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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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380 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
 46
● Intuition
Boulder
Mt Tamalpais > Mt Tam Boulders > Bootjack Boulders
V8 7B
 27
● Little Wing (Sit)
Boulder
Mickey's Beach > Stinson Beach > Are You Experienced B…
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 59
● Micro Aggression
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 38
● Toxic Masculinity
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 83
● Sign Language
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Egg
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13
 109
● Egghead
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Egg
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
 52
● The Bronze Hog
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Vent 5 > Vent #5
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 64
● Mogolef
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Motown
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 54
● Courtney
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 50
● The Choss Whisperer
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Motown
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 59
● Sex Porpoises
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 45
● Better Than Sex.... Porpoises
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Emperor Boulder
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 14
● Scorpio Rising
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c
 13
● Naked and Disfigured
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c
 5
● Mickey's Beach Arete
Sport
Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Intuition Mt Tamalpais > Mt Tam Boulders > Bootjack Boulders
 46
V4 6B Boulder
● Little Wing (Sit) Mickey's Beach > Stinson Beach > Are You Experienced B…
 27
V8 7B Boulder
● Micro Aggression Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 59
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● Toxic Masculinity Mickey's Beach > Kim's gym (aka Kym's…
 38
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
 109
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c PG13 Sport
● The Bronze Hog Mickey's Beach > Vent 5 > Vent #5
 52
5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c Sport
● Mogolef Mickey's Beach > Motown
 64
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Courtney Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 54
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● The Choss Whisperer Mickey's Beach > Motown
 50
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
● Sex Porpoises Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 59
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Better Than Sex.... Porpoises Mickey's Beach > Emperor Boulder
 45
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
● Naked and Disfigured Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 13
5.13a 7c+ 29 IX+ 29 E6 6c Sport
● Mickey's Beach Arete Mickey's Beach > Main Rock
 5
5.13b 8a 29 IX+ 30 E7 6c Sport
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Marisa Fienup, of Ventura, California, climbs the south face of Leaning Tower. Staying right on thin edges yields a line closer to 5.8 **.<br> www.EarthworksImagery.com
Marisa Fienup, of Ventura, California, climbs t…
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Me on the Northwest Face (closest side to the Stinson Beach parking lot) of the Old Woman Boulder
Me on the Northwest Face (closest side to the S…
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