Mission Cliffs

Members + 10 Pass with Reservation Only M-F 10am-10pm S/S 10am-5pm

We are OVER THE MOON that we will be able to reopen for climbing this Tuesday 10/27!! We’re working hard to get our reservation systems and hours updated so we can get you all back in the gyms. Check your email inboxes as we’ll be sending out an email tomorrow morning with reservation links. See you back in the gyms and back on the walls soon

Needing to spruce up your mask collection? Look no further than our Touchstone Face Masks, available in our online shop! As TS athlete Canaan Vallejos knows, our lightweight face mask is the perfect way to cover up and rock Touchstone Climbing while working out, climbing, or strolling your local farmers market. Our masks were developed using technical fabrics woven specifically for activewear! Available in two sizes: S/M and L/XL. Check them out on shop.touchstoneclimbin...g.com : Outpost Digital Cinema

While the City of San Francisco continues to prohibit indoor climbing, we know that we still have a lot to offer our community. With that, we will be reopening for WEIGHTS AND CARDIO ONLY on Monday, 10/19! Our hours will be MondayFriday, 2pm8pm. That’s rightstill NO climbing. You can be sure that we are in contact with the SF Health Department asking them to reconsider their decision, given the dearth of scientific evidence supporting the claim that climbing walls are high...er risk. We are continuing to use our online reservation system. Touchstone members and 10-pass holders will be able to reserve 1.5-hour time slots up to twice per week. Time slots can be reserved up to 1 week in advance and will open every hour. Members will also be able to book a workout partner on their reservation, as long as they are also Touchstone members or 10-pass holders. (Please note that reservations made by a friend also count towards your 2x/week limit!) You can use the RGPro Connect App to book and cancel your reservations on your mobile device. For desktop, you can also use the Express Booking Profile located on the right side of our reservation page. You MUST have a reservation to use the gym, and reservations MUST be made onlineno walk-ins are available at this time. We’ll expand our availability (and hours) as soon as we can! Thanks for your continued support and stoke. See you in the gym!

Late this afternoon it came to our attention that San Francisco issued further fitness facility guidelines that prohibit climbing walls based on the difficulty with adequately disinfecting between each use. Unfortunately until we hear otherwise, we have no choice but to close Mission Cliffs and Dogpatch Boulders at this time. The current scientific consensus is that fomite transmission of COVID-19 is rare, and perhaps impossible in non-clinical masked situations. Given that, our stringent safety protocols, and the scientifically recognized antiviral properties of chalk, we have reached out to the Health Department and the Mayor asking them to reconsider this decision. We hope that we will be able to reopen again shortly.

We are absolutely THRILLED to announce that we will finally be able to reopen our San Francisco gyms in a limited capacity! Starting MONDAY 9/14, Mission Cliffs and Dogpatch Boulders will be open to members and 10-pass holders 10a10p MF and 8a8p S/S! State guidelines currently restrict gyms to 10% capacity, so we will be using an online reservation system. Touchstone members and 10-pass holders will be able to reserve two-hour climbing time slots up to twice per week. Time... slots will open every hour and can be reserved up to 1 week in advance. Members will also be able to book a partner on their reservation, as long as they are also Touchstone members or 10-pass holders. You MUST have a reservation to use the gym, and reservations MUST be made onlineno walk-ins are available at this time. We’ll expand our availability (and hours) as soon as we can! If you are a member or 10-pass holder, check your email inbox for a message from us with more details or visit our COVID Update page. https://touchstoneclimbing.com/covid-19-update/ We can’t believe we finally get to say: See you in the gym!

Meet our newest Touchstone Athletes, Malcolm and Pierre Alcutt! They both come from 8+ years of indoor trampoline experience, which they say helps a ton for their general fitness base and body awareness. After years of bouncing and tumbling, the two brothers found a new challenge in climbing and a new community in their home gym, Diablo Rock. Climbing is just like a more grown-up version of what we were already doing, Pierre says. A self-identified boulderer, Malcolm oft...en runs out of projects in the cave & Kilter Board. I love how each climb is a puzzle to be solved both physically and mentally, he says, and how each climber’s strengths and weaknesses often allows them to unlock the same puzzle, but in different ways. While Pierre can often be found quietly scrolling through his Instagram feed (or respectfully avoiding yet another lap on your project), don’t let his modesty fool youhe’s got incredible determination and laser-like focus. But climbing is about more than sending the gnar for him: It’s the best excuse to be outside, discover a different view and perspective of nature, and spend time with my brother. On top of putting down big numbers in the gym, they’ve also both just recently done Ill Cave (V10) in Tahoeafter only 1.5 years of climbing. We can’t wait to see what they do next. Say hello to these crushers out at the rocks or in our gyms when they reopen! : Steve Babuljak

When we say climbing is for everyone, we are taking a stance. We are saying that we believe in everyone’s right to access to our sportand that we know we haven’t gotten there yet. Access is not about opening our doors and expecting people to walk through. It is about recognizing the barriers to entry and working to take them down. And there is no greater barrier than being denied your basic humanity. Black people in America can’t expect to feel safe jogging in their neig...hborhoods, buying candy from a corner store, holding cellphones in public, or even relaxing in their own homeshow could we expect them to feel safe rock climbing? To our Black community: We stand with you. We recognize our role in creating a more just society, starting with our gyms. We are reiterating our commitment to do better. We will continue to do the work within Touchstone to cultivate social equity at every level, from hiring practices to employee trainings and staff support. We will continue to work with organizations and support local leadership who fight for equity and access to rock climbing, both indoors and out, for all. We hope everyone in the Touchstone family feels empowered to speak out in this painful moment. It can be hard to know what you can do to fight systemic racism as an individual. It feels scary and impossible to change a system, but it CAN be changed. Here are ways that you (yes, YOU) can fight racism today: VOTE. Laws are made by lawmakers. You choose who those lawmakers are. https://registertovote.ca.gov/ Support Black-owned businesses https://bit.ly/supportBlackbizBayArea Support on-the-ground activist groups https://bit.ly/supportactivists

STAFF SHOUTOUT! It’s Annalise! Many of you know Anne as the tattooed girl at the front desk who is always smiling, and will more than likely climb with you if asked, that is if she isn’t already booked up! Some things you might not know... Anne loves to swing dance! She could also eat fried food for the rest of her life, consequences be damned. She enjoys hanging out with good friends and family, and loves gardening almost as much as she loves her dogs. Stay tuned for more staff shoutouts! @annalise_leinhaupel #missioncliffs #touchstoneclimbing #staffshoutout @ Mission Cliffs

Congrats to @greatwesternpowerco for winning the @touchstoneclimbing hangboard comp! #missioncliffs #touchstoneclimbing #greatwesternpowerco

Hoping to brighten up your day and spread a little joy. We miss you all, and we can’t wait to see you again! #weloveourcommunity #touchstoneclimbing #missioncliffs @touchstoneclimbing @ Mission Cliffs

If you're looking for some great info on how to maintain your strength and power during quarantine, check out Cliffs of ID's staff and instructor Matt Moreno's blog post! https://touchstoneclimbing.com/quarangains-maintaining-str/