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LA Boulders Grand Opening Video
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.”…
Mission Cliffs Featured in Olympics Commercial
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…
Power Training Through Campusing
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…
Girls Climbing Trip Video
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…
Lisa Rands and Wills Young Dogpatch Clinic
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…
Training for Climbing with HIT Strips
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,…
Evilution: Ho’s Bishop Highball Ascent
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…
The Gripster with Michael White
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…
How to Rodeo Clip
Here’s the method.
* 1. Form a bight in the lead rope a few inches longer than your outstretched arm. Position yourself facing the rock, below the first draw or if you’re hanging on lead, in a solid swinging position. The lower biner must be hanging free from the rock.
* 2. There’s two ways to swing and hit the draw. The granny overswing involves looping the rope over your head and tossing the loop at the biner. The other method involves taking a bight between your index and pink fingers and swinging the bight airplane propeller style. Spin the rope parallel to the rock and clockwise if the biner gate is facing left and counter clockwise if the biner is facing right. Gradually add rope to make increasingly larger circles, zeroing in on the biner’s gate.
* 3. The next step involves hitting the biner. It’s easier said than done. Make sure that you’re not back clipped. If you are and the process took you more than 5 minutes to perform, pull the rope through until you can tie in on the other side of the rope.
Head to your nearest Touchstone gym and try this amazing technique! It gets you automatic cool points if you do it first try!
Yosemite Bouldering Videos
Mill Valley resident, Kyle O’Meara transplanted from Washington earlier this year and has been crushing the boulders in Yosemite. He flashed Midnight Lightning, the Moffat Start to Midnight, the Force, and a number of other classic Yosemite boulder problems. He’s documented a number of his ascents. In his latest video, he made a super proud…
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