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Are there any indoor walls worth visiting in San Fransisco?
Would need to be pretty central or easy to get to on public transport.

In reply to wert:

I know there is one near the Golden Gate Bridge, didn't go in but peered through th window... looked ok?!

In reply to wert:

'Mission Cliffs' in the Mission district and 'Planet Granit' on Crissy Fields by the GGBridge. Both are pretty good. PG is more bouldering I think. It's been a while since I was there.

In reply to wert:

Mission Cliffs is easy to get to on BART it's a nice wall and very friendly but nothing really special in terms of climbing terrain. More roped climbing than bouldering and more real-life San Francisco than tourist-trap.

Planet Granite is in an awesome location and when I was there had some unusual and fun bouldering features like a top-out boulder and a long ramp between floors with routes set across the roof. There are huge windows looking out to the Golden Gate Bridge.

I went out to Planet Granite in a taxi had a couple of hours climbing and walked back into town along the waterfront past Fisherman's Wharf and cutting up[ through China Town. It's a long walk but a great way to see some of the best bits of San Francisco.

I'm not sure if you can get signed off to lead as a visitor, from memory most of the walls were top roped anyway.

In reply to wert:

There is a bouldering only gym in Dogpatch: https://touchstoneclimbing.com/dogpatch-boulders/

Mission Cliffs is a really friendly gym. If you take your harness on of the staff will try and hook you up with a partner. Harnesses also available for hire.

In reply to wert:

Thanks for those suggestions, really useful. 😀