The Creamery Bouldering

The Creamery has been climbed over the decades by at least a small handful of intrepid locals, but no substantial development occurred till the Summer of 2013. I had been eyeing the boulders below the old Monastery (burned in the Tea Fire) for years, and after taking a long, hard look at the vegetated hillside, I finally mustered the gumption to explore. Paydirt!

This place isn't as large as the Brickyard, but the rock is generally better, or, in some cases MUCH better. The climbing varies dramatically from low-ball butt-draggers to tall, proud, technical faces. Grades range from V0 to V12(and up), with a pretty good dispersion of difficulty. There's something for everyone here.

After talking to some other locals (namely Kelly Lindsay), I found out that this secret paradise was referred to by some as The Scorpion Boulders. In the interest of clarity, and with respect to the psyche of the dedicated crew that helped me develop this area, the boulderfield was dubbed The Creamery, and many of the problems vaunt ice-cream, freezer-appliance, dessert, or confectionary titles. Why? Because at the time we started climbing there, I had just finished doing all the metal-work for the new McConnell's Ice Cream store in downtown SB. Their frozen cream dominates the world with its goodness.

Currently, we are putting up new problems every week or so, and there's room for more development. I'll be posting as promptly as I can, but in the meantime I wanted to at least get some word out.

Access note: the property above the Creamery is private. I don't know how far down the hillside their property-line continues, but consider it prudent to not rile the locals. Approach the Creamery from Rattlesnake trail, and don't try to drive in from the top.