Sacramento Pipeworks

Today is the LAST day to sign up for a Touchstone membership with $0 initiation fee! (July 5th) Sign up here: https://touchstoneclimbing.com/pipeworks/join-the-gym/

California is set to fully reopen on Tuesday, June 15th! That means a lot of exciting changes here at Pipeworks and here is what you can expect. Reservations: Starting on Tuesday, there will be no need to make reservations at any of the Touchstone gyms! You are free to come in and use the gyms anytime during normal business hours. Day pass visitors, if you bought a day pass for this next week, it’s still valid. Just show up on the day you originally reserved.... Fitness Classes + Climbing Clinics: The gyms will be adding in-person fitness classes and climbing clinics back to the calendar! This will be a slow process so we appreciate your patience as we get back to it. We will be adding classes to the online calendars when they are available. Masks + Vaccinations: After much internal discussion, Touchstone has decided to continue to follow State and local guidelines around masking. Starting Tuesday, if you are fully vaccinated you may use the gym without a mask. If you are unvaccinated, you are required to wear a mask when in the gyms. We will not be tracking vaccination statuses. We ask that members and guests be responsible and respectful of their fellow community members. People are considered fully vaccinated 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna or 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine. For now, Touchstone staff will continue to wear masks regardless of vaccination status. We can’t wait to see your beautiful faces!

To welcome Pacific Pipe Climbing in West Oakland to the Touchstone family we’re giving YOU a chance to join us for $0!!! Sign up for a Touchstone membership online and pay $0 initiation. This deal runs until Pacific Pipe officially opens. Sign up here: https://touchstoneclimbing.com/pipeworks/join-the-gym/ Membership benefits include:... Reciprocal use of all Touchstone Climbing gyms Unlimited yoga and fitness classes (when they start again) Free Intro to Climbing Class and/or Intro to Bouldering Class Discounts in our Pro Shop FREE competitions and events (when they start again) Your children 12 and under are FREE with your membership After a long year with no indoor climbing, you can now get back to all the climbing, the yoga, the cardio and most importantly, our beautiful community! This is going to be an exciting year for us. Sign up online now to join the greatest climbing family ever!

We've got a new leader in town and we're so stoked!! Read more about Diane, the new manager here at Pipeworks.

Sacramento County moved to the RED TIER today! That means CLIMBING IS BACK and we couldn’t be happier!!! Starting Wednesday, March 17 gyms will be open to members and 10-pass holders at 10% capacity. Our hours are: M-F 10:00am - 10:00pm... S/S 10:00am - 7:00pm As before, we will be using an online reservation system. Reservations are currently only available to members and 10-pass holders. We’ll expand both our hours and availability as soon as we are able. Please note that we have a new waiver! EVERYONE needs fill this out before making a reservation, regardless of previous waiver status. We won’t have iPads in the gyms to do this on-site, so please take a moment to fill out a new waiver now if you haven’t already. Also, please take a moment to review our COVID-19 health protocols before your visit! We will require temperature checks and symptoms checks upon entry, a minimum of 6' of distance from others at all times, and masks covering your nose and mouth worn at all times. (No buffs or valved masks allowed.) Lastly (and perhaps most importantly), don’t forget that you can also pick up some Touchstone Brewing Company beers after your session! Our tasty new Woman Up brew for the Pink Boots Society is not to be missed and will be released soon! Our brewery is open for curbside pickup: Tues-Thurs 9am-3pm Friday 10am-6pm Thanks for hanging in there with us. We will be giving each and every one of you the HIGHEST of air high fives when we see you back in the gym!

Help our climbing areas by donating to the Access Fund and it will be matched! Black Diamond is matching all donations up to $100,000 to help AF build more sustainable climbing areas, spread leave no trace ethics, and work with land managers to prevent closures.

Our master and commander of 19 years, Vaughn Medford is retiring from Pipeworks. Countless things can be said for all that he has done to make the beautiful, thriving community we have today. Though nothing could fully encapsulate all that he means to us, Jason Bove has written this touching tribute and included heartfelt sentiments from a few of Vaughn's biggest fans at Touchstone. Thank you so much, Vaughn. In the words of Diane Ortega, you've left behind some big flip flops to fill.

It breaks our hearts to announce that we have to shut down again. If you already have a reservation today we will remain open until 9 tonight but will be closed starting Wednesday. Please let us know what you want us to do with your membership here: https://touchstoneclimbing.com/pipeworks/my-account/ Those that maintain their memberships or freeze them will be the first to return when we are able to reopen. You can freeze for free or maintain support for $10 or more per month. Just spell out what you'd like us to do and we'll make it happen. We are so sorry, everyone here will miss you.

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Just a reminder to please help us stay open by keeping your distance!

Setting returns! You'll see some orange fencing stretched across a big section in the bouldering room today. Due to the virus we need to let the problems sit for a couple of days before setters wash the holds. We'll have some new problems up by next week!

A bunch of our bay area gyms are reopening their climbing walls to existing members and we are hoping at some point LA will follow suit!

Member + 10 Pass with Reservation Only 9am 9pm, 7 days a week

Just because group classes are on hiatus doesn't mean you can't get a good workout! We've opened the former CrossFit box to everyone while classes are shut down. Now you can use all the equipment in the box whenever you feel like it, not just during class times!

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 most people are aware we are limiting you to two reservations per week, a lot of you don't seem to be aware you can make as many DAY-OF reservations as you like. Already used your 2 reservations for the week, but wake up on Thursday morning wanting to climb? If there is an open time slot, you can book it, and it doesn't count against your allotted two per week! You can make as many day-of reservations as you like!

We’re beyond stoked to finally be reopening (again)!!! Starting 10/2, we will be open to members and 10-pass holders 7 days a week, 9am9pm! 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 half hour and can be reserved up to 1 week in advance. Members will be able to book a part...ner 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! You can use the RGPro Connect App to easily book and cancel your reservations on mobile. For desktop, you can also use the Express Booking Profile located on the right side of the reservation page. If you are a member or 10-pass holder and Pipeworks is your home gym, check your email inbox for a message from us with more details. If you have not received this email (but should have!), you can get the deets you need here: bit.ly/TScovid19 See you back in the gym!

Now opening up same-day reservations for all members! We’re trying to balance social distancing occupancy limitations with giving all our members a chance to use the gym and get back into their routines; but we know many of you want to use the gyms more than twice per week. If there’s space for you to come in more often, we want you to have it. If on a given day there are still open reservation slots after 10am, reserving that time slot will not count against your 2 session p...er week allotment. This only applies to same-day reservations. Thanks to everyone who has been coming in to climb and work out the past few days. We can’t wait to open up even more as soon as it’s safe to do so!

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

We are now in Phase 3 and open to members! We at Sacramento Pipeworks are beyond stoked to be able to open our doors in a limited capacity via our online reservation system! All members are now able to come climb and work out. Reservations are for 2-hour time slots, can be made 2x/week, and up to 1 week in advance. We’ll expand access to non-members as soon as we are able. Please note that the gyms will be very different from pre-pandemic conditions. You can review our COVID-...19 protocols here: https://bit.ly/TScovid19 Reserve your workout here: https://touchstoneclimbing.com//online-gym-reservation-in/ We can’t wait to see you back in the gym!

Did you know we have an extensive online fitness program? Go to touchstoneclimbing.com to see a myriad of fitness options through Facebook live and Zoom. We are so excited to bring you virtual fitness classes while the gyms are closed and while we are practicing social distancing. We have weekly Zoom clinics which are free for active Touchstone members and livestreamed Facebook classes which are free to all. @pipeworksclimbing @touchstoneclimbing #pipeworksclimbing #climbing #fitness #zoomyoga #zoom #virtualfitness #gym #sacramento #getfit

Due to recent comments by the CEO of CrossFit, Touchstone Climbing and our CrossFit instructors have made the mutual decision to end our affiliation with the CrossFit brand. We’re not yet sure what its future will be, but we look forward to moving into it with you. We will share more details about this change as we begin reopening the gyms.

We are closed on 4th of July. Enjoy your weekend and celebrate safely.

Introducing special COVID-19 membership offerings! In order to adhere to occupancy limitations, our gyms are currently only open to members and 10 Visit Pass holders. We’re not sure when we’ll be able to sell day passes again, but we also know that COVID-19 has affected everyone. Climbing and fitness can be particularly important in difficult times and so we have special offerings for new members who need a bit of extra support right now. $0 INITITIATION For those who want to... jump into a membership, we are offering $0 initiation for our monthly membership option. This offer is available for the foreseeable future as we all rebuild our communities and our routines during social distancing. SUPPORT MEMBERSHIP For those who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, we are offering a Support Membership. This membership is $0 initiation and $60 per month30% off our usual membership rate. You must submit proof of unemployment to qualify. We take your privacy seriously, so proof of unemployment may be processed by our Director of Member Services via email if that is preferred. 10 VISIT PASS Our 10 Visit Pass allows gym users to purchase 10 day passes at a discounted rate if you aren’t looking to join as a member. These passes are good for one year from date of purchase and can be used at all Touchstone locations. If you decide to purchase a monthly membership within one month of using your last pass, we’ll waive the $100 initiation fee. All purchases must be made online. We hope these options can be of benefit to you and that we’ll see you in the gyms again soon. @pipeworksclimbing @touchstoneclimbing #pipeworksclimbing #climbing #sacramento #bouldering #gym See more

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 Bay Area: https://bit.ly/supportBlackbizBayArea LA: https://bit.ly/supportBlackbizLA Fresno: https://bit.ly/supportBlackbizFresno Support on-the-ground activist groups https://bit.ly/supportactivists

Tahoe Climbing Coalition Trivia Night, Friday, May 8th, 7:00 PM TCC is hosting an online climbing specific trivia event. Get your teams (4 people max) ready to go, connect in zoom, hangout or another platform. -You will enter your answers on a spreadsheet (link provided at event). -6 rounds of 6 questions each.... -Prizes for top 3 teams. Plus some climbing swag donated from Blue Granite and Touchstone Climbing that will be hat drawn for all participants. -Think hard and NO cheating or googling. -All team members must complete 2 burpees for each wrong answer! -Bonus points for teams who sign up for memberships or make a TCC donation! -Bonus "hat-draws" for swag for every donation made. This is a great way to stay connected to your climbing community, support TCC and stay stoked! This is a free event with suggested donation of $5/person. Nobody will be turned away for not being able to donate.

Week 5 and FINAL week of Challenge-in-Place is here! Stay connected with our incredible community by tagging us in your challenge photos or videos. This week we ask you to keep including your furry friend in our fitness challenges and to even give yourself (or a loved one) a DIY Quarantine cut! As always we can’t wait to see what you all come up with! TAG a friend to do each challenge with you, and make sure to use the hashtag #challengeinplace and tag @pipeworksclimbing and @touchstoneclimbing so that we can share your videos! #touchstoneclimbing #challengeinplace #pipeworksclimbing

The Touchstone Retail Team are supplying hats to People’s Protective Equipment for donating! People’s Protective Equipment is producing easy-to-assemble face shields made out of baseball caps just a few blocks away from the Touchstone Warehouse. After reading about PPE, retail team member (and local Bay Area legend) Scott Frye shared their story during a meeting and quickly loaded up his bike to deliver Touchstone baseball hats to be turned into PPE for our frontline heroes. The company is shipping 2,000 hats a day nationwide. Our first batch is being deployed to the frontlines of NYC and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. We’re honored to have the opportunity to donate our hats to this awesome group of people and organization. #touchstoneclimbing

Week 3 of Challenge-in-Place is here! Stay connected with our incredible community by tagging @touchstoneclimbing and @pipeworksclimbing in your challenge photos or videos. This week we’ll be sharing our DIY projects, playing games, and even getting our pets involved again. Can’t wait to see your challenges this week. TAG a friend to do each challenge with you, and make sure to use the hashtag #challengeinplace and tag @touchstoneclimbing so that we can share your videos! #touchstoneclimbing #challengeinplace

Ethan Pringle mini-doc tonight at 7pm!

Stay fit with the Touchstone Climbing fam! Your favorite instructors are hosting LIVE fitness classes for free on Facebook, no Facebook account needed. Check out our Fitness Live Facebook page for the schedule. Here are some fun classes coming up soon: Core with Kelly Birch - Wednesdays at 7pm Want core strength like Kelly? Us too! Come take her core class tonight so you can tackle the steep like a Touchstone Athlete.... Hangboarding with Joe - Thursdays at 1:30pm Touchstone Routesetter Joe is here to guide you through hangboarding fundamentals to keep your fingers strong (or get them even stronger)! Your projects will be no match for you. Core with Canaan - Thursdays at 6:30pm Get the core you need to keep you going like endurance Touchstone Athlete Canaan! He’ll be sharing the routine that keeps him strong over miles and miles. Work Station Setups and Ergonomics with Ben - Fridays at 9am Home workouts don’t have to be boring! Ben’s here to lead you through a total-body workout with tons of variety and fun. Hatha with Baxter - Fridays at 1:30pm Slow down and reconnect with Baxter’s mega popular Hatha yoga flow. This strong yet gentle class will leave you feeling refreshed and focused. See you all on Facebook! #touchstoneclimbing #touchstonelivefitness

Watch party happening on Touchstone Climbing's Facebook this Friday, April 10th at 7pm premiering a 14-minute mini-documentary we've made about Ethan Pringle!

PSA: If there is a mistake with your account, please let us know right away so we can handle it! A lot has been going on these past few weeks, and we’re receiving a high volume of membership change requests. Mistakes happen, but we’re more than happy to fix themwe’ll do it faster than your bank, too!

COVID-19 Update We hope you’re all taking good care of yourselves in these strange days. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reopen April 1st, but you can bet that we will reopen as soon as we are able. Some important updates as April approaches: * We have been in contact with all members with details about your memberships! If you have not received these emails, please update your email by visiting the My Account page on our website ASAP.... * If you have a prepaid membership, do not worry! Your account is automatically credited through the closure and you won’t lose out on any gym days once we reopen. No need to contact us. * We are paying ALL staff their scheduled hours through April 5th. Regardless of the situation, we are committed to maintaining healthcare coverage for all that currently receive it through Touchstone (100% coverage for full-time staff). * If you’d like to support us, please consider purchasing an online gift card! Gift cards are good for anything at any Touchstone gym and never expire. Till then, you can stick with us through our live online fitness classes and Touchstone Athlete-led livestream videos, and keep sending us content to share at [email protected]!

Do you miss Yogi Bob? We do too! Check out his Youtube channel.

We want to let you know the gym will not be staffed during the week as we initially planned. We feel it is safer to have employees stay home where they are safe and sound rather than answering phones. Thanks for understanding. Please take care of yourselves, we will miss all of you and hope you return to us as healthy as ever! - Your Pipeworks staff https://touchstoneclimbing.com/contact-us/

Just because we can’t gather together doesn’t mean we can’t work out together! Join us TOMORROW at 7am on Facebook for a livestreamed yoga class with Cliffs of Id instructor, Molly. She’ll be leading us through a soothing Yin flow to keep us calm and grounded at home. Check out https://touchstoneclimbing.com/fitness-live/ for our complete livestream fitness class scheduleSocial distancing and quarantine is no excuse for skipping leg day! All videos will be available for later if you can’t join us live. We’re going to come out of this stronger than ever!

Dear Touchstone Climbing Community, After much difficult deliberation we have decided to temporarily close all Touchstone gyms tomorrow, March 16th, and remain closed through the end of March. In times of crisis, we turn to family, friends, and the things that ground us. The gym is all of that to us. It had been our hope to provide a place where we can prioritize our health when we all need it most, but it is clear that we must now take drastic action to combat the COVID-19 ...pandemic. We plan to continue to pay our front desk staff and routesetters during this closure. We ask those of you who are financially able to stick with us in these difficult times to continue your memberships. This support will not go unrecognized; we are already brainstorming a cool way to thank you when this crisis is over. If you are unable to maintain your membership, we understandall freezes through March will be free, and we will issue a credit through the remainder of the month to those who request it through this online form: https://touchstoneclimbing.com/my-account/ Please be patient while we process your request. We will be reassessing the situation daily. While the details may change, these are our current goals: * For the next two days, Monday and Tuesday, we will have a person on staff at the gym during normal business hours whom you can call with questions. * Starting Wednesday, March 18th, we will have a person on staff 10a6p. * During this time we will deep clean the gyms and equipment. *We aim to reopen April 1st. Throughout all of this, we have been overwhelmed by your support, patience, and understanding. Your response has been a bright light amid these uncertain times. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being a part of our community. Best, Touchstone Climbing

After carefully considering our responsibility to customer and employee safety, we have decided to temporarily suspend nonmember access to all Touchstone gyms starting Saturday, March 14. (This includes member guest pass users.) We are also canceling all group yoga and fitness classes. Given current state and federal guidelines, as well as recommendations by experts in the field, we recognize that our goal is no longer containment of COVID-19, but mitigation. We are doing ou...r part to flatten the curve by enacting practices that spread out the likelihood of exposure over time, thus avoiding overwhelming our healthcare providers and putting us in a better position to manage our broader response to the pandemic. It is our belief that we can continue to provide an important service to the health and wellbeing of our members through conditionally and carefully maintained operations. Gym hours and member access will remain unchanged, and we are working on streaming online yoga classes from some of your favorite instructors starting next week. For those of you who would like to continue using the gyms, we remind you to please follow the Center for Disease Control guidelines: * Please don’t come to the gym if you are ill, for at least a week after becoming ill, and a minimum of 24 hours after fever and symptoms have gone away. * When you cough or sneeze, always turn away from other people and be sure to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. * Wash your hands often with soap and hot water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. * Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Everyone at Touchstone has been working around the clock to respond to the rapidly changing developments of this public health crisis. Responding to COVID-19 requires diligence and flexibility on all of our parts. Policies may continue to change as we get more information. Thank you for your understanding in these trying times; most of all, thank you for being a part of our community.

For the time being, and out of an abundance of caution, we will not offer loaner yoga mats, blocks, blankets and straps in the yoga room. Please bring your personal item with you to class. Thanks for understanding!

As per current federal and state public health recommendations, we are cancelling all meetups through April. We’ll be bringing them back as soon as we can, so stay tuned! WomxnWorks, Queer Crush Sacramento, Soul Ascension.

Sorry, but as a precaution tonight's shoe demo has been postponed. When the time seems right we will reschedule the event. @pipeworksclimbing @touchstoneclimbing #pipeworksclimbing

As per current federal and state public health recommendations, we are temporarily postponing our upcoming TCS comps at The Studio on March 27th and Cliffs of Id on April 4th. We’ll be bringing back our favorite event of the year as soon as we can, so stay tuned!

Monthly Acro and Handstand offering at Sacramento Pipeworks! Gain strength, flexibility a new friendships! This Tuesday all levels AcroYoga with Sariah at 7pm from @thehandstandnation and Wednesday Handstand clinic 7pm with @reno.gorman also from #theHandstandNation Both classes are free for members/$25 for non members. No partner necessary. All levels. All welcome.

Big shoe demo THIS THURSDAY 6-9pm! Come try the best models from Evolv, Scarpa, Unparallel. 20% off all shoes!

Route-setters doing route-setter things. Testing out problems and workshopping technique. We are so lucky to have a full time staff of artists designing creative routes. Thanks for your hard work and dedication Karl! Find this fun and tricky boulder problem at the gym and tag us with a photo of you sending it...Or attempting to send #routesettersofinstagram #sacramentoactivities

During this time of increased awareness around preventing the spread of flus and colds, we’d like to encourage everyone visiting our gyms to follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines and common sense. Don’t come to the gym if you are ill, for at least a week after becoming ill, and a minimum of 24 hours after fever and symptoms have gone away. (It’s okay to skip a workout once in a while!) Always follow these CDC guidelines: When you cough or sne...eze, always turns away from other people and be sure to cover your nose and mouth with a tissue or use the inside of your elbow. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it. Wash your hands often with soap and hot water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. This is how germs spread! Thanks for helping us maintain our clean gym environment! See more

Green Light Get Outside is part of an amazing initiative to make Sacramento schools more human-focused and heart-centered. Having GLGO kids develop social and life skills through climbing is something we happily get behind. It's amazing seeing them go from being scared just a few feet off the ground to topping a route in a single session!

We'd like to introduce you to SCARPA’s newest shoe, the Veloce, Italian for fast, quick, rapid. This is an indoor-specific shoe - featuring a roomier toe box which provides beginner to intermediate climbers more comfort when wearing their shoes for extended periods of time, especially during bouldering sessions. We now have the Veloce in stock. It would be the perfect shoe to try, or buy with the 20% discount we are offering at our big SHOE DEMO next Thursday the 12th from 6-9!

Our big shoe demo is just around the corner! Thursday March 12th 6-9pm. 20% off all shoes. Get ready!

@fruitfrenzie is here! Grab a delicious bowl or smoothie on your way in and on your way out. Get all your fruit servings the most delicious way possible. Yum @pipeworksclimbing #fruitfrenzie

Touchstone Tips Outdoors: Pets at the Crag We love dogs, but the best thing to do is to leave Fido at home. If you must bring your dog, keep it off crash pads, out of people's stuff, and nearby while at the crag. Always use a leash and keep your dog under control.

Save the date! October 2nd kicks off the 2020 Touchstone Climbing Series! TCS is our way of saying thank you to all our members and friends for making the Touchstone fam the best crew to rope up or wrestle pebbles with. At a TCS event, each Touchstone gym hosts its own self-scored competition for both members and non-members alike to test their mettle against fun, creative routesetting. In honor of rock climbing’s 2020 Olympics debut, we’re celebrating this amazing year in sp...orts history AND you, the people out there making it! So come party with us with free beer, free food, and a shower of raffle goodies from all your favorite outdoor brands. TCS2020 is a chance to try hard and party harder together with the whole Touchstone family. TCS Competition Pricing: FREE for Members $25 Non-Members https://www.facebook.com/events/852255061879347/?ti=icl

12 new boulder problems on the crack wall! V0-V6 Come get the vertical sendies on this beautiful Friday afternoon!

Cold brew is back! Ask your friendly front desk staff for a bottle next time you're in! $4 each :) #caffeinatedclimbers #coldbrewclimbing

Happy Birthday and Nonprofit Status, The Brown Ascenders! This Outpost Digital Cinema video of their after hours fundraiser party at Great Western Power Company is like getting a big hug from the community. Thank you TBA!

Five new routes are up on the first pillar! 5.10-5.12. Be the first to check them out! . .. ...... .... ..... ...... #pipeworks #pipeworksclimbing #sacramentolife #touchstoneclimbing See more

Today, 1 in 5 climbing areas in the United States is threatened by an access issuewhether it’s private land lost to development, public land managers over-regulating climbing, or climber impacts degrading the environment, the list of threats is long and constantly evolving. Over 20,000 climbers have committed to protecting the places they love by joining Access Fund. As a refresher, Access Fund’s mission is to protect and conserve climbing areas by: Protecting public lands... Buying threatened climbing areas Building sustainable climbing areas Replacing aging bolts Inspire climbing advocacy Join or renew your membership today and help protect the places we love. #accessfund #loveyourcrags #insideoutchallenge #touchstoneclimbing @accessfund #insideout challenge! See more

We send our best wishes to 16 year-old Pipeworks Team climber, Catherine H., who earned an invitation to the USAC YOUTH NATIONALS in Bend, Oregon this Friday, February 7th through Sunday, February 9th. There are 50 competitors in her Youth A category that she will be competing with. When asked if there was anything if she wanted to add, she quietly responded, "I'm really excited about it." Wishing you the best of luck Catherine, we are very proud of you and hope you have lots of fun!

Tonight! 2/4/2020 All levels. All welcome AcroYoga class at Pipeworks Climbing starts at 7pm. This is a monthly class put on by @thehandstandnation . Free for members or $25/non. Bring a friend or come solo to learn fun acrobatic games, conditioning and practice partner yoga and stretching. No experience necessary. . . .... . . . #touchstoneclimbing #PipeworksClimbing #PipeworksYoga #SacramentoAcroYoga #SacramentoYoga See more

We are sad to announce that the company handling our bar wrapper recycling is discontinuing the program. If you are saving any wrappers at home, please bring them in now - our last shipment will go out February 13th. Thanks to all of you who contributed to this great program over the years!

Acro yoga clinic tomorrow at 7pm! Free for members, $25 non-members.

We are starting an adaptive climbing program at Pipeworks! If you are interested in volunteering some time to help, we are offering a training on adaptive gear and techniques this upcoming Thursday the 6th from 6-10 pm. Please RSVP to [email protected]

Week 3 of the @accessfund #insideout challenge! This week we discuss two of the most popular topics in climbing POOP Everybody does it. Learn how to do it right. Human waste can contaminate water sources, spread disease, ruin other people’s experience, and raise the alarm of land managers. Different climbing areas require differing methods for human waste disposal, depending on the environment, local rules, and regulations.... -Use toilets whenever possible, even if you have to hike a bit further. -Keep a few waste disposal bags in your pack for emergencies. -In popular, high-use areas don’t dig a hole. Pack it out in your waste disposal bag. -In remote forested areas where it is appropriate to use a cat hole, dig a hole 8" deep by 4" wide and bury only natural toilet paper. -Always pack it out in a bag in desert and alpine climbing areas. Both soils lack the microorganisms to break down human waste. -Whether you’re going #1 or #2, move at least 200 feet away from water sources before doing your business. CHALK Cliffs or boulders covered in chalk leave behind visual evidence that climbers were there. This visual impact can be a deal breaker for many land managers and other recreationalists. Over the years, chalk also gets caked onto holds, forming layers that change the texture of the rock and the friction of that very poor sloper. Too many ticks can also cause confusion on a route, botch on-sight attempts, and ruin the self-discovery and problem-solving that many climbers love. -Clean up any chalk spills. -Brush off tick marks after each session. -Choose the right brush type for the rock: soft brushes like boar’s hair are best on desert sandstone and other soft rock types; nylon brushes are best for hard rock types such as granite. -Don’t use chalk to dry wet holds - it just makes them harder to dry! -Check regulations before visiting a new climbing area. Some areas don’t allow chalk usage or dictate the color climbers can use. -Work with your local climbing organization to initiate a chalk cleanup day at your local climbing area. #accessfund #loveyourcrags #insideoutchallenge #touchstoneclimbing @ Sacramento Pipeworks Climbing & Fitness See more

The women's room sauna is back up and running! Sorry we had some problems getting replacement parts, and we appreciate your patience!

Week 2 of the @accessfund #insideout challenge! Our climbing areas are being loved to death. Access Fund is working with local climbing organizations across the country to address the problem with support from land managers, grants, and a whole lot of sweat. Climbers are building retaining walls, beefing up belay bases, installing port-a-potties at trailheads, and creating new trails that will last for decades. But the number of deteriorating crags is growing every day, while... the number of volunteers and the funding to support them remain too scarce. Recruiting help for these projectsin the form of money or laboris sometimes made more difficult by the fact that many climbers don’t recognize the problem as a problem and, sometimes, don’t recognize the solution as a solution. How You Can Help... Notice the impacts: The first step to fixing the problem is recognizing the problem exists. When you’re out at the crag, pay attention to the conditions around you. Are there exposed tree roots? How much plant life is around? How sloped is the base? Are your feet slipping on the dirt and disturbing the soil? These are signs that climbing is taking a toll. Limit your impact: Now that you see the problem, work to keep it from getting worse. Put your gear close to the wall and move the belay closer in, not farther away from the cliff. Stay on the trail if there is one, or try to step on rocks and other durable surfaces. Get involved: Step up with your back, your wallet, or both. Keep your eyes open for volunteer opportunities with your local climbing organization or with Access Fund-Jeep Conservation Teams. If you have financial resources, please consider donating to Access Fund or your local climbing organization. Adequate funding is a critical part of making these projects successful. Use your voice: One of Access Fund and local climbing organizations biggest challenges is getting approval from land managers to tackle stewardship. You can help by telling land managers that you support streamlined approval processes for partners. #accessfund #loveyourcrags #insideoutchallenge #touchstoneclimbing @ Sacramento Pipeworks Climbing & Fitness See more

Today's featured shoe is Unparalleled’s Regulus. This is their stiffest downturned shoe providing both comfort and absolute precision for any angle and all styles of climbing. The unlined synthetic upper provides a soft feel on foot while maintaining a perfectly snug and secure fit. The full RH rubber sole and stiff midsole provide exceptional edging ability and the extended rubber over the toe box provides extra friction for toe hooking. The highly tensioned heel and sling shot rending locks your foot into the shoe providing extra power and bomb proof heel hooks. Come check them out, we are bound to have your size!

Regular hours today!

Tomorrow from 6-9pm Petzl Harness Demo. Come try out and climb in different models and replace that old uncomfortable harness you’ve had for too long. #pipeworksclimbing #petzl #harness #gym #climbing #sacramento

One week from today - Tuesday the 21st we're having a big Petzl harness demo 6-9pm! Come check out some stylish harnesses and get a 20% discount as well!

Our Queer Crush group is promoting a friendly vertical mile challenge! Just add your name and tick off every 500 vertical feet climbed in January. It's a good healthy way to track if you are getting your laps in!

Have a wonderful New Year! See ya in 2020 @pipeworksclimbing @touchstoneclimbing #pipeworksclimbing #gym #sacramento #newyear #2020

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