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Elevation: 508 ft 155 m
GPS: 38.01272, -122.78123
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Mickey's Beach is the crown jewel of Marin, offering a variety of scenic sport climbs right off the ocean ranging from 5.6 to 5.14. Mt Tam offers easy climbs in a beautiful setting, providing opportunities to lead your first trad route or set up a top rope for new climbers. Looking for bouldering? Ring Mountain has a variety of excellent problems.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Marin/Northwest Bay Area

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V4 6B
 50
Intuition
Boulder
V7 7A+
 14
Bonum Vitae
Boulder
V8 7B
 32
Little Wing (Sit)
Boulder
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 61
Micro Aggression
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 42
Toxic Masculinity
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 83
Sign Language
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 111
Egghead
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 57
The Bronze Hog
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 72
Mogolef
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 56
Courtney
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 55
The Choss Whisperer
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 60
Sex Porpoises
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 46
Better Than Sex.... Porpoises
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 15
Scorpio Rising
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 23
The Emperor's New Clothes
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Intuition Mt Tamalpais > Mt Tam Boulders > Bootjack Boulders
 50
V4 6B Boulder
Bonum Vitae Mt Tamalpais > Mt Tam Boulders > Ravine Boulder
 14
V7 7A+ Boulder
Little Wing (Sit) Mickey's Beach > Stinson Beach > Are You Experienced B…
 32
V8 7B Boulder
Micro Aggression Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 61
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Toxic Masculinity Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 42
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Sign Language Mickey's Beach > Egg
 83
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Sport
Egghead Mickey's Beach > Egg
 111
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
The Bronze Hog Mickey's Beach > Vent 5 > Vent #5
 57
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Mogolef Mickey's Beach > Motown
 72
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Courtney Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 56
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Choss Whisperer Mickey's Beach > Motown
 55
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Sex Porpoises Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 60
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Better Than Sex.... Porpoises Mickey's Beach > Emperor Boulder
 46
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
Scorpio Rising Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 15
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
The Emperor's New Clothes Mickey's Beach > Emperor Boulder
 23
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
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