The information on this site is based around this guidebook: Bishop Bouldering (by Wills Young and Mick Ryan, published by Wolverine Publishing).

To buy a copy of the guidebook, click the cover image, which will take you to the Wolverine Publishing site.

You can also check out some sample pages.

"A rich, thorough tome, replete with juicy action photos, photo topos, and lively descriptions" -- Matt Samet, Climbing Magazine

"When the sharp quartz monzonite of the region has your fingertips well-bloodied, Bishop Bouldering also supports downtime with well-written essays on the history of climbing in the area" -- Grayson Schaefer, Those Responsible Blog

In the book you will find:

*   Precise information to locate everything you need, whether at the rocks or back in town.

*   2000 problems described, often with painstaking detail and a sense of fun.

*   Introductions to over 100 separate bouldering sectors to inform and motivate you.

*   Dozens of stunning action photographs by professional photographers.

*   Tales of the bouldering history from Smoke Blanchard through Dale Bard and Chris Sharma.


This glossy all-color publication was intended to take the climbing guidebook to a whole new level. For those who already have the book: Thanks, I hope you're enjoying it!

Bishop Bouldering is entirely written by myself, Wills Young, with the exception of a historical perspective authored by fellow Bishop local, Tim Steele (thanks Tim!). Overview maps and numerous topos were drawn by me (e.g. Happy and Sad Boulders) and by the previous Bishop bouldering guidebook author Mick Ryan. The topos were entirely digitized by Mick Ryan, who also contributed experience gleaned from years of research and documentation of Bishop area climbing. Thanks Mick!

The Bishop bouldering areas are truly some of the most beautiful on earth: please take care of them.