The semi’s pounded on Highway 15 below me. The loud diesel engines and the jake brakes shook the bridge. The noise reverberated off the walls of the Gorge. I shook my way up the run out slab section on Bogus Pedophile Charges, a classic 5.12d at the Virgin River Gorge. My belayer couldn’t hear me […]
Last month I completed Adventure Horizon, a self-supported and self-propelled solo 24-hour endurance challenge that I dreamed up myself. It consisted of 7 stages including biking, hiking, climbing, rowing, and running. I arrived home safely with a smile on my face, and many lessons learned. I asked myself ‘why?’ many, many times during this trip. […]
Clouds loom to the south; not where weather is really supposed to come from, but there’s no denying the approaching storm. An early tropical cyclone off of Baja has spun off some threatening conditions now blowing across the Sierra and towards our peak. The hourglass seems to be draining its last grains. I have dealt […]
Trip Report by Dean Flemming Beyond the bustling San Diego suburb of Poway, Highway 67 shortly gains the summit of a rocky inland ridge. Just before the apex of this ridge, views of too-good-to-be-unclimbed boulders dominate every bend in the road. The sight of Mount Woodson would sweat the palms of any climber’s hands. Glassy […]
If you happened by Dogpatch Boulders on October 23rd you may have noticed that none of the usual suspects were behind the desk. In their place were the friendly faces of Touchstone all-stars from around the Bay area, because your regularly scheduled staff members were out doing some family bonding in Tomales Bay! Most of […]
By James Lucas “Merde!” Bego screamed in French. Thunder crashed around her. She fought with the crux move of Les Rivieres Pourpres, a six hundred meter 7b+ (5.12c) on Tajoudad in the Taghia Gorge. A few days earlier, I had met Bego and her partner Pauline over chocolate and tea with a group of […]
By Maxine Speier I rolled into Carbondale, tired and sore, late on a Sunday night in mid-July. I had spent the weekend in Rifle Mountain Park, Colorado’s limestone sport-climbing Mecca, a 45- minute drive from Carbondale. I had been climbing with friends from Boulder, and they had taken full advantage of the late summer light, tying in and […]
One of the benefits of a Touchstone Climbing membership is that you have access to 9 world class climbing and fitness gyms across California. But are you taking advantage of this perk? Two Mission Cliffs members recently took the plunge and road tripped the state – climbing at all 9 locations in just three days! Gina Lam […]
Before the dynamic duo behind the RV Project took to the open road, they were familiar faces around our gyms in the Bay Area. We check in from time to time to see what life is like for this dream team. Last weekend Spencer and Vikki hit up the International Climber’s Festival in Lander, Wyoming and […]
In October, GWPC Staffers Elena Hershberger and Chris Cuoco embarked on a 1-month road trip throughout the Western United States. It’s an enviable itineratry to be sure, so they agreed to report back on their favorite spots! First up is their visit to explore the Mystic Hot Springs, (and the climbing) of Monroe Canyon, Utah. […]
