Touchstone Blog Archive
Monday, November 14, 2011
Yosemite Fall Bouldering
The Yosemite fall bouldering season is in full swing. New problems have been getting established and older problems are being revitalized. The shorter days of winter are ideal for bouldering and for many bay climbers, Yosemite is a short drive away.
Paul Barraza put up Post Send Depression, a new boulder problem between Jungle Book and the descent on the Sentinel Boulder's B1 Boulder in Yosemite. The footage from this climb and the next few problems is from BetaBase, a great resource for climbing around the bay area.
Justin Alarcon climbing Budokan (v9) at the Riverside Rock in Yosemite. Justin works at the front desk at Ironworks. He's the guy in the tight cut off jean shorts with the really really ridiculously good hair.
Ironworks manager, Lyn Barraza is no slouch either. This footage proves it, as she hikes a Riverside Rock classic. This boulder is located just off the North Side drive past El Capitan and before the Pohono bridge.
For those that need a little extra gear for their bouldering trips, Touchstone now has custom Organic Touchstone chalk bags, crash pads, and all the brushes, chalk, and good you need to check out the boulders around Yosemite.
Post Send Depression [v7] from Paul B on Vimeo.
Paul Barraza put up Post Send Depression, a new boulder problem between Jungle Book and the descent on the Sentinel Boulder's B1 Boulder in Yosemite. The footage from this climb and the next few problems is from BetaBase, a great resource for climbing around the bay area.
BudÅkan [v9] from Paul B on Vimeo.
Justin Alarcon climbing Budokan (v9) at the Riverside Rock in Yosemite. Justin works at the front desk at Ironworks. He's the guy in the tight cut off jean shorts with the really really ridiculously good hair.
7 up [v5] from Paul B on Vimeo.
Ironworks manager, Lyn Barraza is no slouch either. This footage proves it, as she hikes a Riverside Rock classic. This boulder is located just off the North Side drive past El Capitan and before the Pohono bridge.
For those that need a little extra gear for their bouldering trips, Touchstone now has custom Organic Touchstone chalk bags, crash pads, and all the brushes, chalk, and good you need to check out the boulders around Yosemite.
Labels: BetaBase, Yosemite bouldering
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Yosemite Bouldering
Temps are cooling down, which means it's time to head to Yosemite and start wrestling pebbles.
The granite bouldering in Yosemite is world class and a mere 4 hour drive from the bay area. It's even closer for Pipeworkers and MetalMarkers. Stay up to date on the newest boulder problems out there by checking Betabase.
Mill Valley climber Kyle O'Meara headed out there this past weekend and crushed on his first bouldering trip to the Ditch. Flashing classics like Midnight Lightning, The Force, Wall to Wall Carpet, and scraping his way up Initial Friction, O'Meara took a tour of the park. Here's some footage of O'Meara killing the granite to get you pysched.
Stop by the Touchstone gyms and grab chalk, crash pads, brushes and all the essentials for your next trip to Yosemite!
The granite bouldering in Yosemite is world class and a mere 4 hour drive from the bay area. It's even closer for Pipeworkers and MetalMarkers. Stay up to date on the newest boulder problems out there by checking Betabase.
Mill Valley climber Kyle O'Meara headed out there this past weekend and crushed on his first bouldering trip to the Ditch. Flashing classics like Midnight Lightning, The Force, Wall to Wall Carpet, and scraping his way up Initial Friction, O'Meara took a tour of the park. Here's some footage of O'Meara killing the granite to get you pysched.
Two days in Yosemite from Kyle O'Meara on Vimeo.
Stop by the Touchstone gyms and grab chalk, crash pads, brushes and all the essentials for your next trip to Yosemite!
Labels: BetaBase, Kyle O'Meara, Yosemite bouldering
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Friday, January 8, 2010
Teenage Mutant Ninja Gerbils
The ever diligent Betabase crew- a group of Bay area climbers, established another rad new boulder problem out int Yosemite's Woodyard. Located uyp the hill from the Woodyard Arete and Dogwood, is a rad boulder with a few warm-up problems. In addition to Chicken Nugget, there is another new problem- Teenage Mutant Ninja Gerbils (v8). This video of Berkeley Ironworks manager Paul Barraza making the first ascent shows a little of the beta. The first move starts off a crossed left hand on a good edge and a right hand on a small triangular edge.
The Beta Base crew has been the driving force behind new development in Yosemite, spawning hundreds of new classic problems. A number of them, Paul Barraza, Tim Medina, Scott Chandler, and Patti Phillips climb at Ironworks. Others, like Lyn Verinsky, Randy Puro, Becky Trefacany, and Justin Alacron climb at Great Western Power Company. They all meet Saturday mornings in the Yosemite Cafeteria to crush.
The Beta Base crew has been the driving force behind new development in Yosemite, spawning hundreds of new classic problems. A number of them, Paul Barraza, Tim Medina, Scott Chandler, and Patti Phillips climb at Ironworks. Others, like Lyn Verinsky, Randy Puro, Becky Trefacany, and Justin Alacron climb at Great Western Power Company. They all meet Saturday mornings in the Yosemite Cafeteria to crush.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Gerbils >
Labels: BetaBase, Teenage Mutant Ninja Gerbils, Yosemite bouldering
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Friday, October 30, 2009
Yosemite Bouldering: First Ascent of 601
With temps in Yosemite still ideal, and the pysche high, the Bay area BetaBase crew has been crushing, establishing a slew of new problems across the Valley. Check out this video of hardman Paul Barraza, the Berkeley Ironworks manager, sending the first ascent of 601, a new V8 on the El Cap boulder.
Labels: BetaBase, Paul Barraza, Yosemite bouldering
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