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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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382 Total Climbs

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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
 49
Intuition
Boulder
V8 7B
 30
Little Wing (Sit)
Boulder
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 60
Micro Aggression
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 41
Toxic Masculinity
Sport
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 83
Sign Language
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 110
Egghead
Sport
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 55
The Bronze Hog
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 70
Mogolef
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 55
Courtney
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 54
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
 14
Scorpio Rising
Sport
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b
 22
The Emperor's New Clothes
Sport
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 9
Holy Mackerel
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Intuition Mt Tamalpais > Mt Tam Boulders > Bootjack Boulders
 49
V4 6B Boulder
Little Wing (Sit) Mickey's Beach > Stinson Beach > Are You Experienced B…
 30
V8 7B Boulder
Micro Aggression Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 60
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
Toxic Masculinity Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 41
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
 110
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
The Bronze Hog Mickey's Beach > Vent 5 > Vent #5
 55
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
Mogolef Mickey's Beach > Motown
 70
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Courtney Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 55
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
The Choss Whisperer Mickey's Beach > Motown
 54
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
 14
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
The Emperor's New Clothes Mickey's Beach > Emperor Boulder
 22
5.12d 7c 28 IX 28 E6 6b Sport
Holy Mackerel Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 9
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
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