“Spain is wonderful! Nate and I have become the most active winos we know,” I said, slurring slightly, to our new Australian friend Matt. While I was half-joking at the time that this would be the first line of the impending Touchstone Blog article, I knew that half-joking statements sometimes wind up being entirely serious […]
Get excited Burbank, because we’re coming for you! Remember that Name Our Gym contest we held back in May? Well, not only is this new project fully underway, we now have a great name to go along with it! That’s right, in what will be the fourth Touchstone Climbing gym in the Greater LA Area, we are […]
Toeing the line of the Central Sierra’s Emigrant Wilderness at a wind-sucking elevation of 8,500 feet, the colorful granite buttresses of Burst Rock have been a favorite early autumn climbing destination for Sonora Pass locals since the 1990s. The routes on the intimidating North Face of Burst Rock mainly consist of elegant, tall crack climbs […]
As the holiday season picks up steam, we’re excited to spread a little extra cheer through organizations that are doing incredible work in our local communities. Outreach and community engagement are amongst our founding principles at Touchstone, whether it’s raising money for the Access Fund or giving our neighbors an opportunity to try out climbing for […]
We here at LA Boulders are pretty sure we’re a part of one of the best local communities. That’s why we love introducing new groups from our neighborhood to our favorite sport! This past week, we were happy to host a girl’s group from Para Los Niños Charter Middle School. Para Los Niños is a nonprofit organization […]
Welcome to our latest installment of Better Know a Setter, featuring the incredible routesetters of Touchstone Climbing. Today we introduce you to Buck Yedor, an Evolv National Team athlete and the foreman of Mission Cliffs. Buck joined the crew in November 2015 and has been killing the game ever since with his thoughtful Yosemite-style routes and […]
It’s that time folks: the Bouldering Comp Finale of TCS 2016 North—and the last of the Touchstone Climbing Series comps for the year—is happening tomorrow, November 19, at Sacramento Pipeworks! We know you had a great time earlier this year at the bouldering comps held at Berkeley Ironworks, Great Western Power Company, and Dogpatch Boulders, and […]
Climbing is awesome! You know it, we know it, the American People know it. That’s why whenever we have the opportunity to share our amazing climbing space with folks who wouldn’t ordinarily have the chance, we are all in. Recently, The Studio was able to host some students from Willow Glen High School. They loved […]
Touchstone is full of adventurous members and staff alike who like to get down with rocks in rad places. Today, Remi Moehring, manager of Cliffs of Id, gives us a taste of her adventures in Thailand and some advice for those of you looking to visit this South Asian climbing paradise. A couple weeks ago, […]
Touchstone gyms are lucky enough to count some of the most fascinating and badass people amongst our community. One such person is Greg Vlasek, a longtime member and multi-sport master. Jason of Sacramento Pipeworks caught up with Greg to ask him about his most recent accomplishment as a participant in this year’s Great Pacific Race, […]
