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Tips on Better Onsight Climbing 21 Aug 2013 | 11:51 pm
One of the best feelings in climbing is walking up to a piece of rock and climbing it onsight, going from the ground to the top without falling and without any knowledge of the route. Onsight climbing...
Climbing with Kids 16 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Climbing with your kids can be one of the most rewarding experiences out there. Watching your youngster scramble up the boulders on their way to being the next great climber can be amazing. But there’...
Slab Climbing Secrets 13 Aug 2013 | 02:58 am
Technique is for the weak. Or so seems when you see the footloose climbing in the gym. Unfortunately, big muscles and an ability to campus do little on harder routes. Precise footwork and an ability t...
Pipeworks Member Profile: John Martinez 9 Aug 2013 | 11:28 pm
Recently, Pipeworks manager Vaughn Medford sat down with long time Touchstone member John Martinez, who has undergone a huge transformation at the Sacramento gym. Check out the great write up about J...
Signs Your Partner Just Isn't Into You 7 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
You saw the climber from across the gym. Maybe they set up the pads perfectly beneath that Bishop highball. Maybe they were crushing that spicy trad route at the Cookie Cliff in Yosemite. However you...
Iron Monkeys' Bake Sale 1 Aug 2013 | 06:46 am
It was a day like any other East Bay summer day...skies gray with fog and cold weather clothing abound. There was something different about this day though. More than just the marine layer in the air ...
Making the Most of Summer Climbing Trips 1 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
Summer is a great time for climbing trips. The alpine climbing in the Sierra, bouldering in Squamish, big wall climbing in Yosemite, traditional climbing in the Needles, and sport climbing in the far ...
Tough Mudder with GWPC 25 Jul 2013 | 09:05 pm
Team bonding is a science, and one that we don't take lightly here at Touchstone. This Summer Jeremy Yee, the manager of Great Western Power Company in Oakland, lead his staff on a 10.5 miles torture ...
Downhill Mountain Biking 25 Jul 2013 | 02:36 am
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Sombero, a team of down hill mountain bikers sponsored by Touchstone Climbing, recently completed their first race at Northstar with solid results. We caught up with t...
On the Road in Rifle 19 Jul 2013 | 01:57 am
James Lucas has been climbing in Rifle Colorado, and submitted this trip report to the Touchstone Blog along with some great photos. Rifle Colorado offers some of the best sport climbing in the Uni.....
