Bay Area Climbing Scene

Might be moving to there soon. What is the climbing scene like? How to people find partners? Thanks.

Lots of climbers around. If nothing else, spend a weekend in Yosemite and you'll meet plenty of other SF people. I'm always down for meeting up with new people to climb or ski (I'm north bay, but in the mountains pretty frequently)

Patrick

Lots of climbers, lots of some of the best gyms in the country. A few "local" crags but most of the good stuff is in Yosemite or Tahoe.

Yea us, The Stones , r moving there too! Psyched!

Lots of climbers here. Good gyms. I go to Planet Granite and love the different kinds of cracks these gyms have. From finger size to OWs. Belmont location has a chimney in addition to hand cracks/OW. Yosemite about 3.5-4.5 away (based on the driver lol). Tahoe has some great climbing as well. Access to Eastern Sierra...

Good comments above. And take up wind surfing. It's a lot closer.

TWK wrote:Good comments above. And take up wind surfing. It's a lot closer.

Some great kiteboarding too, and some great mtbing. Go down repack on a modern bike...then imagine doing it on a cruzer o.O

I did the Repack in the 80s, and then mtn bike access was becoming severely restricted, with enforced speed limits and similar nonsense. Is it still open?

TWK wrote:I did the Repack in the 80s, and though mtn bike access was now severely restricted, with enforced speed limits and similar nonsense. Is it still open?

lol enforcing mtb stuff in marin. Yeah it's still open, and you don't even have to poach it.

NorCalNomad wrote: lol enforcing mtb stuff in marin. Yeah it's still open, and you don't even have to poach it.

Good to hear, thanks. I moved out of state for a while, and lost track of the changes there. It was ludicrous when it was going on, bike cops crouching behind shrubberies with radar guns. Sierra clubbers pissing and moaning about "nearly" being hit by mtn bikes, cyclists taunting the Sierra clubbers. Madness all around.

It may be one of the best trails I've ever ridden.

TWK wrote: Good to hear, thanks. I moved out of state for a while, and lost track of the changes there. It was ludicrous when it was going on, bike cops crouching behind shrubberies with radar guns. Sierra clubbers pissing and moaning about "nearly" being hit by mtn bikes, cyclists taunting the Sierra clubbers. Madness all around. It may be one of the best trails I've ever ridden.

You need to get around to doing more riding then

NorCalNomad wrote: You need to get around to doing more riding then

I hear ya. I've done some stuff in Moab (Slickrock, White Rim), Colorado (St. Marys Glacier, Colorado Trail, Banana Belt Loop) and North Carolina (Tsali), and Goat Mtn out here in NorCal, some other stuff down in KY and TN. But I always really liked the Repack. So much history.

But I've moved on to other stuff now. My bike is out of date (so I am, LOL). I no longer like having to load up a bike and drive to use it. I'm back to local road biking. And now I've got a horse--that's like trying to ride a 1200 lb mtn bike with a contrary mind of its own. And kids, so I've got to pick and choose more now.

You went from not having to feed, clean up after, and a much cheaper means of recreation to... a horse... WHAT WENT THROUGH YOUR MIND MAN? :P

You're right. They eat cash and $hit work. But my wife found him abandoned and starving in a cattle pasture. Turns out he's a grandson of Seattle Slew, a Triple Crown winner, so WTF, it's something different. It's like trying to ride a rocket.

To Patrick,
It's pretty easy to find a partner when they keep showing up at the same crag on the same weekend:)
B

PatCleary wrote:Lots of climbers around. If nothing else, spend a weekend in Yosemite and you'll meet plenty of other SF people. I'm always down for meeting up with new people to climb or ski (I'm north bay, but in the mountains pretty frequently) Patrick