“You can have 15 minutes with the doctor, but only YOU know what is prescribed for your life.” Pipeworks Member of the Month: Larry KnappBy Jason Bove It is always a pleasure to write a story about someone who found a passion for the outdoors, and actively pursues it year round. I have a chance […]
On November 24th, a crew of Touchstone members and staff ran the Berkeley Half Marathon. The race followed a beautiful and scenic course through Berkeley and helped to raise funds fro Berkeley Public Schools Fund, Berkeley Food and Housing Project, and Berkeley Partner for Parks. Touchstone manager, Lyn Verinsky wrote a bit about the race […]
-Me: Wanna go out and try Endless Bummer with me this weekend?! -Potential Sport Climbing Partner: No thanks, that thing’s way too bouldery for me. -Potential Bouldering Partner: No thanks, sport climbing sucks. These were the conversations that were most popular when trying to try Endless Bummer out near Mickey’s Beach on the California coast. […]
When you ask Hans Florine what’s his favorite route in the world, the question is rhetorical. Hans Florine is Mr. Nose. With 100 ascents of the route up the longest section of El Capitan, Florine set the speed record on the formation with a blisteringly fast 2 hours 23 minutes 46 seconds. He’s also climbed […]
On Mondays, a group of children from three to fifteen years old head to Sacramento Pipeworks for the afternoon. Mustard Seed, a free, private school, provides a safe nurturing and structured environment for children who do not attend school because of their homelessness state. The climbing gym provides a great venue for the kids. “The […]
Chances are, without knowing it, you’ve climbed in an area that Access Fund has protected and kept accessible for climbers. With regionally significant successes as the Jailhouse Rock Conservation Easement of 2010, Access Fund has been hard at work keeping the gates open to our favorite crags. This is no easy task, and as with […]
Excitement in Southern California is building as the grand opening Touchstone’s newest gym, the LA.B approaches. The Los Angeles gym features 13,000 square feet of climbing terrain and is modeled after Dogpatch Boulders in San Francisco. The gym will offer two designated areas for fitness. The cardio area will house treadmills and exercise equipment […]
Amanda, a native Californian and former Berkeley Ironworks desk staffer, recently moved to London to pursue a graduate degree at the London School of Economics. She submitted this report to the Touchstone Blog to share a bit about what the transition has been like for her. Something very alarming happened to me today. I’ve tried to […]
Remy Orvis, a front desk staffer from The Studio, will be participating in an awesome event in Downtown San Jose. She submitted this report to the Touchstone Blog. It’s a powerless feeling to know someone with a real addiction and not be able to get through to them. It’s even worse to watch them slowly […]
CrossFit V16, Great Western Power Company’s new CrossFit affiliate, is in full swing at the Oakland gym. For the past three weeks, Oakland gym program manager, Rafael “Raf” Vega has been working as the new program manager, developing and creating the work-outs that the instructors are teaching from. To celebrate the new affiliate, there will […]
