The Valley big wall season is kicking into high gear. The Touchstone Climbing gyms have just received a great new guide to Yosemite.Recently, Erik Sloan and Roger Putnam put together a comprehensive guide to all of the Yosemite big wall routes. The full color book features over 300 routes, which is five times what the […]
Women’s Empowerment, a non-profit based in Sacramento, made their 53rd visit to Pipeworks. We were able to catch up with leaders and participants in this amazing program to get the scoop on their partnership with Pipeworks. “Sacramento Pipeworks has been working with Women’s Empowerment since 2004,” said Pipeworks manager Vaughn Medford. “They are headquartered only […]
Touchstone athletes Steven Roth and Ethan Pringle claimed the 3rd and 4th ascents of Alex Honnold’s highball Too Big to Flail at Bishop, California’s Buttermilks. DPM magazine photographer and gym favorite Anthony Lapomardo chronicled the historic day. The pair spent two (half days) on the line sussing out the beta on top rope and building […]
We were incredibly proud to have one of our members and Mission Cliffs featured in a historic commercial which aired during the Sochi Olympics. Read the full article here.
We scored the cover story on the LA Downtown News issue in February! They came by to interview manager Remi Moehring, along with members and guests who described it as an ‘adult playground’. By: Donna Evans Harmony Smith loves a good problem. Standing atop a 14-inch thick crash pad, the 27-year-old scanned a chalk-dusted wall […]
One of our favorite members was featured in the San Jose Mercury News! Check out his inspiring interview! Name: Leland “Bubs” WilliamsonAge: 43City: San JoseMy favorite workout: At age 21, I was hurt in a motorcycle accident and became paraplegic. I’ve played basketball for the Golden State Warriors wheelchair basketball team for 15 years. Yet, […]
Inside Hook paid a visit to LA Boulders when we first opened in 2013 to get a lay of the land. For the full article, click here.
Home of Partner Parties and On-sight Nights, The Studio Climbing staff can’t help but invent and host one-of-kind events and clinics tailored for its loyal climbers. The latest is a “How to Climb a 5.12” series brought to you by the legendary Charles “Swoll Chuck” Chang of Great Western Power Company. The first (and only […]
The Touchstone community fosters a number of great projects from climbers. Recently, Andrea Jensen started Beyond the 100th, a company that produces climbing chalk bags. Jensen, a seven year veteran at Berkeley Ironworks, climber began making the unique style of Beyond the 100th chalkbags in early 2013. Using material from old synthetic and down jackets, […]
OneWorld Communications sat down with two of our desk staffers, Remi and Frank, to learn a little more about climbing. Check out this awesome video!
