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Dogpatch Boulders grades, explained

Dogpatch Boulders is a bouldering-only Touchstone Climbing gym at 2573 3rd Street in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighbourhood. It opened in February 2013 and is Touchstone's largest bouldering-only gym, with about 20,500 sq ft of climbing terrain, walls up to 17 feet and 300+ problems. It also has a weights area and yoga and fitness classes.

Day passesGym websiteDirectionsDay pass $35 · hours and prices below

Bouldering grades

Each boulder problem is set in one hold colour and has a start tag with a single suggested V-grade. Touchstone uses this at every gym except Hyperion.

The gym grades in V-scale directly. Here is the range gyms usually set, in Font:

V-scaleFont
VB3
V04B–4B+
V15A–5B
V25B–5C
V35C+–6A+
V46A+–6B+
V56C–6C+
V66C+–7A
V77A+–7B
V87B–7B+
V97C
V107C+
V118A
V128A+

Look up any grade in V-scale

Touchstone Climbing grades the same way at all 17 of its gyms. All Touchstone Climbing gyms and grades

From the gym's own grading guide. Gyms reset and regrade often, and grades vary between setters, so treat this as a guide and check the boards when you visit.

Visiting Dogpatch Boulders

Address
2573 3rd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, United StatesGoogle MapsApple MapsOpenStreetMap
Booking
Walk in: no booking neededOpen to the public with no appointment; every visitor needs a waiver on file, which can be completed online before arriving.Day passes
Prices
Day pass · adult$35
Day pass · child12 and under$30
Day pass · concessionAccess to Climbing rate; needs a current California EBT/Medi-Cal card and photo ID$15
Off-peak entry · adultWeekdays before 3 pm, excluding holidays$30
10-visit pass · adultGood at all Touchstone gyms; expires after 1 year; waives the membership initiation fee$300
Monthly · adult1-month pass, valid for 30 days from purchase$130
Shoe hire$4
Day pass $35, or $30 on weekdays before 3 pm (not on holidays). Ongoing membership is $120/month plus a $100 initiation fee, with discounts for students, seniors, teachers, military and juniors.All prices on the gym's site
Opening hours
Mon07:00–22:00
Tue07:00–23:00
Wed07:00–22:00
Thu07:00–23:00
Fri07:00–22:00
Sat–Sun10:00–19:00
Members-only hours on Saturday and Sunday, 9:00-10:00, before the gym opens to everyone.Hours on the gym's site
First visit
What to know before your first visit
Phone
+1 415-800-8121
Photos
Gym's galleryInstagramPhotos on Google Maps

Hours and prices from the gym's own website, checked 3 October 2026. They change, so check before you go.

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Sources

  1. Touchstone Climbing: Routesetting Approach
  2. Touchstone: Dogpatch Boulders gym page
  3. Touchstone blog: Dogpatch Boulders 2nd Anniversary Party (opened February 2013)

Checked 2 October 2026. Gear Loop isn't affiliated with Dogpatch Boulders.