Bay Area Bouldering includes over 600 boulder problems within a 1.5 hour drive of San Francisco. Included are over 30 areas from North Coast, South Bay, East Bay and San Francisco. All the classic spots are in this book: Castle Rock, Indian Rock, Mickey's Beach as well as a number of lesser known spots on the North Coast. Sandstone, Schist, Rhyolite, Basalt and Chert are the most prevalent types of stone and each offers a very unique experience. This book includes everything from cruiser jug hauls on sandy beaches to sloper wrestling in lush forests. Author Chris Summit personally climbed and mapped almost every route to ensure the accuracy of the information Chris Summit, 37 years young, was born to climb but didn t find out until he was about 17. A Northern California native, he started climbing and bouldering with his friends on the local crags, Sugarloaf, Goat Rock and Mt. St Helena and was instantly addicted. Since then his natural desire has evolved into a passionate obsession, changing his life forever for the better. In his 17 years of climbing, Chris wrote the small guidebook for his hometown crags called The Wine Country Rocks and worked at the three North Bay climbing gyms setting routes, belaying and teaching indoor and out. He is currently employed at the brand new Rockzilla gym in Napa. He has done many first ascents of sport climbs, traditional climbs and boulder problems all over Northern California. His appetite for new, high quality, unique, and challenging rocks to climb used to drive him to travel far and wide. Now he travels less because he has found that what he is looking for is usually close to his front door. SuperTopo Includes everything from cruiser jug hauls on sandy beaches to sloper wrestling in lush forests The author, Chris Summit, personally climbed and mapped almost every route to ensure the accuracy of the information