So you’re planning a trip to Touchstone Climbing’s newest location, Hollywood Boulders. What a great idea! Hollywood Boulders is LA’s largest indoor bouldering gym, and climbers from all over are flocking to our world class climbing terrain. If this is your first time at the gym, here is a handy packing guide to help your […]
If you have lived in Sacramento or ANY big city for long enough, you will eventually realize that homelessness is a real issue. While some spend time complaining about the problems that arise from lack of housing, others are working hard to find solutions. In fact, the River District is where many people come in search […]
Dogpatch Boulders, our bouldering gym in San Francisco California, recently got a write-up in Hoodline, a neighborhood-based San Francisco publication. Check it out to find out more about our upcoming expansion! …Bouldering is a form of rock climbing in which there are no ropes, and the pitches are significantly smaller, usually topping out at around […]
The Great Pacific Race 2016 is dubbed “the biggest, baddest, human endurance challenge on the planet.” Competitors from around the globe navigate their 2-4 person human-powered watercrafts (no engines or sails!) from Monterey, CA to Waikiki, HI. The route can range between 2400 to 3000 miles depending on weather condition. And – how cool is […]
The Touchstone Climbing Series visits all 11 Touchstone Climbing locations, bringing with it a gym filled with new routes, beer, pizza, a T-shirt and more fun than you can shake a stick at. TCS is the largest indoor climbing competition in the world, with over 2000 competitors from all over the country in attendance. After […]
The western edge of Sonoma County is widely recognized for its incredibly scenic and expansive coastline. Spanning nearly 500,000 acres from the San Pablo Bay to the Mendocino County boarder, the inland ranges of west Sonoma spill down to the Pacific Ocean; where fascinating Tafoni sandstone rock outcroppings form tide pools below steep, windswept lookouts. […]
The kids are alright! Check out this awesome video that follows the SOTA Outdoor Leadership program on a trip to Dogpatch Boulders. The program encourages kids to be active and learn by doing – and what better place for that than San Francisco’s largest bouldering gym?! “Kids I knew as a certain person in the […]
While many a unique couple sets foot in the gym, rarely do two people possess such diverse and enjoyable qualities as Teri and Scott. Whether they’re running in to grab a CrossFit number or racing their daughter to the red wall of the gym, you’ll never see these two without a smile. Their work brings […]
You’ve seen the Team Touchstone competitive team training in our gyms getting ready for their next big comp, and now you can get a behind-the-scenes look at their training and the philosophy behind our team program! We’re so proud of all the amazing young climbers who call our gyms home, and we can’t wait to […]
We are pleased to announce that we have secured a location for a new bouldering gym in Burbank, California. “We have continued to search for a location to cater to climbers on the east side,” said Touchstone Climbing owner Mark Melvin. “While on the hunt for a rope climbing gym location in Pasadena, we stumbled […]
