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// Rock climbing · California

Climbing at Puppy Boulders

36 boulders on 7 walls, V0–V11. In California. When the rock grips hour by hour, topos and people to climb with, in the app.

Boulders
36
Walls
7
Grades
V0–V11
Style
Bouldering
Best season (estimated)
March–May · September–October
// The grades

What grades are there?

Boulders by grade

From V0 to V11. Half are between V1 and V3.

Each climb counts at its grade; ungraded ones are left out. In the app you can switch to French, UIAA, British or Font grades.

// The walls

Sun and shade

Mostly south-facing: sun for much of the day. A winter crag; in summer, go early or late.

North1 sectorNortheast0 sectorsEast0 sectorsSoutheast0 sectorsSouth3 sectorsSouthwest3 sectorsWest0 sectorsNorthwest0 sectors

Estimated best season: March–May · September–October. Worked out from each wall's aspect and the latitude; the app fine-tunes it with what climbers log.

Friction ScoreHow the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall. In the app, for every crag on the map. See it in the app →ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE

// From the air

Puppy Boulders from above

Aerial photo of the Puppy Boulders area
7 walls in this area. Each one, with its approach and topo, in the app. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain).
// Where it is

On the map

Puppy BouldersUSGS
CALIFORNIA · 200 CRAGS WITHIN 25 MI · Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain).
// Nearby

Crags nearby

// The Friction Score for every crag

Climb more. Guess less.

When the rock grips, hour by hour and wall by wall; topos, your logbook and people to climb with. In your units (°F or °C) and your grades (YDS or French). The social side is free, always.

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