at:
http://www.colororange.com/cgi-bin/gps.cgi?page=californiaGPS.html#RedRockBeach
"probably the best hard sport climbing in the Bay Area and some
bouldering.
Its a beautiful clothing optional beach and a great place to climb
and
boulder without any clothes."
7. Mount Diablo
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/mount_diablo/
Distance: 45.3 miles Approximate Travel Time: 58 mins
type: trad, top rope, and sport, some bouldering
size: large
cliff type: steep & vertical
8. Mount St. Helena, near calistoga (too far I know but it had great
views!)
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/mount_st__helena/
Distance: 105.6 miles Approximate Travel Time: 2 hours
type: trad and sport
size: medium
cliff type: volcanic, varies by climb
9.Mount Tamalpais
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/mount_tamalpais/
Distance: 60 miles Approximate Travel Time: 1 hour 30 mins
type: toprope, trad
size: medium
cliff type: jagged volcanic rock, varies by climb
10.Remillard Park, Berkeley
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/remillard_park/
Total Distance: 40 miles Total Estimated Time: 50 minutes
type: top-rope
size: small
cliff type: steep & vertical
11. Ring Mountain (includes turtle rock, Marin near Tiburon
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/ring_mountain/
Distance: 38.9 miles Approximate Travel Time: 56 mins
type: bouldering and toprope
size: medium
cliff type: unknown
12. Sunol Regional Wilderness
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/db/sunol_regional_wilderness/
Distance: aprox 40 miles Approximate Travel Time: 60 mins
type: toprope
size: medium
cliff type: "wide variety of rock types"
Indoor Destinations
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Mission Cliffs
http://www.touchstoneclimbing.com/tours_mc.html
"50 ft. High Lead Wall
14,000 sq. ft. of Climbing Terrain
2,000 sq. ft. Innovative Dual-Level Bouldering
Over 40 Top and Lead Ropes"
Directions: Take 101 to the Cesar Chavez exit. Veer right on to
Potrero. Follow Potrero to 19th Street. Turn left on to 19th Street
and follow that to Harrison Street. We are at 2295 Harrison Street.
Sites that describe bay area rock climbing destinations:
climbingbayarea.com
http://www.climbingbayarea.com/rock/
GPS Rock climbing guide at:
http://www.colororange.com/cgi-bin/gps.cgi?page=californiaGPS.html
Other Useful Resources
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A comprehensive guide to books on bay area rock climbing can be found
at
vhttp://www.stanford.edu/~clint/ba/guides.htm
"Bouldering, Buildering and Climbing in the San Francisco Bay Region
(third edition)" is mentioned as a good bouldering resource book.
Bay Area Rock - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bayarearock/
San Francisco Bay area Discussion forum and Chat.
Search Terms Used: rock climbing San Francisco
Hope you have fun bouldering!
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