This behemoth is at Dogpatch Boulders NOW, and is just waiting for you! Want the on-sight? Don’t watch the video till you’ve sent the problem and see if you climbed it like JHo. Stumped? Check out his beta and see if it helps you take this monster down! Big thanks to Five Ten for sponsoring […]
Are you a weekend warrior who dreads the drive home on Sunday nights, wishing you could keep climbing.. forever? Do you ever wonder what it’s like to live on the road full-time? To climb every day? For Touchstone Climbing blog contributor James Lucas, this is a reality. For the last five years, James has lived […]
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.” […]
We were proud to see Mission Cliffs climbers appear in this Chevy commercial that aired during the Olympics! “While several Olympic sponsors have spoken out against Russia’s restrictions on gay rights ahead of the Sochi Winter Games, Chevrolet is rolling out two ads during the U.S. broadcast of the opening ceremony on Friday that feature […]
Often rock climbs come down to a single move- the crux of the climb. Being strong enough to get through the cruxes can be difficult. “if you cannot pull a single hard move, you have nothing to endure,” said Tony Yaniro, one of the founders of modern climbing training. Yaniro spoke of having power to […]
Recently six Touchstone climbers took a trip to Joe’s Valley, a bouldering mecca located three hours south of Salt Lake City, Utah. The climbed, they camped, they crushed. All normal for a week long trip. But THIS trip was anything but normal.This was a GIRLS TRIP. The Touchstone Blog has been granted viewing rights to […]
Want to break through a plateau? Want to improve your footwork or general technique? World class boulderers Lisa Rands and Wills Young are coming to Dogpatch Boulders, San Francisco’s largest bouldering gym, to provide specific instruction on how you can improve your climbing. For over 20 years Lisa Rands has climbed across the world from […]
Need a boost in your climbing? Want to be a little stronger? Great Western Power Company‘s system wall offers the perfect opportunity to train harder with HIT strips. Over a decade ago, climbing training author Eric Horst developed a program to greatly increase grip strength. Hypergravity Isolation Training (HIT) utilizes high-intensity exercise, identical finger holds, […]
Imagine climbing at your limit. Now picture soloing a crumbling slab. For many climbers, these are just dreams. Or more accurately, nightmares. For Touchstone Route Setter Jeremy Ho this was a reality. On Tuesday, January 15th, Berkeley climber, Jeremy Ho made a coveted ascent of Evilution, a 60 foot V11 highball on the Grandpa Peabody […]
Everyone wants to improve at his or her passion. Michael White, a Berkeley resident and Sydney Australia native, began his climbing career during Christmas of 2009. Though a new climber, White wanted to perform better at climbing. He wanted stronger fingers but worried that excessive hang board training would damage the tendons and pulleys in […]
