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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 21, 2008 - 03:56pm PT
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Anyone have this? I'd like to see the note in the Basecamp section, and any photos, submitted by Joe Nickerson, which according to Marc Jensen's 1988 bay area climbing guide, introduced climbers to Goat Rock, near Jenner, CA. I'd like to establish a starting point for when climbers started visiting this location.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 04:13pm PT
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Debbie (my wife) grew up in Santa Rosa and did go out once or twice climbing in the late 60s early 70s. The climbing clique at her high school went to Mt. St. Helena, she says the only time you'd hear someone climbing Goat Rock was when they were plucked off by the Coast Guard...
...presumably not climbers. Her verdict is that it was too chossy.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2008 - 04:18pm PT
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There's a climbing area called Sunset Boulders in a sheep pasture near Goat Rock.
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 04:20pm PT
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I was out there bouldering once, people were top roping too...
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ninjah
Trad climber
mammoth lakes, ca
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Dec 21, 2008 - 04:34pm PT
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I got that mag, and it said that the sunset boulders were discovered in 1981 by joe nickerson who spent 20 hours cleaning an sending, IT talks about 30 to 40 routes 45ft high! good five tens,fransican type rock, but sorry no photos joe nickerson po box 201, duncan's mills, ca 95430
I wonder if that address is still good???? 1985 ?? to current. NOT likely,
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BluntMan
Gym climber
Wild Omar, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 05:13pm PT
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We used to scramble up a narrow steep trail to the top of Goat Rock in the 60's. We were there to surf at Goat Rock or the River Mouth but on blown-out or crappy days, we'd venture to the top of Goat Rock...great views. I wasn't climbing then but I remember that there was a history of some bad accidents. I also believe there was more than one fatality during the years I lived in Sonoma County ('57-'69). The trail was loose, the rock was loose, and there were some scary sections where falling/slipping was not an option....Sierra 4th class.
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2008 - 05:37pm PT
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Duncans Mills, eh? Interesting. Supposedly the polished surfaces here are from Columbian Mammoth rubbing themselves. Imagine that! Must have been quite a sight.
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