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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
TBS 6 Final Comp at Mission Cliffs
Mission Cliffs held the final of the Touchstone Bouldering Series comps for the year. The sixth season brought on a ton of great competition from an onsight final at Berkeley Ironworks to a dyno contest to a Spider-man pinata at Mission Cliffs.
Every comp had free food and beer. The Pyramid Brewing Company provided the great libations,Chrome Bags, Timbuk2, ALite Designs, Dime Bags, Lombardi Sports, Sports Basement, KIND Healthy Snacks, Adina Drinks, and Hint Water provided great refreshments and prizes for the raffle at the recent Mission Cliffs comp.
Over 1400 climbers joined in the festivities this season. Eric Sanchez, Matthew Bingham, and Hitesh Lala came in first, second, and third respectively for Mens Advanced. Halley Tollner, Camille Kerr, and Mary Kate Meyerhoffer came in first, second, and third respectively for Womens Advanced. The rest of the comp results can be found at the TBS6 Standings page.
Congratulations to all the climbers that came out and competed in best climbing comp series in the US! Hope to see you all at the upcoming rope series competitions!
Every comp had free food and beer. The Pyramid Brewing Company provided the great libations,Chrome Bags, Timbuk2, ALite Designs, Dime Bags, Lombardi Sports, Sports Basement, KIND Healthy Snacks, Adina Drinks, and Hint Water provided great refreshments and prizes for the raffle at the recent Mission Cliffs comp.
Over 1400 climbers joined in the festivities this season. Eric Sanchez, Matthew Bingham, and Hitesh Lala came in first, second, and third respectively for Mens Advanced. Halley Tollner, Camille Kerr, and Mary Kate Meyerhoffer came in first, second, and third respectively for Womens Advanced. The rest of the comp results can be found at the TBS6 Standings page.
Congratulations to all the climbers that came out and competed in best climbing comp series in the US! Hope to see you all at the upcoming rope series competitions!
Labels: mission cliffs, TBS 6
¶ Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5 Comments
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Final TBS 6 Comp at Mission Cliffs
On Friday evening, December 3, Touchstone will have the last of its bouldering series comps at Mission Cliffs. The final comp is from 5-10pm, free for all Touchstone members and only $10 for non members. There will be a TON of new boulder problems, beer, food, and an excess of fun.
The Touchstone Bouldering Series Comps are some of the best around. They have been growing every year. The last comp was at Diablo Rock Gym in Concord and attracted the gym's largest crowd yet, with 250 people turning in scorecards! Skipolini's provided great pizza, Pyramid Brewery supplied a ton of beer, and Paul Hara took awesome pictures.
Stop by the final Touchstone Bouldering series comp Friday night at Mission Cliffs!
In preparation for the event the bouldering at Mission Cliffs will be closed off.
The Touchstone Bouldering Series Comps are some of the best around. They have been growing every year. The last comp was at Diablo Rock Gym in Concord and attracted the gym's largest crowd yet, with 250 people turning in scorecards! Skipolini's provided great pizza, Pyramid Brewery supplied a ton of beer, and Paul Hara took awesome pictures.
Stop by the final Touchstone Bouldering series comp Friday night at Mission Cliffs!
In preparation for the event the bouldering at Mission Cliffs will be closed off.
Labels: Diablo Rock Gym, mission cliffs, TBS 6
¶ Wednesday, December 01, 2010 0 Comments
Sunday, October 31, 2010
GWPC TBS 6 Photos
On October 22nd, Touchstone had its third bouldering comp of the year at Great Western Power Company. The Touchstone Bouldering Series is currently in its 6th year and the comps keep getting better. With free food and beer, an awesome selection of new boulder problems, and a great environment to climb in, the Touchstone comps are unbelievably fun.
Currently Halley Tollner, Camille Kerr, and Cicadia Jenerik are in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively for women's advanced.Hitesh Lala, Matthew Bingham, and Scott Cory hold the top three places for men's advanced.
Bay area photographer and rock climber John Vallejo took some great pictures of the event which can be seen on his gallery site.
The next comp will be at Diablo Rock Gym on November 12th, 2010 in Concord. Come out for a great time climbing and hanging out!
Currently Halley Tollner, Camille Kerr, and Cicadia Jenerik are in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively for women's advanced.Hitesh Lala, Matthew Bingham, and Scott Cory hold the top three places for men's advanced.
Bay area photographer and rock climber John Vallejo took some great pictures of the event which can be seen on his gallery site.
The next comp will be at Diablo Rock Gym on November 12th, 2010 in Concord. Come out for a great time climbing and hanging out!
Labels: comp climbing, Great Western Power Co., TBS 6
¶ Sunday, October 31, 2010 0 Comments
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Highline at Sacramento TBS6
The Sacramento Pipeworks version of TBS 6 went off without a hitch last Friday the 17th. This competition was its typical extraordinary blend of climbing, food, drink, prizes, games and spectacle. Over 200 people turned in scorecards, eclipsing the last bouldering series at Pipeworks by more than 40 people.
Thanks go out to Mason Daly who offered demos of Evolve climbing shoes, as well as thanks to Brian Poulson who represented CRAGS ( Climbing Resource Advocates for Greater Sacramento - an Access Fund affiliate) and worked hard signing up new members. Finally, thanks to Pipeworks member Nick Wilson for his great photography.
Those that left early missed what some considered the highlight of the night: Jerry Miszewski, owner of Balance Community slackline outfitters, set up a 25 foot highline through the middle of the main cave and effortlessly walked it like he was on flat ground. An extremely modest Jerry later admitted that he held the worlds record for highlining (312 feet) until August but his record had just been broken by his friend Andy (340 feet). He also confessed to plans of taking back the record as well as the lowline record (currently 1007 feet).
The next installment of TBS 6 will be at Great Western power Company on Friday October 22nd. See you there! ¶ Tuesday, September 21, 2010 0 Comments
Thanks go out to Mason Daly who offered demos of Evolve climbing shoes, as well as thanks to Brian Poulson who represented CRAGS ( Climbing Resource Advocates for Greater Sacramento - an Access Fund affiliate) and worked hard signing up new members. Finally, thanks to Pipeworks member Nick Wilson for his great photography.
Those that left early missed what some considered the highlight of the night: Jerry Miszewski, owner of Balance Community slackline outfitters, set up a 25 foot highline through the middle of the main cave and effortlessly walked it like he was on flat ground. An extremely modest Jerry later admitted that he held the worlds record for highlining (312 feet) until August but his record had just been broken by his friend Andy (340 feet). He also confessed to plans of taking back the record as well as the lowline record (currently 1007 feet).
The next installment of TBS 6 will be at Great Western power Company on Friday October 22nd. See you there! ¶ Tuesday, September 21, 2010 0 Comments
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Touchstone Bouldering Series 6: Iron Works Video
Check out the sweet video that was made during the first Touchstone bouldering comp of the season and get pysched for the next of the Touchstone Bouldering Series comps at Sacramento Pipeworks on September 17th.
Labels: Berkeley Ironworks, Sacramento Pipeworks, TBS 6
¶ Thursday, September 09, 2010 0 Comments
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Raffle at Touchstone Anniversary Party
This Saturday, August 28, Berkeley Ironworks will be holding the first of the Touchstone Bouldering Series 6 Comps. In addition to celebrating Ironworks 10th year anniversary, Touchstone will be celebrating its 15th. There will be an awesome anniversary party held at Ironworks during the comp with live music, food, and a great opportunity to crush new problems from 11-5 pm.
There will be a huge raffle with a ton of great prizes. Tickets will be $1 and all proceeds will go to the Access Fund. It will be a perfect opportunity to win a $150 5.10 gift certificate, a Mammut Rope, Scarpa Shoes, Moon Packs, a pair of Evolve Shoes, a Black Diamond Satellite Pad, a Black Diamond Chalkpot, a number of great Mountain Hardwear products, and Access Fund water bottles.
Additionally, every raffle prize will come with either a Tuolumne Bouldering guide or the Bay Area Top Rope guide (until we are out of them).
Come out on Saturday for a great chance to win a number of prizes, help support the Access Fund, and hang out at Touchstone's Anniversary party and climbing comp!
There will be a huge raffle with a ton of great prizes. Tickets will be $1 and all proceeds will go to the Access Fund. It will be a perfect opportunity to win a $150 5.10 gift certificate, a Mammut Rope, Scarpa Shoes, Moon Packs, a pair of Evolve Shoes, a Black Diamond Satellite Pad, a Black Diamond Chalkpot, a number of great Mountain Hardwear products, and Access Fund water bottles.
Additionally, every raffle prize will come with either a Tuolumne Bouldering guide or the Bay Area Top Rope guide (until we are out of them).
Come out on Saturday for a great chance to win a number of prizes, help support the Access Fund, and hang out at Touchstone's Anniversary party and climbing comp!
Labels: Berkeley Ironworks, TBS 6, Touchstone Anniversary
¶ Thursday, August 26, 2010 0 Comments
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Nigerian Brothers Playing at Touchstone Comp and Anniversary Party!
This Saturday, August 28, the Nigerian Brothers will be playing during the first of the Touchstone Bouldering Series Comps.
The Nigerian brothers, led by Nigerian master musician, Ken Okulolo, have deep roots in African folk and highlife music. Their beats will be played from noon to three pm and will be a great background for the people who want to crank during the first of the Touchstone Bouldering Series comps.
While the beats are being played, food and refreshments will be served as the comp marks the 10th anniversary of Berkeley Ironworks and Touchstone's 15th. There will be all kinds of great food supplied by Andy & Cindy's Thai. Not only will there be free samples of great bars like Kind Bars, and Clif Bar but Guyaki Organic Yerba Mate, and Bear Naked Granola will be providing food as well. For vegan athletes, and those who want a gluten free option, there will be food for them as well. For those that don't like any of those terrific options, there will be a lot of BIRTHDAY CAKE!
The standard seventy problems will be set by the Touchstone team of route setters. There will be approximately: 10 V0's, 10 V1's, 10 V2's, 10 V3's, 10 V4's, 8 V5's, 6 V6's, 4 V7's, 3 V8's, 2 V9's 1 V10, 1 V11 as well as an onsight final with three problems for the top five men and women. For those who want some great beta on how to prepare better for a comp, check out Natasha Barnes' comments in a brief interview with the Touchstone Blog.
Come by from 11-5 pm to check out the comp and then see the onsight final at the end. Also there will be a rad raffle with a number of great prizes and all proceeds going to the Access Fund. A list of the prizes is coming soon.
Stop by Ironworks for Touchstones amazing anniversary party!
The Nigerian brothers, led by Nigerian master musician, Ken Okulolo, have deep roots in African folk and highlife music. Their beats will be played from noon to three pm and will be a great background for the people who want to crank during the first of the Touchstone Bouldering Series comps.
While the beats are being played, food and refreshments will be served as the comp marks the 10th anniversary of Berkeley Ironworks and Touchstone's 15th. There will be all kinds of great food supplied by Andy & Cindy's Thai. Not only will there be free samples of great bars like Kind Bars, and Clif Bar but Guyaki Organic Yerba Mate, and Bear Naked Granola will be providing food as well. For vegan athletes, and those who want a gluten free option, there will be food for them as well. For those that don't like any of those terrific options, there will be a lot of BIRTHDAY CAKE!
The standard seventy problems will be set by the Touchstone team of route setters. There will be approximately: 10 V0's, 10 V1's, 10 V2's, 10 V3's, 10 V4's, 8 V5's, 6 V6's, 4 V7's, 3 V8's, 2 V9's 1 V10, 1 V11 as well as an onsight final with three problems for the top five men and women. For those who want some great beta on how to prepare better for a comp, check out Natasha Barnes' comments in a brief interview with the Touchstone Blog.
Come by from 11-5 pm to check out the comp and then see the onsight final at the end. Also there will be a rad raffle with a number of great prizes and all proceeds going to the Access Fund. A list of the prizes is coming soon.
Stop by Ironworks for Touchstones amazing anniversary party!
Labels: Berkeley Ironworks, Nigerian Brothers, TBS 6
¶ Thursday, August 19, 2010 0 Comments
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Touchstone 15h Anniversary and Bouldering Comp
Touchstone Climbing will once again be hosting the Touchstone Bouldering Series this fall. This season, we will kick off the series with a special Saturday comp at Berkeley Ironworks to celebrate the gym's 10th anniversary, as well as Touchstone's 15th. The Ironworks comp/party will be from 11-5 this Saturday the 28st of August.
Andy & Cindy's Thai will be providing the food. There will be a ton of curries, chicken skewers, etc. There will be vegan and gluten free food for the vegan athletes who want to stay fueled and still crush. Kind Bars, Guyaki Organic Yerba Mate, Bear Naked Granola, Clif Bar and more will be there giving out free samples. A raffle will be held with all of the proceeds from the $1 tickets going to the Access Fund. With great prizes from Mt. Hardwear and Touchstone, the raffle will be awesome. There will be an onsight final with the top 5 competitors from the men's and women's advanced categories receiving CASH PRIZES!
These comps are FREE for Touchstone Members
You can see pictures from the previous TBS season now in our online photo gallery.
Andy & Cindy's Thai will be providing the food. There will be a ton of curries, chicken skewers, etc. There will be vegan and gluten free food for the vegan athletes who want to stay fueled and still crush. Kind Bars, Guyaki Organic Yerba Mate, Bear Naked Granola, Clif Bar and more will be there giving out free samples. A raffle will be held with all of the proceeds from the $1 tickets going to the Access Fund. With great prizes from Mt. Hardwear and Touchstone, the raffle will be awesome. There will be an onsight final with the top 5 competitors from the men's and women's advanced categories receiving CASH PRIZES!
These comps are FREE for Touchstone Members
You can see pictures from the previous TBS season now in our online photo gallery.
Labels: Berkeley Ironworks, Mountain Hardwear, TBS 6
¶ Tuesday, August 17, 2010 0 Comments
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Touchstone Bouldering Series: Dates Announced
Touchstone Climbing will once again be hosting the Touchstone Bouldering Series this fall. During the first 5 seasons of the TBS, these comps have grown to some of the largest bouldering comps in the country. This season we will kick off the series with a special Saturday comp at Berkeley Ironworks to celebrate the gyms 10th anniversary, as well as Touchstone's 15th. The Ironworks comp/party will be from 11-5. The other 4 comps will be held on Friday evenings starting at 5pm. The finale will take place at Mission Cliffs, and we are hoping it will be held in our brand new bouldering area. Stay tuned.
All events will include a red point bouldering comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Points will be award for each comp with overall winners being announced after the final comp.
These comps are FREE for Touchstone Members
You can see pictures from the previous TBS season now in our online photo gallery.
The dates for the comps are as follows:
Ironworks- August 28th, 2010 in Berkeley
Pipeworks- September 17th, 2010 in Sacramento
G.W.P.C.- October 22nd, 2010 in Oakland
Diablo Rock Gym- November 12th, 2010 in Concord
Mission Cliffs- December 3rd, 2009 in San Francisco
Stay tuned for more information about the Touchstone Bouldering series or check out the comp page.
All events will include a red point bouldering comp as well as refreshments, games and prizes. Points will be award for each comp with overall winners being announced after the final comp.
These comps are FREE for Touchstone Members
You can see pictures from the previous TBS season now in our online photo gallery.
The dates for the comps are as follows:
Ironworks- August 28th, 2010 in Berkeley
Pipeworks- September 17th, 2010 in Sacramento
G.W.P.C.- October 22nd, 2010 in Oakland
Diablo Rock Gym- November 12th, 2010 in Concord
Mission Cliffs- December 3rd, 2009 in San Francisco
Stay tuned for more information about the Touchstone Bouldering series or check out the comp page.
Labels: TBS 6, Touchstone Climbing Comps
¶ Saturday, July 24, 2010 0 Comments
