California · Bouldering · Avalon

Bernie Acid

One of four problems at Parsons Beach, toward the lower end of the grade range.

V0-
grade
Bouldering Pads
style

Best time to visit Bernie Acid

Best months: Year-round. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    62° / 50°

    7 wet

  2. Feb

    60° / 49°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    61° / 49°

    8 wet

  4. Apr

    64° / 50°

    6 wet

  5. May

    67° / 52°

    5 wet

  6. Jun

    70° / 55°

    4 wet

  7. Jul

    77° / 59°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    79° / 62°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    78° / 63°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    73° / 58°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    67° / 54°

    6 wet

  12. Dec

    60° / 49°

    8 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Avalon Catalina Ap, CA, 9.1 mi away at 1,602 ft. The station sits about 1,600 ft higher than this place, so expect it a little warmer here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

One of four boulder problems catalogued at Parsons Beach, this climb sits at the easier end of the crag's V0- to V1+ range.

Keep exploring — more climbs worth the drive

Point DumePhoto: sergei.gussev, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Point Dume

~1h 7m drive

Point Dume in California has 13 climbing routes across 9 difficulty grades, featuring bouldering pads and sport.

Tick RockPhoto: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Tick Rock

~1h 10m drive

Tick Rock in California has 8 climbing routes with bouldering and sport options.

Main WallPhoto: timatymusic, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)

Main Wall

~1h 10m drive

Main Wall in California has 11 climbing routes across 9 grades.

Stumbling BlocksPhoto: playboyr, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Stumbling Blocks

~1h 16m drive

Stumbling Blocks is a climbing area in California with 26 routes.

Planet of the Apes WallPhoto: playboyr, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Planet of the Apes Wall

~1h 16m drive

Planet of the Apes Wall in California has 17 sport climbing routes across 13 grades.

Little Harbor/Shark Harbor

~13 min drive

Little Harbor/Shark Harbor in California has 6 bouldering routes across 5 grades.

Palos Verdes Peninsula

~35 min drive

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California has 6 climbing routes.

Beaches

~1h 7m drive

Beaches is a California climbing crag with 1 trad route.

Corona Del Mar

~1h 8m drive

Corona Del Mar is a bouldering area in California with 1 route.

Pirate's Cove (aka The Beach or Corona Del Mar)

~1h 8m drive

Pirate's Cove in California has 50 climbing routes with bouldering pads and trad.