Dogpatch Boulders changed everything. When we opened in February, 2013 we brought the country’s largest bouldering gym to San Francisco, giving our members and guests a whole new place to climb. And now, two years later, we’re so proud to look around the gym and see the community we’ve created. *sniff* They grow up so […]
We’re always happy to hear feedback from first time visitors to our gyms. Recently, the dynamic duo behind the blog, ‘Just Go Climb‘ paid a visit to LA Boulders. Gabi Enos and Brandon Fox, a Boston-based couple who ‘renounced the city lifestyle for days filled with climbing, road trips, people, and sunshine’ are traveling North […]
In January, Saint Matthew Lutheran Church visited Diablo Rock Gym in Concord. We received this write up in a thank you letter from Melinda, the youth director. I have taken both our high school youth group and middle school youth group to Diablo Rock Gym multiple times. It is a great event that my students […]
After history was made this January when Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the Dawn Wall in Yosemite, the mainstream media went into a frenzy. SF Gate visited Diablo Rock Gym to see if the attention that climbing was getting was causing more interested in the climbing in the gym. Speed climber Hans Florine, the […]
The Sacramento Pipeworks bouldering expansion, which was completed in early 2015, added over 5,000 sq ft of bouldering terrain to the gym. We worked with Walltopia to design and build world class terrain, and Flashed Climbing to construct our flooring system. Check out this video to see the gym while it was half way completed.
Our route setters are at Sacramento Pipeworks day in and day out setting new routes and boulder problems so there is always something new to climb. Check out this video to meet the crew and see what it takes to be a Touchstone setter.
Ever wonder what happens to all of our retired top-ropes? While a small amount is reserved and repurposed by our gyms for things like belay practice/testing ropes & mock leading ropes; the majority of our retired ropes are donated to local non-profits, artists, and community organizations. Recently, Great Western Power Company donated several hundred feet of […]
You know that feeling you get when you walk into the gym and BAM! It’s chalk full of brand new routes and boulder problems for you climb, crush and curse? We owe it all to our route setting crew. Route setters are, by nature, a different breed. The job is 3/4 manual labor, 1/8 creativity, […]
Sam and Ryan are back! This time to demonstrate how to train for climbing with HIT strips. Check out this video and come to GWPC to try them out for yourself!
January was National Mentoring Month, and Metalmark invited Bigs and Littles from the Big Brothers Big Sisters into the gym to honor the amazing mentors in their program. “We did many events during the month, but none were as exciting and unique as the climbing event at MetalMark Climbing Gym!” said a coordinator. More than 50 Bigs […]
