HIT Strips Training
Sam and Ryan are back! This time to demonstrate how to train for climbing with HIT strips. Check out this video and come to GWPC to try them out for yourself!
The Last Dirtbag: Touchstone Blogger James Lucas
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 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 […]
Touchstone Climbing Raises $8000 for the Access Fund
Access Fund is dedicated to keeping access to our favorite rocks and climbing areas available to us. In 2013 alone the Access Fund preserved access in 126 climbing areas and propelled a new program called Educate for Access that is dedicated to informing climbers how to minimize their impact. The Access Fund’s work in the […]
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 […]
