Stanford Climbing Resource Page

~~~~~~~~~~ This website is currently under construction ~~~~~~~~~~

Communication

Climbing Directory
This is a list of contact information and climbing experience of Stanford (rock) climbers and aspirers who are interested in meeting others of similar ilk. The directory is currently unaffiliated with any other student group. While this list is open only to members of the Stanford community, anyone can subscribe to the email list and other directories (see below).
Climbing@Lists.Stanford.EDU
You can also keep in touch with other climbers by subscribing to, and making use of, this mailing list. Use e-mail to send out announcements to set up trips, find new climbing partners, and arrange car pools. For help subscribing to stanford email lists, send a message to majordomo@lists.stanford.edu with the word "help" as the body of the email.
There is not currently a Stanford climbing newsgroup.

Campus Clubs & Groups

Redwood Outdoor Club
The Redwood Club has a climbing group which runs a variety of climbing trips including instructional trips at all levels, plus formal and informal climbing trips throughout california and beyond. Redwood also has climbing gear availible for rent to Stanford students, faculty, etc.
The Outdoor Education Program (OEP)
OEP is a group of volunteer students who teach the Introduction to Wilderness Skills Class (GES7) through the Geology Department. The class covers minimum impact skills, wilderness travel, geology, ecology and much more. There is typically one (of 4) trips devoted to climbing each quarter. Enrollment is limited and the class is very popular so people usually sleep out the night before sign ups.

Local Climbing Areas

Crag Name	Info	Travel Time
Stevens Canyon Boulder	5 or 6 very short but fun climbs, mostly 5.10-11	30 min
Castle Rock	About 50-60 climbs, mostly 40-50 feet, plus bouldering	45 min
Mt Diablo	About 10-15 good climbs, 70-80 feet, bad traffic on weekdays	90 min
Pinnacles	Large winter area with weird, fun, but dangerously soft "rock"	2 hr
Mickey¹s Beach	Small seaside area with a few 5.10-13 sport routes	2.5 hr
Grotto	Small area on good basalt, sport and trad, good spring/fall	3 hr
Donner Summit	Large collection of granite crags, easy access, 7000¹	3.5 hr
Sugarloaf	Granite pinnacle, harder trad and slab climbs, 4500¹	3.5 hr
Phantom Spires	South-facing granite crags, giant knobs, variety, 5000¹	3 hr 45 min
Calaveras Dome	Big area with easy winter slabs, hard big summer climbs	3 hr 45 min
Yosemite Valley	The world¹s best climbing area, some hard winter climbs	3 hr 45 min
Lover¹s Leap	Large granite wall with fun, juggy trad climbs, north facing	4 hr
Southern Yosemite	Large, lesser known domes, good spring/fall	4 hr
Tuolumne Meadows	High country of Yosemite, endless beautiful climbs	4.5 hr
Courtwright Reservoir	Huge, rarely visited granite domes	5 hr
The Needles	Amazing crack & run-out face climbing with long daily hike	5 hr
Clark Canyon	Pocketed summer sport climbing, lots of bouldering nearby	5.5 hr
Owens River Gorge	Best sport climbing in the U.S. for 5.8-5.11, huge	6 hr (8 winter)
Bishop area bouldering	Best in U.S., year-round, dozens of areas	6 hr (8 winter)
Domelands	Massive collection of rarely-visited domes in southern Sierras	6 hr
New Jack City	Sport climbing area, warm in winter	6.5 hr
Wagonwheel boulders	Big granite bouldering area, motorcycles on wknds	6.5 hr
Great Falls Basin	Joshua-Tree like area, warm but isolated	7 hr
Castle Crags	Spectacular spires in northern California, long approach hikes	7 hr
Joshua Tree	Giant area with 6000 climbs, the winter climbing destination	8.5 hr
Red Rocks	Sandstone next to Vegas, all types of climbing, up to 18 pitch	10 hr (or fly!)

Books

Nothing in this category yet...

Buildering

Nothing in this category yet...

Gyms

Stanford Climbing Wall
- Free admitance to anyone affiliated with Stanford!
Planet Granite
- Sunnyvalle
- 14,000+ square feet
- Fully textured and contoured walls (about as close as plastic can get to the real thing)
- Equipment Rentals
- Climbing Classes
- Well Stocked Gear Shop
Mission Cliffs
City Rock
Twister's Rock Gym
- 2639 Terminal Blvd.
  Mountain View, CA
  (415) 967-5581
Pacific Edge
- 104 Bronson St #12
  Santa Cruz, CA 95062
  (408) 454-9254
And if that is not enough start surfing for gyms all over the nation.

Rock Shoe Resoling

A poll of local experience taken in February, 1996 resulted in the following advice for getting your shoes resoled. Most places will give you your choice of rubber if you ask. Also, of course, you can just buy a resole kit and do it yourself, if you're handy and well equipped.

The overwhelmingly most recommended option is to send your shoes off to:

The Rubber Room
175B N Main St.
Bishop, CA 93514
(760)872-1363
resole@rubberroomresoles.com
www.rubberroomresoles.com

They do a an excellent job, but if you're mailing, it'll take you about 2.5 weeks to get your shoes back. Price: approx. $15/$25 for half/full sole.

Many people send their shoes further afield to:

Rock & Resole
2500 N. 47th St. #11
Boulder, CO 80301
(303)444-7411
toll free: 1-800-274-0414 and ask for Rock & Resole

for the excellent work and 24-hour turnaround time. Cost is about $20/$32 for half/full soles.

Excellent shoe repair is also performed by:

Dave Page
3509 Evanston Av. North
Seattle, WA 98103
1-800-252-1229

and

Barry's Resoles
1535 Pico
Clovis, CA 93611-4514

More locally, try

Barry Bates, at REI Saratoga (customer service dep't).

or, as gbarnes@charles.stanford.edu points out:

A local guy from Santa Cruz does resoles through Planet Granite and Twister's Gym; he picks shoes up from Planet Granite and Twister's on Wednesdays before opening and drops them off the next week - so, if you drop them off Tuesday you'll get them back in 8 days. You don't need to climb at either of the gyms to use this service.

Locals

This section is to list nearby climbers of note or interest, especially those with www pages. Do you know someone on campus or in the area who could be profiled here?

Tuan's Mountaineering Page The superb web site of a (local) climber-photographer.
Prof. Jerome Yesavage, a professor in the School of Medicine, made some early climbs in Yosemite.
Clint Cummins, a prolific local climber with many first ascents (ice) in the NE USA and (rock) in Yosemite Valley, and goodness knows what/where else (he doesn't boast much!), works right on campus! He is also an encyclopaedia of climbing.
Prof. Dennis Bird (Geology) used to be a Valley Rat!!
John Rawlings is a reference librarian in Green Library and has written a history of the Stanford Alpine Club, with many exquisitely reproduced photographs. In 2000 Green opened an exhibit based on the book, and a beautiful online preview is available!

Local Guide Books

There are a number of FREE online guidebooks to areas which include some nearby places.

Other Resources

For a list of local stores, see the Redwood Shopping Page. Please give comments and info on these and other local places.
There are many other sites on the web to do with climbing, so you should browse elsewhere, too, for things not related especially to the Stanford climbing community. Try Yahoo to find links to the Climbing Archive, the climbing dictionary, the Waddington Gallery, and everything else related to climbing. Finally, some nice online magazines are Climbing Magazine, Rock and Ice, and Outside Online.
Climbing Insurance: The organisation World Climbing Association has taken it upon itself to insure climbers against injury, damage, evacuation, etc.
The American Safe Climbing Association replaces bad bolts. It's new and was created by Chris McNamara, a local climber. The new Director of the ASCA is a Stanford grad, Greg Barnes, and if you're interested in learning how to replace bad bolts, email him at greg@safeclimbing.org. In fact, if you find bad bolts that need to be replaced, anywhere in the U.S., email the details (as specific as possible) to Greg. Thanks!

Created by Christopher Paul Barrington-Leigh, 1997.
Administrated as of 2000 by Dan Kroymann
Last modified June 10, 2001 20:45