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Monday, September 19, 2011
Ironworks Comp this Friday
This week is Touchstone Bouldering Series comp time at Berkeley Ironworks. The setters will be taking down the old problems Tuesday evening and readying the walls for the hundreds of climbers who will be heading to Berkeley on Friday night.
Last year's comp at Ironworks marked Touchstone's 10th anniversary. This year the festival will be even better with tons of new boulder problems, lots of great beer and food.
For those that want to check out a little bit about Training for Climbing Competitions- take a look at this article. Here's a cool visualization exercise that Mike Doyle, the head coach of the Canadian Youth Climbing Team, uses.
Stop by 800 Potter Street on Friday evening and check out the festivities!
Last year's comp at Ironworks marked Touchstone's 10th anniversary. This year the festival will be even better with tons of new boulder problems, lots of great beer and food.
For those that want to check out a little bit about Training for Climbing Competitions- take a look at this article. Here's a cool visualization exercise that Mike Doyle, the head coach of the Canadian Youth Climbing Team, uses.
Stop by 800 Potter Street on Friday evening and check out the festivities!
Labels: Berkeley Ironworks, Climbing Competitions, TBS 7
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Touchstone Rope Series 5: Coming Soon
The fifth annual Touchstone Rope Series comps is hitting the bay area gyms this winter. The redpoint roped climbing competitions will be kicked off at Sacramento Pipeworks on January 21st and will continue through every Touchstone gym with a finale at Touchstone's new gym Metalmark in Fresno on June 25th.
All events will include a red point roped comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Think pizza, beer, new routes, and free climbing gear! Points will be awarded for each comp with overall winners being announced at the end of the final comp. Climbers are responsible for bring their own belayers.
For more information about the comps, check out the Comp Page. There are some great pictures of previous rope comps on the gallery page as well.
The dates for each gym's comps are listed below:
Pipeworks: 1.21.2011
GWPC 2.18.2011
Mission Cliffs 3.18.2011
DRG 4.15.2011
Berkeley Ironworks 5.13.2011
Metalmark 6.25.2011
Come out to the best roped climbing comps around. Crank on some plastic, fight the heinous pump, and have an awesome time at the Touchstone Rope Series Climbing Competitions!
All events will include a red point roped comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Think pizza, beer, new routes, and free climbing gear! Points will be awarded for each comp with overall winners being announced at the end of the final comp. Climbers are responsible for bring their own belayers.
For more information about the comps, check out the Comp Page. There are some great pictures of previous rope comps on the gallery page as well.
The dates for each gym's comps are listed below:
Pipeworks: 1.21.2011
GWPC 2.18.2011
Mission Cliffs 3.18.2011
DRG 4.15.2011
Berkeley Ironworks 5.13.2011
Metalmark 6.25.2011
Come out to the best roped climbing comps around. Crank on some plastic, fight the heinous pump, and have an awesome time at the Touchstone Rope Series Climbing Competitions!
Labels: bay area climbing, Climbing Competitions, Touchstone Roped Series
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Diablo Rock Gym- TRS 4
This Friday, February 19, from 5-10 pm. The second of the Touchstone Rope Series 4th Competition will be held at Diablo Rock Gym. There will be free pizza, beer, and t-shirts for competitors. The events are always a great time to hang out, climb hard, and enjoy a friendly competitive atmosphere.
It is once again time to get out your rope, tie in and climb. After a year off, Touchstone Climbing is thrilled to bring back the Touchstone Roped Series for its fourth year. This will be a series of five Roped Climbing comps that will be held on Friday evenings, one at each of the five Touchstone locations. All events will include a red point roped comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Points will be awarded for each comp with overall winners being announced at the end of the final comp. Climbers are responsible for bring their own belayers.
You can see pictures from last season's TRS now in our online photo gallery.
This will be a self-scoring competition with points being standardized for each comp. This means that a 5.11a route at Mission Cliffs will be given the same points as a 5.11a route at Pipeworks. Scoring will follow the format below:
Each route will be broken down into three scores. The highest score is given for completing a route with no falls. However, points will also be awarded for reaching either of the two way-points on the route. A competitor's final score for a given comp is the total of their three best routes. You will not receive points for the same route twice.
At the end of the series, your final score will be calculated from your 3 highest scoring comps. Once the season starts you will be able to see your current standings online.
For more information about the comp check out the comp page.
This Friday, February 19, from 5-10 pm. The second of the Touchstone Rope Series 4th Competition will be held at Diablo Rock Gym. There will be free pizza, beer, and t-shirts for competitors. The events are always a great time to hang out, climb hard, and enjoy a friendly competitive atmosphere.
It is once again time to get out your rope, tie in and climb. After a year off, Touchstone Climbing is thrilled to bring back the Touchstone Roped Series for its fourth year. This will be a series of five Roped Climbing comps that will be held on Friday evenings, one at each of the five Touchstone locations. All events will include a red point roped comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Points will be awarded for each comp with overall winners being announced at the end of the final comp. Climbers are responsible for bring their own belayers.
You can see pictures from last season's TRS now in our online photo gallery.
This will be a self-scoring competition with points being standardized for each comp. This means that a 5.11a route at Mission Cliffs will be given the same points as a 5.11a route at Pipeworks. Scoring will follow the format below:
Each route will be broken down into three scores. The highest score is given for completing a route with no falls. However, points will also be awarded for reaching either of the two way-points on the route. A competitor's final score for a given comp is the total of their three best routes. You will not receive points for the same route twice.
At the end of the series, your final score will be calculated from your 3 highest scoring comps. Once the season starts you will be able to see your current standings online.
For more information about the comp check out the comp page.
Labels: Climbing Competitions, Diablo Rock Gym, TRS 4
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Monday, January 4, 2010
Touchstone Rope Series Dates
The winter comp season means the start of the rope climbing series. For those that want to get a little ahead of the game, below are the dates and locations of the comps.
Check out the comp page as well.
G.W.P.C.
January 22nd, 2010
D.R.G.
February 19th, 2010
Pipeworks
March 19th, 2010
Ironworks
April 9th, 2010
Mission Cliffs
May 14th, 2010
Check out the comp page as well.
G.W.P.C.
January 22nd, 2010
D.R.G.
February 19th, 2010
Pipeworks
March 19th, 2010
Ironworks
April 9th, 2010
Mission Cliffs
May 14th, 2010
Labels: Climbing Competitions, Touchstone Roped Series
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Monday, August 17, 2009
TBS5 At DRG This Friday
This Friday evening, 6pm on August 21, 2009, the second of the Touchstone Bouldering Comps will be held at Diablo Rock Gym. Join hundreds of other Touchstone members to participate in one of the Bay area's best climbing events. There will be tons of new problems, t-shirts for competitors, great beer, and plenty of fun.
Also: From Wednesday to the start of the comp the bouldering will be closed.
Also: From Wednesday to the start of the comp the bouldering will be closed.
Labels: Climbing Competitions, Diablo Rock Gym, TBS5
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Mission Cliffs Comp Photos
Over a hundred great photos of the Mission Cliffs Climbing Comp, TBS5, have been posted over at the website. Check them out on the Touchstone website by clicking on the BETA pull down bar and choosing Gallery or by clicking on this link:
Mission Cliffs Photos:
Over a hundred great photos of the Mission Cliffs Climbing Comp, TBS5, have been posted over at the website. Check them out on the Touchstone website by clicking on the BETA pull down bar and choosing Gallery or by clicking on this link:
Mission Cliffs Photos:
Labels: Climbing Competitions, mission cliffs, TBS5
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Touchstone ZERO GRAVITY Division 1 Team Champions!
Touchstone's Zero Gravity Youth Climbing Team crushed at the USA Climbing Division 1 Championships, held at Touchstone's Pipeworks in Sacramento, the weekend of June 13 and 14. The Division 1 Championships incorporates the top youth climbers from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. Zero Gravity won the Team award over past National team Champions Vertical World, from Seattle, and 29 other teams.
Of the 17 competitors that Zero Gravity took to the competition, they had 4 Div1 Champions (sport), 3 Div1 Champions (speed), 9 podium finishes (sport), 5 podium finishes (speed).
Scott Cory, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Joshua Levin, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Cicada Jenerik, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Sera Busse, Division 1 Champion Sport, Third Speed
Eric Sanchez, Third Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Gabrielle Strandberg, Second Sport, Second Speed
Gregor Pierce, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Charlie Andrews, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Hannah Le, Second Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Troy Gibb, Sixth Sport, Eleventh Speed
Nicolas Bradley, Sixth Sport, Eighth Speed
Kevin Ott, Eighth Sport, Ninth Speed
Silas Burger, Ninth Sport, Thirteenth Speed
Jorden Vogel, Thirteenth Sport, Seventh Speed
Tesea Thornton, Seventeenth Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Alexa Nazarian, Twelfth Sport
Cody Gibb, Twelfth Speed
Scot Jenerik, Division 1 Team Champions Coach
Also at the Regional Championships held in May, Touchstone's Zero Gravity became the Northern California Regional Champions for the Fourth straight year.
Next are the USAC National Championships which will be held in July in Salt Lake City. For more information about USA Climbing go to http://www.usaclimbing.org
Touchstone's Zero Gravity Youth Climbing Team crushed at the USA Climbing Division 1 Championships, held at Touchstone's Pipeworks in Sacramento, the weekend of June 13 and 14. The Division 1 Championships incorporates the top youth climbers from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. Zero Gravity won the Team award over past National team Champions Vertical World, from Seattle, and 29 other teams.
Of the 17 competitors that Zero Gravity took to the competition, they had 4 Div1 Champions (sport), 3 Div1 Champions (speed), 9 podium finishes (sport), 5 podium finishes (speed).
Scott Cory, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Joshua Levin, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Cicada Jenerik, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Sera Busse, Division 1 Champion Sport, Third Speed
Eric Sanchez, Third Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Gabrielle Strandberg, Second Sport, Second Speed
Gregor Pierce, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Charlie Andrews, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Hannah Le, Second Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Troy Gibb, Sixth Sport, Eleventh Speed
Nicolas Bradley, Sixth Sport, Eighth Speed
Kevin Ott, Eighth Sport, Ninth Speed
Silas Burger, Ninth Sport, Thirteenth Speed
Jorden Vogel, Thirteenth Sport, Seventh Speed
Tesea Thornton, Seventeenth Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Alexa Nazarian, Twelfth Sport
Cody Gibb, Twelfth Speed
Scot Jenerik, Division 1 Team Champions Coach
Also at the Regional Championships held in May, Touchstone's Zero Gravity became the Northern California Regional Champions for the Fourth straight year.
Next are the USAC National Championships which will be held in July in Salt Lake City. For more information about USA Climbing go to http://www.usaclimbing.org
Labels: Climbing Competitions, Division 1 Championship, Sacramento Pipeworks, USA Climbing, Zero Gravity
¶ Tuesday, June 16, 2009 0 Comments
Thursday, March 26, 2009
TBS4: A Wrap-Up
TBS4 has officially come to an end and while we have to wait until July to see it return, we wanted to give all of you a bit of a wrap up to let you know just how fun, and how successful it really was. Without a doubt, this was our most successful Touchstone Bouldering Series ever, and after the way it went, we're looking forward to the next round!
Here's a bit of a wrap up, in case you missed anything, or if you just wanted a little bit of information as to exactly how it all went down:
The last competition was at Ironworks on Friday. We had 345 competitors at this one and that officially made it our largest ever competition. Over the 5 different competitions that made up TBS4 we had even more people, 758 total climbers came together over 5 different events to make this our largest series Ever.
If you want to see the full results, feel free to head over here and dive right in. For now, here are the winners of each different category, but congratulations to each and every one of you that participated.
Thank everyone who came out and made this such a great season. If you have not had a chance to come to these competitions, they have free pizza, free Beer, free T-shirt, Raffle Prizes, tons of new climbing and lots of great people. Now is the time to join up and start putting your skills to the test and having a lot of fun.
TBS4 has officially come to an end and while we have to wait until July to see it return, we wanted to give all of you a bit of a wrap up to let you know just how fun, and how successful it really was. Without a doubt, this was our most successful Touchstone Bouldering Series ever, and after the way it went, we're looking forward to the next round!
Here's a bit of a wrap up, in case you missed anything, or if you just wanted a little bit of information as to exactly how it all went down:
The last competition was at Ironworks on Friday. We had 345 competitors at this one and that officially made it our largest ever competition. Over the 5 different competitions that made up TBS4 we had even more people, 758 total climbers came together over 5 different events to make this our largest series Ever.
If you want to see the full results, feel free to head over here and dive right in. For now, here are the winners of each different category, but congratulations to each and every one of you that participated.
- Women's Beginner Division - Tobie Chan-Kalin
- Women's Intermediate Division - Karen Benitez
- Women's Advanced Division - Hally Tollner
- Men's Beginner Division -Joseph Markette
- Men's Intermediate Division - John Ricco
- Men's Advanced Division - Troy Gibb
Thank everyone who came out and made this such a great season. If you have not had a chance to come to these competitions, they have free pizza, free Beer, free T-shirt, Raffle Prizes, tons of new climbing and lots of great people. Now is the time to join up and start putting your skills to the test and having a lot of fun.
Labels: Climbing Competitions, TBS, TBS4, Touchstone Bouldering Series, Wrap-Up
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