We knew it was going to be big. We knew it was going to be badass. We knew it was going to be fun…but nothing could prepare us for the sheer awesomeness that was Battle of the Bay 2018. Battle of the Bay is already the largest indoor climbing competition in the U.S. Between the […]
By Mailee Hung. This year Reel Rock 11 went bigger than ever with Reel Rock Fest, a full weekend of events and excitement with the climbing stars themselves. On Saturday October 1st, we were honored to have Mission Cliffs host a series of clinics with Ashima Shiraishi, Daniel Woods, Conrad Anker, and Brette Harrington, followed […]
The Touchstone Climbing Series has been an institution for our members and guests for over 10 years. What began as simple climbing competitions thrown at a few local gyms has grown into the largest climbing competition in the world! Our comps bring over 2,500 individual competitors to our gyms each year. TCS 2016 Schedule And […]
What’s Going On This Weekend? This Saturday, June 27th will be the fifth and final competition in the 2015 Touchstone Climbing Series for Roped Climbing. Nearly 1000 individual climbers turned up for the four competitions that took place earlier this year at Touchstone gyms in Fresno, Concord, San Jose, and Oakland. On Saturday, the competition […]
It’s no secret that the Touchstone Climbing Series is legendary. And this month’s comp is bringing the community together at The Studio Climbing in the heart of downtown San Jose. Pre-Competition Prep: Carbo-loading is only half of the game. It’s time to start prepping for comp night! Here are some helpful tips to help you prepare […]
After 9 months, 9 gyms, and over 5,000 competitors, the Touchstone Rope Series 2014 competition ended with a bang last Friday at Mission Cliffs. Over 400 men and women came to compete in beginner, intermediate, or advanced categories at our original gym in the heart of San Francisco. Climbers had 5 hours to climb their […]
LA Boulders, LA’s biggest bouldering gym, opening in January 2014 with a huge The Grand Opening party. Check out this AMAZING video relive the magic. “It was the perfect way to open the gym,” said Manager Remi Moehring. “Everyone is so excited that a Touchstone Climbing gym is in Southern California, we had a huge turnout.” […]
On May 4th, the 8th year of the Touchstone Bouldering Series hit the new San Francisco bouldering gym. Over 500 boulderers flooded Dogpatch Boulders to participate at the gym’s first comp. In the past, a few local climbers have dominated the Touchstone comps. The Dogpatch Boulders comp proved to be quite different. Two traveling climbers, […]
On March 15, nearly 300 climbers headed to Concord to climb at the Touchstone Bouldering Series 8 comp at Diablo Rock Gym. “It was high energy,” said manager Hans Florine. “Folks were stoked on the problems.” Scott Cory eeked his way to the top men’s place, beating local Connor Everton by a mere 40 points. […]
Touchstone Climbing has been throwing citizen comps for longer than anyone can remember! These events are open to climbers of all levels and bring brand new routes, pizza, beer, t-shirts and prizes to the gyms. Check out this highlight video from our 2010 rope competition at Great Western Power Company in Oakland! To find out […]
