Soar through the awesome terrain and dodge, duck, dip dive and dodge through the pixel climbers in this virtual tour of Hollywood Boulders! This will be LA’s largest indoor bouldering gym, and is currently under construction. We are hoping to open in late spring. In addition to housing the best darn bouldering this side of […]
A pair of semi’s thundered along I-15 on the bridge below the crag. I lowered from my project, defeated. I wasn’t strong enough for the VRC. I wanted to boulder and enjoy easy low commitment climbing… Winter can be difficult for climbing. El Niñ0 arrived in California, drenching Yosemite National Park in rain and snow and socking […]
We know the feeling. You walk into the climbing gym and see a shirtless and sinewy strong man climbing upside down, or an athletic she-beast floating effortlessly up the wall. They say things like, ‘I’m plus 2, so was able to just skip sloper and go straight to the crimp.’ or ‘Was that an on-sight […]
Resolutions are so 2015. If you’ve been looking for a great way to make new friends and be a part of a healthy and supportive community, look no further than your neighborhood Touchstone Climbing Gym! A monthly membership is a great way to get the most out of our ten climbing and fitness gyms throughout California, and […]
In December, Touchstone Climbing staffers from across California gathered in Berkeley for our annual holiday party. “It’s a wonderful chance for our employees to kick back and meet their counterparts from neighboring gyms,” said General Manager Markham Connolly. “They work so hard throughout the year it’s important for us to make sure they know how […]
If you’re looking for the best bouldering gym in Hollywood, look no further than Hollywood Boulders! Currently under construction, this behemoth of a bouldering gym is set to open in the first half of 2016. Hollywood Boulders will be the largest bouldering-only gym in the Los Angeles area, and will also house saunas, cardio and weight […]
In the past few years, Yosemite has become a mecca, not for the enormous walls, but for the immaculate granite boulders. Midnight Lighting, Thriller, and Dominator are names thrown around any crashpad-filled campfire in the world. And while these classics were established in the late seventies to early nineties, the history of Yosemite bouldering extends […]
Office workers by day, gym enthusiasts by night, and ambitious outdoor weekend warriors. Three categories that can easily describe many of us! As we look forward to the weekend, we can also sneak in some of that vertical workout throughout the week. None of these are strange topics for Megan and Keith. They can easily […]
If things like Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Sleep In and Buy Something Sunday, and Cyber Monday confuse you… chances are you are an outdoor or urban enthusiast who is too busy climbing, hiking and adventuring! Kudos to you. But chances are you still crave a good deal so we have you covered. This December […]
Touchstone Climbing athlete Ethan Pringle isn’t just a one-trick pony. When he’s not crushing jumbo-something, he’s giving sage advice on a wide array of subjects. Got relationship woes? Want to learn if that thing you did at the crag is a total faux pas? Juuuuuust Ask Ethan! [Ask Ethan jingle still in development] […]
