Redwood Burl is a compact yet comprehensive guide to the extensive climbing in northwest California. The college town of Arcata is the center of a universe of incredible but little-known climbing and bouldering.
Sea cliffs, sea lions, river-polished boulders, immense redwoods, hidden limestone caves, and enough climbing to keep you busy for a lifetime. It's a paradise. For years, insider climbers on road trips have visited the limestone of the Trinity Aretes and the sea overhangs of Promontory, declaring them some of the best sport climbing sites in California.
This book fully documents these gems and presents dozens of other excellent cliffs that have remained under the radar... until now!
Specifications:
- Author: Evan Wisheropp
- Publisher: Wolverine Publishing
- Year of Publication: 2022
- Edition: 1st
- Number of Pages: 396 in color
Included Areas:
- Coastal areas from Arcata to Crescent City, including Moonstone Beach, Sue-meg (formerly Patrick’s Point) State Park, Lost Rocks, Promontory
- More fun on Highway 101 heading south, from Santa Rosa to Arcata
- 80 pages of cliffs on Highway 299 - Land of the Lost, Cold Springs, Trinity Aretes, and many more
- Stunning cliffs of Highways 36 and 3, including the Caverns, Hayfork Haven, Marble Caves
- The adventurous region of Siskiyou County, including Cecilville Bluffs and Lover’s Leap limestone
- Many previously undocumented cliffs and adventures galore!
About the Author
Evan Wisheropp has an almost unreasonable love for climbing and an insatiable desire to open new routes. In his quest to explore everything that northwest California has to offer, he has climbed more than 1300 local routes (over 80% of the routes in this book), as well as cleaned, developed, bolted, or replaced more than 400 routes. It truly is a labor of love - he has invested over $20,000 in the climbing infrastructure described in this guide!
Evan doesn't spend all his time working with his power drill. He also uses his camera to create beautiful images that bring the guide to life. You can see some of his professional work here. He and his wife Amanda work and live in Arcata. If you see a guy with a drill, say hello! It might be Evan.