Touchstone Blog Archive
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Studio Comes Together
Construction at the Studio is coming together quickly. Holds from Stone Age have been delivered. The adjustable cracks are being put together. The majority of the exercise machines have been delivered. Things are coming together.
The ship's prow in the bouldering area looks awesome. The setters will be able to establish some rad problems up this steep section.
The climbing walls are well constructed with a ton of new angles and awesome shapes to them.
Some of the exercise machines will overlook the climbing area. It'll be a great chance to work out and see the sports action on the wall.
There are tours of the new facility going on. Check out the Studio's Facebook page for more details about how you can see Touchstone's newest gym.
The ship's prow in the bouldering area looks awesome. The setters will be able to establish some rad problems up this steep section.
The climbing walls are well constructed with a ton of new angles and awesome shapes to them.
Some of the exercise machines will overlook the climbing area. It'll be a great chance to work out and see the sports action on the wall.There are tours of the new facility going on. Check out the Studio's Facebook page for more details about how you can see Touchstone's newest gym.
Labels: gym tours, San Jose climbing, The Studio
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Friday, May 27, 2011
The Studio: New Touchstone Gym in San Jose
The south bay area will be getting a little bit better this year with the addition of a new Touchstone climbing Gym. The Studio, located in central downtown San Jose on 1st Street and San Salvador, will be 12,000 square feet and feature lots of wall and tons of bouldering. The old night club and theater will undoubtedly be one of Touchstone's best new gyms.
Mark Melvin, Touchstone's wall builder extraordinaire, described the three tier building. The bouldering will overlook the route climbing, which will be up to 40 feet tall. The unique structure of the theater will require significant custom work. "It won’t be a cookie cutter gym," said Melvin.
The recent construction of MetalMark in Fresno has allowed for the team to gain a significant amount of experience and the team will be implementing a number of the ideas that they used in Fresno like adjustable cracks and curved walls for climbing.
Check out The Studio's Facebook Page Construction of the gym will begin in the next couple of weeks with construction hopefully ending late this fall.
Mark Melvin, Touchstone's wall builder extraordinaire, described the three tier building. The bouldering will overlook the route climbing, which will be up to 40 feet tall. The unique structure of the theater will require significant custom work. "It won’t be a cookie cutter gym," said Melvin.
The recent construction of MetalMark in Fresno has allowed for the team to gain a significant amount of experience and the team will be implementing a number of the ideas that they used in Fresno like adjustable cracks and curved walls for climbing.
Check out The Studio's Facebook Page Construction of the gym will begin in the next couple of weeks with construction hopefully ending late this fall.
Labels: San Jose climbing, The Studio, touchstone
¶ Friday, May 27, 2011 0 Comments
