Mission Cliffs

05/26/2026

We’re excited to announce we’ll be screening the documentary film, Strength to Weight, with Ethan Pringle this Sunday!!! Join us at 7:30 p.m., we’ll have limited space, so reserve your spot on our website!

Ethan Pringle is at the peak of his climbing career when he is blind-sided by his father’s severe stroke. Torn between two realities, at home in San Francisco taking care of his dad and the pressure of being a professional athlete, he eventually has to break open emotionally to rise to the challenge in this masculine and vulnerable father-son story.

Come see the film and meet Ethan in person at the gym where he started his climbing journey—Mission Cliffs.

Cost:
Free for members
$10 for non-members

05/26/2026

📣 Calling Designers, Climbers, & Creatives 📣
SF Design Week: Climbing for Everyone
🗓️ June 5, 3:30pm – 6:00pm


Human-centered design helps us navigate space. It can also help us refine the number one tool we have for doing so—our bodies.

Route setting for indoor rock climbing 🧗‍♀️ is part:

🟠 Craft
🟢 Performance design
🟣 Puzzle making

While this dialogue will fascinate human-centered designers inspired by movement, it goes further by opening a conversation that highlights the virtues of interdisciplinary dialogue and learning.

Join us and for an exciting discussion merging creativity, design, and aesthetics with somatics, strength training, and movement as we introduce the world of routesetting to designers.

Follow the link 🔗 in bio to learn more and register.

05/22/2026

We’re CLOSED starting tomorrow for SF Carnaval!!! During the celebration we will be closed Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24. Rejoin us for Holiday Hours on Monday, May 25 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from Mission Cliffs!!! 🌼🌼🌼Members can show the moms in your life some love with a free day of climbing!

05/08/2026

03/25/2026

‼️Battle of the Bay 2026 ‼️
Open Category sign-ups close soon ⌛️

Don’t miss your chance to:
💪 Throw down on fresh routes
🫣 Test yourself in a comp setting
🤩 Be part of a rare sport climbing finals experience
🤑 Get a piece of the $9,000 cash purse

This year, we’re taking Battle of the Bay to the ropes 🪢. If you’ve been waiting for a reason to get on the sharp end at Mission Cliffs, this is it. Whether you’re chasing the podium 🏆 or just want to see how you stack up, don’t sit this one out.

Event Schedule:
🗓️ March 27: Open Category Qualifiers
🗓️ March 28: Citizens Round, Happy Hour, Open Finals

Sign-ups are closing soon—get in while you can. Secure your spot with the link 🔗 in bio.

03/24/2026

🔥 Battle of the Bay is this weekend 🔥

Mark your calendars for Mission Cliffs in San Francisco this weekend and get ready for big rope climbs, big energy, and community stoke. 💥

🗓 Friday, March 27
Open Qualifiers kick off. Register at link in bio.

🗓 Saturday, March 28
Citizens round + FINALS where it all goes down 👀

Whether you’re competing or cheering, this is one you don’t want to miss.

Who’s pulling up? 👇

03/23/2026

🛸 Battle of the Bay 2026 🛸

💵 $9,000. That’s a lotta cash 💰.

Get ready, Bay Area—Battle of the Bay is this weekend🙀. We can’t wait to return to (after a decade!) with sport climbing and see the climbing that a $9,000 cash purse inspires.

Come for the climbing, stay for the party, community celebration, 🍺 free drinks, and more.

Event Schedule
🗓️March 27: Open Category Qualifiers
🗓️March 28: Citizens Round, Happy Hour, Open Category Finals

Categories:
🕺Men’s
💃Women’s
🤸Non-Binary

Cash Purse:
🤑 $9,000

03/20/2026

🚧 Wall Closures for Battle of the Bay 🚧

We’re getting Mission Cliffs comp-ready 💪 which means rolling wall closures start Monday, 3/23. Here’s what to expect:

🟨 Monday (3/23): Silo + Expansion zones
🟦 Tuesday (3/24): Yosemite Walls + Ringmaster
🟩 Wednesday (3/25): Cylinder + Harrison St. Arch + Mainwall Lead
🟪 Thursday (3/26): Mainwall + Diamond + Double Overhang

We know closures aren’t ideal, but it’s all in prep for one of the most fun comps of the year.

Come climb what’s open, watch the build come to life, and get psyched for Battle of the Bay.

03/20/2026

🌼 Spring Equinox $0 Initiation 🌼
3/20/26 – 3/22/26

It’s official—Spring is here 😎. And we’re celebrating with an equinox flash sale.

Become a Touchstone member between today (Friday, 3/20) and Sunday (3/22) and pay $0 in initiation fees 🙌
Get all the benefits of a Touchstone membership 💜:

🌸 Reciprocal use of all Touchstone Climbing gyms
🌸 Unlimited yoga and fitness classes
🌸 Member Passes for friends and family
🌸 Discounts in our Pro Shop
🌸 FREE Touchstone Climbing Series
🌸 Discounts on climbing clinics and climbing camps
🌸 and much more!

Follow the link 🔗in bio and use promo code SPRING2026 to save $100!

01/28/2026

All Touchstone Gyms Closed Friday, 1/30

We stand with the people of Minneapolis and with our employees.

We are closing as part of the national general strike in opposition to ICE and the violence, fear, and harm they continue to inflict on immigrant communities and those who stand with them.

While the gyms are closed, all hourly employees who were scheduled to work will be paid.

We do not make this decision lightly, but we no longer feel it is acceptable to remain silent in the face of these actions.