Minus a star because the staff is very inconsistent with expectations on belay testing - management needs to standardize and not allow staff to deviate. Otherwise a great gym to climb at - routes are well created and have a good diversity based on skill. It gets busy but that's typical of any gym - everyone here is very kind. read more

Great variety of routes, big bouldering area, lots of top roping, and lead areas too. Also a gym with weights and machines, and a yoga studio. The routes are marked very well, with BOTH colored holds and colored tape. (It's always frustrating going to other gyms with poorly marked routes) Cons: Just a little pricy, and there are no auto-belays read more

I love most of the routes here! Was once a member and now come every once and a while. I feel like I've experienced some significant safety concerns that keeps this from being a 5 star review including not enough staff attention in the climbing area, spinners, overused ropes etc. But over all this is a cute Little Rock gym in downtown and I enjoy visiting. It's a little small to get a membership. Keep setting those awesome technical routes!! read more

Really Cool Gym. Wish they had some auto-belays for visitors who don't have belay partners. The front desk person at the time (went during noon) was really un-attentive and I had to ask to get helped. Overall, the gym has 50 feet TR climbs and good lead routes. read more

I have searched many gyms and have not found a gym that makes me feel more welcome. The staff is friendly and helpful. I have never felt like i was just a number. The facilities are kept clean. If there is anything out of place it isn't for long. They are on top of things. The Yoga, and TRX classes are great!! I am happy to have found this place. It truly is the best climbing gym in the South Bay! read more

Stellar bouldering and outstandingly helpful employees! Super clean facilities. Sweet tunes playing. They have a fish tank and it's a cute corner of San José. read more

I have become a big fan of rock climbing and like the Touchstone Climbing gyms. I find myself in San Jose for work often and appreciate that my Diablo membership allows to a chance to work out here. Good top rope area with a range of difficulties. The walls are higher than at DRG. The bouldering area is large with a large range of difficulties. read more

close to home! friendly staff! I wish you guys have more room for walls and routes! read more

Seriously go here! Climb don't be a fatty! And have a rad time working out- and getting sexy!

The staff were really helpful in teaching me and my friend how to use the equipment for the first time. The place had areas that were mark to indicate the level of difficulty the climb would be. For a first timer like me, I only had two areas that really fit my athletic skill level, which isn't much unfortunately. But overall the staff were wonderful teachers and took time to explain things thoroughly and I had fun. read more

The staff here is eeeeeee-mazing! They have lots of top rope and bouldering courses. The atmosphere is chill, you can sit and meet a bunch of new people everyday. They have expansion ideas floating everywhere so the place is constantly changing throughout the year... Or that's how it was last year. The only bad part is parking but they'll validate your parking for up to 2 hours and you end up in the middle of downtown San Jose, so you have a vast number of new hipster restaurants in the area to hang out at. read more

I've been coming here with a 10 year old for a few months, the staff are great and it's kid friendly on Saturday mornings. There's also a good bouldering area and gym. They've always been flexible and made it easy for us, even with last minute plan changes. Much better than my experience at planet granite. read more

Put some more weights in the back room for heavy lifting and dropping, maybe a another squat rack instead of those two things no one uses.

This place is fantastic! Clean and new, pristine climbing walls and Precor equipped gym. Henry, Christian, Matt and the rest if the staff are great, kind, personable, and knowledgable. Haven't met all the instructors yet but all classes including yoga, conditioning, core, and climbing are included in the monthly fee. Quite reasonable considering the amenities. Discount for students too! read more

Just signed up here. I love this place. Great hours and a very friendly staff. They have yoga and they have weights to work out with. Well maintained and clean. Plenty of lockers to store your junk in. Good music good vibes what more more could you ask for? read more

Awesome gym, awesome staff, welcomed my buddies and I with open arms. The rock walls are some if the best I've seen and the little resistance training area has plenty in it to get a workout in. read more

Sometimes they get a bit crowded, but overall this is one of my favorite climbing gyms. They have a variety of top rope routes that are consistently rated between 5.10a to 5.11d, with a few easier and more difficult. Bouldering I feel the routes are a bit more difficult than they're rated, and aren't quite so consistent in how they're rated either. read more

Attitude, amazing attitude. Easily, the best staff and regulars I've found at any gym in the bay.

The bouldering here was pretty bad. I can only evaluate v0-v5 and I can say that the routes felt very confused. Missing foot holds, etc. It's worth paying a little extra and going to a place like planet granite in Sunnyvale. read more

Moved to SJ and immediately got this membership. Great routes that are updated constantly. Cool people and vibe. Always good music playing. Plus, monthly membership includes all their fitness classes. Serenity is the best yoga instructor! Recommend her Monday class for newbies and then work your way to Wed/Thurs. This place always has classes/workshops to improve on a variety of things. Super safe and chill atmosphere. read more

Definitely the best climbing gym in downtown San Jose.

I am really happy that I started climbing at The Studio! I top rope, boulder, and also use the gym area here and they are all awesome. I have also tried some of the classes and loved them! I highly recommend this gym! read more

This place is great. Amazing, patient, knowledgeable staff to help with climbing, boulders and yoga. Clean, good music and an overall good vibe to it. Highly recommended. read more

Amazing Gym, Cool people, Chill atmosphere, Lots of fun :) read more

I had my daughter's 8th birthday there. It was great! The girls had good time there. The staffs there are very helpful and them encourage the girls to explore and challenger. read more

A really fun place to go. The staffs are friendly and helpful. They also have a small gym on the second floor. You can really get exercised. read more

Nice boulder area and yoga room but I don't see the point to have 3 fishes getting fcking mad 24/7 making loops in the aquarium with loud music from the gym and asking in the shower to behave eco and save water. read more

Great facility with a variety of fitness options. The bouldering area is complex and varied with many puzzles. The facility is always spotless and I've yet to be in there while someone isn't cleaning some area of the club. I'd recommend this place for all levels of climbing or general fitness goals. read more

Studio Climbing on First Street was a wonderful event location, though it is highly recommended that new climbers take the class first. The instructors have great patience. Thanks! read more

Had the 10-years birthday party for my son at The Studio today. It was a total success. The kids were a mix of the sporty and the non-sporty kind and everyone enjoyed it. The coaches where easy going but still made the kids focus on the challenges. read more

A comment on your customer service: My brother and my niece came down from San Francisco this morning to have breakfast with me and to keep an appointment later in the afternoon. After breakfast we came back to my house located not far from The Studio. Since they had time to spare my niece mentioned she'd like to go rock climbing and I promptly suggested your facility. When they arrived at your business my brother asked for the restroom as one customer service representative explained the services provided to my niece. The young lady pointed out the restrooms, but my brother was stopped by another woman who explained that the facilities were available to members only. My brother asked the woman, "How am I to become a member when you won't even allow me to use the restroom". He was upset and said, "this is b.s." Perhaps he should have used a better phrase to express his dissatisfaction with your customer service, but in the end he is right. As a customer service representative (I think it was possibly the owner, Diane?) you should have been able to discern between a person who is genuinely interested in your establishment and who is there simply to use your restroom. I live downtown and I pride myself on being a supporter of local business. I am disappointed to hear that the woman who refused to allow my brother to use the restroom as his daughter learned more about your services didn't think first or recognize a potential customer. I will never visit or recommend your business again. read more

The manager, Diane, is so committed! She'll go so far above and beyond her normal job duties. Touchstone is all about climbing but, when it comes down to it, it's a business that's in the service industry. Touchstone excels because of people like her. read more

I'm a beginner and went for bouldering only. found a pretty small area that was overcrowded. It was Sunday so perhaps I should have expected that but it made it hard to do much. I spent 25 minutes looking for parking before calling to find out that they do validate at a lot a couple blocks away. The belay area is very pretty and spacious and I imagine folks going for that would be pretty happy. The people working there were nice. But given the small space and parking distance I probably won't return. read more

This has been my home gym for 2 years. I had a membership at PG Sunnyvale for 1 year, and also at Pacific Edge in Santa Cruz for 3 years when I lived over there. The Studio is a nice, clean gym. Sometimes people complain that it's too small or that it's not as "nice" as PG. I agree that PG is a bigger facility with more equipment. But the Studio also has everything you need - Good bouldering, lead walls, top rope, conditioning and yoga classes, TRX, a mini weight room, hangboards and campus boards, etc. If you wanna get in shape, try Serenity's "Core and More" class twice per week...it will help you build a good conditioning base that transfers over to climbing. Also this gym has a great crowd. The regulars are silly - they love to have fun as much as they love to climb. There's almost always a group climbing together, or playing an impromptu game of add-on. The best energy is on weekday nights between 7 and closing, in my opinion. The environment is not quite as competitive or aggressive as some other gyms. There are a lot of beginners, young college aged people, and some working professionals in their late 20's / early 30's. People are generally nice and willing to b.s. about rock climbing. There isn't too much attitude or dudes with huge egos to prove - that's one of my favorite things about this gym. I would say that if you're a beginner or even if you're experienced and are just looking for a mellow environment to climb in, then this is a better gym for you. However, if you're a completion level climber and rock climbing is your life's goal, then you should probably train at a bigger gym. The other nice thing about the studio is their setting. There are a variety of setters - some new and some veteran, so you really end up experiencing a spectrum of different styles and technique. Also the staff in general is helpful and friendly. Some folks are new to climbing and some are old school. Lastly, the downtown location is fun. You have 2 cafes on the same block, Stritch is a nice bar right next door, and there's no better entertainment in San Jose than downtown San Jose (for better or for worse). Public transit runs nearby. Parking can be a pain, but the gym does validate for certain garages. Your other option is to park a few blocks away toward Reed in free street parking and walk over. All in all, this gym has been my favorite "home" gym. read more

I went for opening night and had a blast. The walls are tall and have great features. Theres even an adjustable crack for those who are interested in crack climbing. The bouldering area has some unique shapes on it that I really enjoyed climbing. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. I cant wait to see what sort of yoga classes they end up offering. Also, membership here includes membership to all the other Touchstone gyms. Yeah Diablo Rock Gym! read more

First time in the studio and first time rock climbing (my young child). Parking is horrendous unless you want to pay $7 or more for a lot (we were here Sunday afternoon with no big events in SJ) and had to make several circles around downtown to get a free street parking. I guess it is not their fault. Next time I would consider VTA. Arriving at the front desk: big mess, the confused lady cannot get (maybe asking could be a solution or better yet have different person responsible for parties) who arrives for birthday who is individual. Only 2 computers to sign a waiver, located by entry with people asking/bumping/waking thru to get inside. Nobody explains what the charges are for (what is included). Other parent suggest to get kids hour with the instructor for $20 (they would take up to 5 kids). Great paid and someone said find the guy in green shirt. Guy in green shirt is already with other kids, says we have to wait a turn. OK. Waiting, waiting, waiting (is our hour already started?nobody says anything). Make a way to check in area and go back with check in person. After first intervention the green shirt now says it is our turn. Hooks up my 6 years old but does not give him any instructions, asked for his name but not if he had done any climbing before etc. etc. etc. Well the 6 years old goes up like a wind (not a beginner but does ok up to the more horizontal part. It takes maybe 5 min then he got scared and let go. The green shirt instructor does not offer any instruction and the boy bangs the wall several times. Well he is a boy, takes it quite well. Then again other kids turn and they choose another part of wall to climb (no one ask us if the new spot will also work for us). The little girl goes up and stays up (again) for more then 20 min. (the green shirt chats with her mom and her friend dad all the time). Obviously the girl is not only a bit bigger but not a novice, nevertheless it does not look fair. I had kept checking with the green shirt instructor when the girl will be done but he ignores me completely. Now my 6 years old is off to play on my phone. I get tired of waiting, and head to check in. After hearing my story the lady said that no money will be returned since my son got ONE short go. She offers extending the hour. 6 years old not interested anymore. Finally I suggest pass for another time. I also state that if they take $20 for an hour for up to 5 kids, it must be split equally between participants. I am not paying for other kids to hang out with the instructor for 50 min while my child gets one couple of minutes go. After many minutes at the front I go back inside and the same girl is still hanging up (at least 15 minutes of time I was in the front dealing with them not giving equal time). After we are getting ready to leave the green shirt instructor shows up to ask if we now want to have a turn. Declined. I would strongly suggest that if the venue offers semi private instruction, they would be fair to all and say: all gets equal time x min up and down, you make it to the top or not, you need to rest or not, you are done and next participant takes turn. No preferences. And give the children instruction before hand if needed. And ask if they know what/how to do it. Not sure if/when we will use their come again for another hour but very disappointed about the experience. read more

This place is amazing! I'm so glad they took this place over because I never went to the nightclub that was there before. The height inside of the building allows the rock climbing walls to be really high, although I do have to admit that when you're at the top and look down it is a little frightening the first go-round. They've also got the small bouldering walls that doesn't require you to be tied into your harness (just be careful jumping from the top, especially if you have bad knees). read more

The staff is super friendly and the gym is nice and clean. It's a little small compared to other climbing gyms, but I've been coming here for almost a year and never had trouble getting a hold of a route to climb. read more

This place is pretty decent for being located downtown. The only downside I would say is the parking- they do validate it if you park in the garage nearby (only for two hours). I've been here once to boulder and it was just okay. Climbing here makes me feel spoiled for being able to climb at PG. The rates are lower but it is smaller. It was fairly crowded when I went and it made me feel claustrophobic because of how tight the space is. I probably wouldn't choose to climb here again unless some of my friends wanted to go for a quick climb nearby. read more

Great gym, staff, and instruction! My 8 yr. old is on the "Rec Team" and it's been an extremely positive experience. He gets high-quality individual instruction and it has a "team" feel of camaraderie and social interaction with the other climbers. His climbing ability, confidence, and physical fitness all have noticeably improved since joining the team. The instructors (Pete, Alyssa, and Andrew) have been excellent: the workouts are consistently different, challenging, fun, and safe. This is a well operated organization with good people. read more