The Crew

I dislike writing about myself: Ryan (Campy) is a brewer in a climbing company? Really? After getting involved as a beer sponsor for Touchstone’s competition series from Strike Brewing Company in San Jose, Campy had... an opportunity to combine his two passions in one place. After parting ways with Strike and beginning to lay the groundwork Touchstone Brewing Company in Sacramento in 2015, the brewery is finally coming together. His favorite style of beer is a crisp, hoppy Pale Ale, and his favorite style of climbing is moderate (easy), multipitch trad climbing. Campy is also an avid snowboarder, motorcyclist, croc wearer, and amateur furniture builder, though now devotes most of his free time to raising his daughter who luckily doesn’t look much like him.

Coming Soon

Kristen is the luckiest Touchstone Climbing staff member (self proclaimed) because she’s in charge of the beer! Kristen joined the Touchstone Climbing team in 2022 as the Pub Manager at Touchstone Brewing Co during its... early(ish) years. She got to experience the frigid Sacramento winters serving outside from a 4-tap kegorater, but she survived and is now running the Pintworks taproom with food, beer, wine, and a heater! When she’s not at the brewery, she enjoys playing in the sand with her little blue dune buggy, camping anywhere but at a campsite, or sitting on top of big rocks. Kristen’s favorite party trick is juggling, but everyone else might say it’s making great snacks.