Berkeley Ironworks

Sooooo this is happening

Everyone say hi to Franz!

Our friendly neighborhood routesetters came by last Friday to set our first week of epic Bouldering League problems. And, yesterday, they filled in our walls with MORE new problems from the Campus Board to the Slab section!! Say thank you!! 😉😉😉

Thanks to them we’ve now got Bouldering League problems up as well as normal V-graded stuff :) Routesetting schedules will be similar to this till Boulder League’s over. Have fun!!

Ascenders: Bouldering League

Assemble your team, join the league, and get ready to climb starting this Friday, 9/25!

Full trailer dropping soon 👀

💪 Tri-Gym Bouldering League Promo 💪
$0 Initiation to Celebrate 🤯

Looking to participate in the Tri-Gym Bouldering League but not a Touchstone member? You can pay the day-rate price of $35 per session or—become a member without paying the $100 initiation fee 💥

Experience all Touchstone has to offer while also participating in an incredibly fun low-key competition. Wondering if it matters that you’re not the strongest climber in the gym? Here’s some good news. You can still help your team win, as our relative scoring rewards you based on your own climbing level.

So grab your crew, and get ready to crush across the East Bay:
📅 Sept. 25–Nov. 6
👥 Teams of 4
📍 Berkeley Ironworks · Great Western Power Company · The Oaks
📱 Powered by KAYA | The Climber's App
💲 Free for Touchstone members / $35 per session for non-members / Join now to save $100

Registration is open! Register before October 3 to score a custom league beanie! Follow the link 🖇️ in bio for $0 initiation deets and to register.

After an incredibly difficult year, our beloved Michelle has passed away from cancer.  She approached this challenge with the same courage, strength, and grace that she displayed everyday of her life. She gave herself completely to her relationships, to the protection of the planet, and to her love of all things wild and beautiful. Please consider honoring her legacy by carrying her values forward in your own lives.

Please respect the privacy of her family and loved ones at this time.

If you are so moved, you may donate on her behalf to one of the following organizations:
    •    Apopo U - https://apopo.org/
    •    Defenders of Wildlife - https://defenders.org/
    •    Shark Stewards - https://sharkstewards.org/
    •    World Central Kitchen Incorporated - https://wck.org/
    •    Wildlife Conservation Network - https://wildnet.org/
    •    Akashinga

Undoubtedly, Michelle was, and still is, the very essence of Ironworks. As Front Desk Staff for 20 years and Assistant Manager for three of them, the care and consideration she gave to all she encountered was palpable. Michelle began working with Touchstone at the original Class 5 climbing gym in San Rafael in 2006. When that location closed in 2008, she transferred to Ironworks where, for the next two decades, she was Ironworks’ heart, soul, blood, backbone, foundation, anchor, core… What wasn’t Michelle?

With a huge community spirit, she loved to see you walk through these doors everyday. She loved to answer your questions and give you recommendations whether it was about food, travel or climbing. She loved to host member events and teach you how to belay. You could see her intention in the air around her. She made Ironworks feel like Ironworks.

As great at her job as she was, she also perfected the wondrous art of work-life balance. She’d sometimes be abroad for half the year, exploring far-away countries, hiking far-away hikes, sometimes diving, sometimes cycling, always adventuring. Having visited more countries than anyone else we know, Michelle sprinkled her Michelle magic around the entire world.

The Ironworks staff certainly acts as a unit and will be going through a huge transitional period

Check it peeps

GET EXCITED! We’re holding a super fun Gear Demo next month, showcasing all your favorite brands! Come try out all the gadgets and gizmos to fill that gear-shaped hole in your heart!

✔️Edelrid
✔️Madrock
✔️Metolius
✔️Ocun
✔️Petzl
✔️Sterling
✔️Black Diamond

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