Recently, Dogpatch Desk Staffer, Eric Nakano stepped away from running the kids after school camps for an amazing hiking trip along the Lost Coast trail from Usal Camp to Nadelos Camp. He wrote about his adventure for the Touchstone Blog. Distance: 29.19 miles Elevation gain: 10,475 ft. Elevation loss: 8,699 ft. Climbing: didn’t find too […]
On March 22nd, a crew of GWPC Climbers ran through the streets of Oakland as part of the Oakland Running Festival. GWPC member, Ari Oppenheimer talked a bit about the group’s race for the Touchstone Blog. Anyone who has dedicated any real time to climbing knows just how incredibly fun it is. The pleasure to […]
Recently, LA.B member Joyce Tam wrote about one of the most under appreciated transportation service to the climbing gym. Sometimes I’m positive I’m the only person that rides the train because most of the time folks are shocked to hear there is a train in LA. But yes, I speak the truth when I say […]
Touchstone Climbing will be hosting SCS Youth Climbing competitions at three different locations this spring, bringing USA climbing to the Bay Area! We are excited to be trying something new and we’re thrilled to be able to make it a very exciting comp season for both youth competitors and our members. Here is the schedule […]
On March 13th, the world lost an amazing man in Zion National Park in a base jumping accident. Sean “Stanley” Leary was well known in the climbing world. In Yosemite, he had climbed El Capitan more than 50 times and established new rock routes across North America. He explored new lines in the Arctic, Patagonia, […]
It was good ol’ 100 dolla Benjamin who famously said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Here at Touchstone Climbing, we strive to do just that. Sure, you can watch YouTube videos teaching you how to belay safely, but chances are you’re not reeeeally going […]
Join yoga instructor Sandra Razieli in a Yogathon to raise funds for Mind Body Solutions, an organization that makes yoga available to people who have suffered from trauma, loss and disability. I am happy to share that I am participating in a yogathon called Kiss My Asana. It’s a fundraiser for Mind Body Solutions, […]
It’s something we’ve heard time and time again, ‘I wish I’d discovered climbing sooner!’ Maybe you totally blew your undergraduate years living in Los Angeles but not visiting Joshua Tree, or you’re lamenting the tendons of steal that could have been yours if your parents had only pushed climbing on you instead of violin. Either […]
This April, The Studio Climbing will be hosting our second SCS Youth Locals Competition. Kids from all over the Bay Area will be able to climb and compete on our walls! We’re expecting a great turn out and we couldn’t be happier to support the next generation of happy and healthy climbers. But what about our […]
When the Mission Cliffs was built in 1995, bike parking wasn’t taken into consideration. When we first embarked on the Mission Cliffs Expansion project in 2013, we knew that having amazing climbing terrain, killer classes, and a fantastic fitness area wouldn’t be enough. We had to provide a designated bike parking area for our members […]
