Rock Climb Activities

Canyon along Route 6 just west of the town of Golden known for its abundance of sport climbs

A premier rock climbing destination about 25 miles north of Bend. Its jagged peaks of basalt attract rock climbers from around the world. Considered to be the birthplace of American sport climbing, it has over 1,000 bolted climbing routes. Its stunning location in the Crooked River Gorge also makes it an ideal place for hiking or mountain biking along its many miles of trails.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Crossroads Bellevue Mall.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Cliff located just north of the Valley off Route 120. Park right after the tunnel and hike down a pretty precarious trail to the base of the cliff.

Very popular climbing area near Camp 4 in Yosemite Valley with lots of easily top-roped, short, moderate routes.

A premier rock climbing destination about 25 miles north of Bend. Its jagged peaks of basalt attract rock climbers from around the world. Considered to be the birthplace of American sport climbing, it has over 1,000 bolted climbing routes. Its stunning location in the Crooked River Gorge also makes it an ideal place for hiking or mountain biking along its many miles of trails.

Sport climbing on the World Wall I wall

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Popular climbing area on the north side of the Valley, near Camp 4 and Lower Yosemite Falls

Climbing area located on the north side of the Valley, halfway between Yosemite Village and the Ahwahnee Hotel

Rock climbing area on the north side of the Valley, just east of El Capitan.

Climbing area on the southeastern side of the Valley. The Apron is a massive granite slab that slopes upward towards Glacier Point, and it is considered to have some of the best slab climbing in the Valley.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

A premier rock climbing destination about 25 miles west of Las Vegas. Its beautiful red sandstone cliffs attract rock climbers from around the world. Considered to be one of the top five climbing destinations in the United States, it has more than 2,000 climbing routes from short sport routes to big 20-pitch outings.

Popular climbing area with a great selection of single pitch routes on mostly good rock with little to no approach.

Popular climbing area on the north side of the Valley, near Camp 4 and Lower Yosemite Falls

Popular cliff to the right of Lower Yosemite Falls with some good cracks and face climbs.

Rock climbing area on the north side of the Valley, just east of El Capitan. Herb and the boys did Nutcracker, a 5-pitch climb to the top.

Climbing area located on the north side of the Valley, halfway between Yosemite Village and the Ahwahnee Hotel

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Peak in the Mayacamas Mountains with flanks in Napa, Sonoma, and Lake counties. Overlooking Napa Valley, Mount St. Helena is about the most scenic climbing in the Bay Area. Llike much of the rock in the Pacific Northwest, it is volcanic, and as a result rather rough on the hands and scattered with huecos, which are pockets formed by volcanic bubbles

Steep 10 mile long canyon just north of Bishop that is a very popular destination for rock climbing. With 416 sport-climbing and 52 trad routes it is California’s most concentrated sport climbing area. The climbing is on volcanic tuff and features edges, pockets and cracks. The most popular walls are located in the Central Gorge – Warm Up Wall, the Pub, the Social Platform, and the Great Wall of China, which feature tons of 5.8 to 5.11 sport routes.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Another popular bouldering destination, just north of Bishop in an area where the floor of the Owens Valley rises abruptly, forming a 300 foot-high volcanic plateau. Along the southern tip of the plateau there are numerous canyons and washes containing thousands of boulders. The Happy Boulder area with 418 routes and the Sad Boulder area with 187 routes are the most popular.

Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Climbing crag in Tuolumne Meadows with dozens of crack climbs ranging from 5.7 to 5.11. The crag is reached via a 1.5 mile hike from the trailhead across from Tenaya Lake.

Climbing area in Tuolumne Meadows set in a beautiful canyon. The parking is just past Olmsted Point at a dirt turnout near the mouth of the canyon.

Test Premier rock climbing gym located in the Presidio by the Golden Gate Bridge, with tremendous views of Crissy field.

Small climbing gym with very challenging routes

Climbing area just a short distance south of Truckee. Getting there requires driving 5.2 miles on bumpy Forest Road 06. It is best known for a collection of sport bolted volcanic crags.

Climbing area located along Donner Pass Road near several old Central Pacific Railroad snowsheds with both trad and sport routes. Much of the area can be top roped by hiking around either side of the formation.

Small climbing gym with very challenging routes

Iowa’s largest indoor climbing and training facility. With more than 10,000 square feet of climbing, 200 routes and problems, a fitness room, and a yoga studio

Indoor rock climbing gym in Millbrook (near Salt Lake City) known for its inspiring wall designs

Popular climbing area on the north side of the Valley, near Camp 4 and Lower Yosemite Falls

Popular cliff to the right of Lower Yosemite Falls with some good cracks and face climbs.

Indoor rock climbing gym in Mission Valley, just north of San Diego

One of Yosemite’s classic freestanding boulders. The huge slab is about 30 feet long and 10 to 14 foot high

Boulder area along the Four Mile Trail with classic mid-range problems (V4 to V8)

A long, fairly low stretch of wall behind the Yosemite Chapel, which has many great sport climbs. Since the wall is north facing, it is shaded for most of the day.

Boulder in area on north side of Highway 120 on the eastern end of Tenaya Lake

3-pitch, 5.10c trad climb up the classic Direct Northwest Face route

Climbing area above El Portal Road known for containing some of the world’s best crack climbs. The climbs of the day included the 5.10c Outer Limits and 5.12a Cookie Monster.

The Kor Problem, a V3 techy face climb on the east side of Camp 4, and of course an attempt at Midnight Lightning (V8), the most famous bouldering problem in the world and an iconic part of the history of Yosemite rock climbing.

Practice wall with anchors already set up on the top, allowing for setting up a top rope without leading the climb. There are several routes along the wall varying in difficulty from 5.6 to 5.9.

Our old home rock climbing gym back in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

State of the art climbing gym in Springfield, Missouri

New Mexico's largest indoor rock climbing gym. It is located near I40 in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bouldering in "The Outbacks" and on the "Bachar Boulder." Climbing on "The Blob" and "Intersection Rock"

Trad and Sport climbing on the Tumbling Rock Formation

Great bouldering gym in Munich Ost

Rainy day bouldering in the tiny, but very challenging Sportzentrum gym. It cost us 21 francs each for a bouldering pass and climbing shoes.

Climbing crag in Tuolumne Meadows with dozens of crack climbs ranging from 5.7 to 5.11. The crag is reached via a 1.5 mile hike from the trailhead across from Tenaya Lake.

Climbing area in Tuolumne Meadows set in a beautiful canyon. The parking is just past Olmsted Point at a dirt turnout near the mouth of the canyon.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Tommy an Erin climb a multi-pitch Bishop classic wall

The Alabama Hills are a vast expanse of coarse orange and brown high desert granite or quartz monzonite towers, with many of its 300+ climbing routes found just feet away from'where you park your car. The area is also famous as being the setting for many of Hollywood's greatest westerns.

The Alabama Hills are a vast expanse of coarse orange and brown high desert granite or quartz monzonite towers, with many of its 300+ climbing routes found just feet away from'where you park your car. The area is also famous as being the setting for many of Hollywood's greatest westerns.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Beautiful canyon nestled between Mount Tom and the Wheeler Crest.This is just one of the many climbing areas near Bishop, but it alone has over 630 routes, including multi-pitch trad climbs and one of the largest collections of sport climbs in the state.

Steep 10 mile long canyon just north of Bishop that is a very popular destination for rock climbing. With 416 sport-climbing and 52 trad routes it is California’s most concentrated sport climbing area. The climbing is on volcanic tuff and features edges, pockets and cracks. The most popular walls are located in the Central Gorge – Warm Up Wall, the Pub, the Social Platform, and the Great Wall of China, which feature tons of 5.8 to 5.11 sport routes.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Another popular bouldering destination, just north of Bishop in an area where the floor of the Owens Valley rises abruptly, forming a 300 foot-high volcanic plateau. Along the southern tip of the plateau there are numerous canyons and washes containing thousands of boulders. The Happy Boulder area with 418 routes and the Sad Boulder area with 187 routes are the most popular.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Beautiful canyon nestled between Mount Tom and the Wheeler Crest.This is just one of the many climbing areas near Bishop, but it alone has over 630 routes, including multi-pitch trad climbs and one of the largest collections of sport climbs in the state.

Beautiful canyon nestled between Mount Tom and the Wheeler Crest.This is just one of the many climbing areas near Bishop, but it alone has over 630 routes, including multi-pitch trad climbs and one of the largest collections of sport climbs in the state.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

One of California’s premier bouldering destinations, located southwest of Bishop along the western edge of the Owens Valley. These massive glacial erratic boulders sit in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada under an impressive backdrop of high peaks just a mere four miles to the west. There are 243 bouldering routes, many of which top out at over 20 feet.

Another popular bouldering destination, just north of Bishop in an area where the floor of the Owens Valley rises abruptly, forming a 300 foot-high volcanic plateau. Along the southern tip of the plateau there are numerous canyons and washes containing thousands of boulders. The Happy Boulder area with 418 routes and the Sad Boulder area with 187 routes are the most popular.

Hang out with Tommy, Erin, and friends while they climbed various boulders in the Valley and a sport climb behind the Yosemite Chapel

Spectating while Andrew and Tommy and their wives bouldered in Camp 4 and the Ahwahnee Boulders