Central Coast Climbing
Based in San Luis Obispo, CA
 
P-Wall Center Excerpt (0.2MB)
Click the picture above to download the topo and description for the center of P-Wall (includes P-Crack). Send me an e-mail if you want the full e-Guide.

"Writing about climbing is boring. I would rather go climbing."  Chuck Pratt

 

"The best training was to go to the pub, drink 5 quarts of beer, and talk about climbing."  Ron Fawcett

 

"I don't want to write about climbing; I don't want talk about it; I don't want to photograph it; I don't want to think about it; all I want to do is do it."   Chuck Pratt

Topos & e-Guides
These are updated constantly. Be sure to check back regularly.
Bishop Peak e-Guide Excerpt (1.9MB)
Click the cover pic above to download an excerpt from the latest Bishop Peak Electronic or "e-Guide". The file is 1.9 Megabytes and is in PDF format. I am in the process of editing the latest version and will post the full guide as soon as it's completed. The new Bishop Peak e-Guide will include updated topos, new routes, new link-ups, and lots of other great stuff.

Looking for the rest of the Bishop Peak e-Guide? Send me an e-mail with the text "BISHOP PEAK E-GUIDE WANTED". I'll send you the full version of the "Old" Guide from June 2010 and put you on my newsletter list so you'll know when the update is available. Click HERE to send me an e-mail.
Bishop Peak Summit Routes - Click the image below to get a photo topo of the routes at the Bishop Peak "True Summit".
Courtright e-Guide in Progress (3.7MB)
Yes, I know Courtright is a long way from the Central Coast but it's one of the closest Sierra climbing destinations so we coast dwellers tend to head up there during the summer. Click the picture above and download a map of the area and some topos for "A Little Nukey".
Unfinished Pinnacles Mini Guide (2MB)
Sespe Gorge e-Guide (2.4 MB)
Sespe Gorge e-Guide now available for free! Download by clicking the picture above (2.4 MB).
Bishop Peak Bouldering Guide (3MB)
Click the picture above to download the FREE! Bishop Peak Bouldering Guide prepared by SLO Local Austin Moore. Originally offered by the Dr. Topo website (which sadly no longer exists). Now offered here for free! Be sure to thank Austin if you run into him.

NOTE! The bouldering guide is meant to be printed out double-sided, folded and stapled to form a book.
The Fortress - Mt. Project Info. (10 MB)
Sespe Gorge - The Fortress: I gathered most of the relevant info. from Mt. Project and put it all into one place. It's sort of like an e-Guide but a lot less organized. Download the info. by clicking on the image above.
Needles Mini-Guide (10MB)
I scoured the web for topos on the Needles then gathered them all into a single PDF. To download it, click the pic above.
Cabrillo e-Guide - Sample
The Cabrillo e-Guide is nearly complete! Click the picture above and get a sample (5 MB). If you want a free copy of the full e-Guide send me an e-mail. Be sure to send me any edits you might have.
A few of the former Bishop Peak Guides include a guide by Dwight Kroll and James Blench in 1978, an update by Kroll in 1979, a guide by Peter H. Gulyash in 1982, an update by Gulyash in 1986, a guide by Ken Klis in 1990, a guide by Steve Tucker and Kevin Steele in 1994 and various guides by Tom Slater (the last update was done in 2006). The Tucker Steele Guide can be found in various used on line bookstores. Try Chessler Books and Amazon.com. The Slater guide is still in print and available at Mt. Air Sports in Downtown SLO, Chessler Books, REI.com, and Fixehardware.com. By clicking the links below you can download copies of the self published guides from Kroll, Gulyash & Klis.
1. Kroll/Blench - SLO Area Happy Climbs - 1978 (less than 1MB)
2. Kroll - Off the Wall II - 1979 (less than 1MB)
3. Gulyash - Off the Wall III - 1982 (7.7 MB)
4. Gulyash - Completely Off the Wall - 1986 (4.6 MB)
5. Klis - Bishop's Peak and Environs - 1990 (4.2 MB)