Covering basic safety, hold selection, hardware use, putting holds on walls, and the intricacies of forerunning, this clinic will introduce women and non-binary/genderqueer folks to routesetting. No prior experience required! Participants will create their own boulder problem and learn how to fine-tune their masterpiece into a climb they and others will enjoy.

You'll be taught by Touchstone's own routesetters–the same badasses who set every problem for the Woman Up Competition and in your gyms each week! Through this process, you will find out how truly difficult it is to assign a grade during the forerunning process. Don't expect to get a certification of some kind after completing this clinic–you won't, but you will get a better understanding of what it takes to be a commercial routesetter.

Prerequisites:

No routesetting experience required!
Open to feedback and critique, comfortable giving feedback and critique
Must be able to comfortably climb v3
At least 1 year of climbing experience
Must be comfortable using and moving ladders
Able to carry at least 25lbs

Clinic Locations

Woman Up 2026 clinics will take place across multiple Touchstone gyms in California. By expanding beyond a single location, we can reach more of our community and create greater access and opportunities to participate. Interested in what’s being offered? Check out the clinics here.

Online registration opens July 1st at noon; mark your calendars!

Gym Location	When	Instructor	Registration Links
Berkeley Ironworks	July 12th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm	Claire Miller	BOOK - Ironworks
Cliffs of Id	July 18th, 9:00am to 1:00pm	Zoey Grinstead	BOOK - Cliffs of Id
Dogpatch Boulders	July 18th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm	Maggie Gierard	BOOK - Dogpatch
Sacramento Pipeworks	July 18th, 12:00pm to 4:00pm	Katie Malinowski	BOOK - Pipeworks
The Post	July 25th, 9:00am to 1:00pm	Zoey Grinstead	BOOK - The Post
Class 5	August 22nd, 11:00am to 3:00pm	Zoey Grinstead and Ashley Stockman	BOOK - Class 5

Class 5's Calendar