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Climb 2 v Grades Higher at LA Boulders

By Jeff Blum As everyone knows the LA Boulders is Touchstone Climbing’s newest gym and first in Los Angeles. Not only is this awesome all bouldering gym an amazing facility with great wall angles, climbing and staff, but they also host great events. Over the past months there have been gear swaps, late night climbing […]

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How to Climb 5.12 Clinic

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 […]

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Kids Programs at Dogpatch Boulders

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 […]

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Get Ready for TCS in 5 Easy Steps

The Touchstone Climbing Series – or TCS2014 – is a fun and friendly competition series that will tour all nine Touchstone gyms throughout California. It’s a great way to challenge your climbing, have a blast, and visit different gyms. This year, the competition series will rotate between roped climbing and bouldering each month, so everyone […]

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LA.B Grand Opening is a Huge Success!

The parking lot is teeming with climbers and the doors aren’t even open yet. Blinking in the morning Los Angeles sunlight, I survey the scene and wait for my coffee to kick in. Though I just drove over 400 miles to get here, there is no shortage of familiar faces. As I mingle with the […]

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Liberty Cap Gets Second FFA of the Year: Scarface (5.12)

We’re proud to be a climbing company made up of…climbers! Ben Steel, a coach and desk staffer at Berkeley Ironworks, recently made headlines with his climbing partner Luke Stefurak in Yosemite. By Andrew Hewitt. Originally published in Rock and Ice. Tick off another 2013 FFA on one of Yosemite’s last free-climbed faces: Liberty Cap. Last […]

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