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Elevation: 10 ft 3 m
GPS: 38.23425, -122.44917
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Shared By: Justin Johnsen on Jan 5, 2016
Admins: Aron Quiter, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

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I followed guidebook author Chris Summit's lead to call the wild and rural areas in and around Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma Counties the Wine Country. The climbing here is mostly on the rolling hills of the coast ranges, sometimes right on the scenic coast.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Wine Country/Northeast Bay

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V3 6A
 37
● Vise Grip
Boulder
Salt Point SP > Shroom Boulder
V3 6A
 49
● The Bulge
Boulder
Nut Tree Boulders > … > Woodcrest Ridge… > Stonewall Rock
V3 6A
 30
● The Wave
Boulder
Salt Point SP > Secrets > Wave
V4 6B
 73
● Tufatafoni Traverse
Boulder
Salt Point SP > Call Box Rocks > Stoney Whiteboots Bou…
V4 6B
 86
● Triceratops
Boulder
Salt Point SP > Secrets > Triceratops Boulder
V4 6B
 19
● Gerstle Cove Roof
Boulder
Salt Point SP > Gerstle Cove
V6 7A
 29
● Fort Rosstafarian
Boulder
Ft Ross > Main Boulder
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 65
● Hailstone Arete
Sport
Mt St Helena > Satellite Rocks > Hailstone Rock
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 65
● Peg Leg
Sport, TR
Salt Point SP > Shipwreck Wall
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 35
● Pipeline
Sport
Mt St Helena > Near Side
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 45
● b. boy bypass
Sport
Mt St Helena > Bubble
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 35
● Tiny Dancer
Sport
Mt St Helena > Blind Man's Blu… > Blind Man's Bluff
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 31
● Baby Driver
Sport
Mt St Helena > Blind Man's Blu… > Blind Man's Bluff
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 64
● Beast of Burden
Sport
Mt St Helena > Bear
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 14
● Jason and the Argonauts
Sport
Mt St Helena > Bear
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Vise Grip Salt Point SP > Shroom Boulder
 37
V3 6A Boulder
● The Bulge Nut Tree Boulders > … > Woodcrest Ridge… > Stonewall Rock
 49
V3 6A Boulder
● The Wave Salt Point SP > Secrets > Wave
 30
V3 6A Boulder
● Tufatafoni Traverse Salt Point SP > Call Box Rocks > Stoney Whiteboots Bou…
 73
V4 6B Boulder
● Triceratops Salt Point SP > Secrets > Triceratops Boulder
 86
V4 6B Boulder
● Gerstle Cove Roof Salt Point SP > Gerstle Cove
 19
V4 6B Boulder
● Fort Rosstafarian Ft Ross > Main Boulder
 29
V6 7A Boulder
● Hailstone Arete Mt St Helena > Satellite Rocks > Hailstone Rock
 65
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport
● Peg Leg Salt Point SP > Shipwreck Wall
 65
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport, TR
● Pipeline Mt St Helena > Near Side
 35
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● b. boy bypass Mt St Helena > Bubble
 45
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Tiny Dancer Mt St Helena > Blind Man's Blu… > Blind Man's Bluff
 35
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Baby Driver Mt St Helena > Blind Man's Blu… > Blind Man's Bluff
 31
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Beast of Burden Mt St Helena > Bear
 64
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Jason and the Argonauts Mt St Helena > Bear
 14
5.12b/c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
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Eric Berghorn and Jerry Dodrill on upper face, Smash n Grab 5.11c/d.<br> Photo Credit: Jim Thornburg
Eric Berghorn and Jerry Dodrill on upper face,…
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Dave on Gimme My Forty Sucka, Hidden Boulder
Dave on Gimme My Forty Sucka, Hidden Boulder
 28
Pulling pumpy pockets with Napa in the background. photo by Dylan Sjoestrom
Pulling pumpy pockets with Napa in the backgrou…
 17
Great Route. Photo: Kyle Turner.
Great Route. Photo: Kyle Turner.
 12
We found ourselves over a rising tide beside the setting sun. It was extraordinary. PC: j cox
We found ourselves over a rising tide beside th…
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A panorama of the main climbing area. Sunset Face on the left, Pelican Arete on the right.
A panorama of the main climbing area. Sunset F…
 6
Totally living a dream right now.
Totally living a dream right now.
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Jenner Headlands Preserve, Wine Country <br> <br> Photo by Jon Northrup
Jenner Headlands Preserve, Wine Country Phot…
 2
wine country
wine country
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Buddhas Underbelly
Buddhas Underbelly
 1
Old Ladder route on The Bubble, just above second clip
Old Ladder route on The Bubble, just above seco…
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The view of some of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park from a moving car driving back to Santa Rosa. As mentioned in the intro, it's a deceptive view: most of the rock in the picture is completely rotten. There's still some good climbing and bouldering there though!
The view of some of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park…
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