http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/athletes/dean-potter http://fiveten.com/athletes/dean-potter Home climbing area: Earth Favorite climbing area: Yosemite Claim to fame: I haven’t died yet. Favorite Five Ten shoe: comfy Moccasyms. When I alpine climb I seam-seal as well as snow-seal them and wear them with a thick pair of socks. I’ve climbed super-hard cracks in them as well as worn strap-on crampons over them. Personal: What makes you tick? What makes you climb? I am uncontrollably drawn to climb. I follow my intuition. ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4274 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4274_deanpotter1_1271365194.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4274_deanpotter0_1271365017.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4274_deanpotter2_1271365017.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/sonnie-trotter http://fiveten.com/athletes/sonnie-trotter Favorite climbing area: Squamish, B.C. Claim to fame: Still alive, still happy. Favorite Five Ten shoe: Anasazi Lace-Up, Daescent What makes you tick? What makes you climb? I love to be outside. I love to try really hard. I love to look down after I have climbed up, the view is always better. ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4245 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4245_sonnie_1271364469.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/dave-graham http://fiveten.com/athletes/dave-graham Favorite climbing area: Ceuse, Verdon, Siurana, Ticino Claim to fame: I have small muscles, and I find a way Favorite climb: RealizationFavorite Five Ten shoe: Dragon Lace-upWhat makes you tick? Rock Climbing, being in love with traveling, finding new climbing spots, and finding concentration. ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4210 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4210_davegraham_1271363643.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/carlo-traversi http://fiveten.com/athletes/carlo-traversi Home Climbing Area: Boulder, CO and the Sonoma Coast. Claim to Climbing Fame: 2-Time US Sport Climbing National Champion, 2nd Ascent of The Game V15 Favorite Climbing Shoe: The Blackwing. No other shoe on the market comes even close to the precision and reliability of the Blackwing. When I know that a foot pick would mean failure, I put on the Blackwing and know that failure is not an option. Built on the same last as the Dragon, but with a velcro closure. Makes it easy to pull on and off during... ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4130 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_4130IMG42981318551796_1320095302.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_IMG4982_1318551184.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_traversi2_1268757393.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_traversi_1268756115.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_traversi0_1268757393.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4130_traversi1_1268757393.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/kevin-jorgeson http://fiveten.com/athletes/kevin-jorgeson Favorite climbing area: Fontainebleau or Bishop Favorite climb: This Side of Paradise, Bardini Boulders, CA Favorite Five Ten shoe: Anasazi Velcro: With the new heel cup and the ONYXX rubber, you cannot go wrong with these things. I love ‘em. What makes you tick? What makes you climb? Climbing fits my personality precisely, takes me amazing places, teaches me respect for the environment and others, motivates me to improve, and keeps me humble on those high gravity days.  ]]> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500 4254 1999-11-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson3_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson4_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson5_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson6_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson7_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4254_jorgeson8_1303490338.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/mayan-smith-gobat http://fiveten.com/athletes/mayan-smith-gobat Mayan is currently the most internationally prolific and inspiring rock climber from New Zealand and is among the best climbers from Australasia. Mayan was born in the shadow of Mt. Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak, and has a deep-seated love and appreciation of the mountains and the vertical world. Mayan now lives on the road, following the best climbing conditions around the world. One of Mayan’s latest achievements was the first female ascent of Space Boy, 32 (8b+ / 5.14a) at her home crag, the “Cave”, New Zealand. ]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:13:25 -0400 7282 2010-03-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/7282_mayan0_1268760601.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/7282_mayan1_1268760601.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/angie-payne http://fiveten.com/athletes/angie-payne Favorite shoe: Project ]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:14:30 -0400 9619 2010-04-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9619_e.IMG7690_1321312595.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9619_angelapayne0_1271369811.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9619_e.IMG7562_1321312595.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9619_Angela Payne. European Human Being V12.RMNPCO_1321312595.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/athletes/jon-cardwell I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I began climbing in 1999 at the local climbing gym Stone Age. Originally, I became obsessed with the unique movement that climbing offers; it seemed so unpractical yet it felt natural. Since the first day, the pure challenge of working towards something that seemed impossible drove my motivation, yet in the last few years I've recognized other aspects of climbing which are just as inspiring. I appreciate the unique life climbing has given me, the places it has taken me and in the incredible and unique community it... ]]> Tue, 18 May 2010 21:44:35 -0400 9768 2010-05-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9768_joncardwell0_1274219422.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9768_joncardwell1_1274219422.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9768_joncardwell2_1274219422.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/fred-nicole http://fiveten.com/athletes/fred-nicole I was born the 21st of May 1970 in Vevey, Switzerland. My parents are more interested in arts and culture then sport, so my principal activities as a child were drawing, painting and later reading. My only relation with the mountains was a grand-grand-father on my father’s side, Edmond Jacquier, who was an alpinist. I started climbing when I was 14. My brother François, who had already started climbing two years before, decided to take me with him to Eclepens. It was a terrible experience and I never thought I would go climbing again. I was afraid, had no... ]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:47:20 -0400 9878 2010-06-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9878_frednicole0_1276704125.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9878_frednicole1_1276704125.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9878_frednicole2_1276704125.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9878_frednicole3_1276704125.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9878_frednicole4_1276704125.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail/10775-jennifer-vennon http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail/10775-jennifer-vennon On the first day of 2000 I was taken to a climbing gym in Jacksonville, FL. My life has never been the same since. Almost instantly all of my priorities and goals changed. Climbing became everything to me and everything began to revolve around the constant desire to find that next perfect route. The lack of climbable rock sent me running from the hot flatlands of Florida, to Tennessee, and finally to Colorado where I’m currently a Kindergarten teacher in Carbondale. I’m lucky to now have Rifle Mountain Park as my “home crag” and a schedule that allows me... ]]> Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:42:09 -0500 10775 2010-12-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10775_218168-10150223204078949-561633948-8663663-7131572-n-1325704865.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10775_10775jen421292273286_1315415385.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10775_178_1292273190.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10775_photo-1325704891.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10775_stockboys-by-ab-1325704943.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/gabriele-moroni http://fiveten.com/athletes/gabriele-moroni ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4213 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4213_gabrielemoroni0_1276884047.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4213_gabrielemoroni1_1276884047.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4213_gabrielemoroni2_1276884047.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/barbara-zangerl http://fiveten.com/athletes/barbara-zangerl Barbara Zangerl, a 22 year old climber from Austria, is the first woman to ever climb an 8b boulder. Read more at Barbara's Blog ]]> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500 4248 1999-11-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_4248barbaraz01300470876_1314132360.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_barbaraz1_1300470876.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_barbaraz2_1300470876.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_barbaraz3_1300470876.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_barbaraz4_1300470876.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4248_barbaraz5_1300470876.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/steve-mcclure http://fiveten.com/athletes/steve-mcclure Why do I climb? I’m not strong, I thrive on finding a way, a path through difficulties that don’t rely on strength. I live for the immersion that climbing can give, all thoughts cast aside with only pure movement remaining. I was born in North East England, and with both parents keen climbers there was no escape. I was on the cliff before I could walk! It was all trad climbing, so best taking it slow! I’m into it all now, big walls, trad, sport, bouldering… Sport took main stage for a while. My route ‘Overshadow’ at 9a+ is... ]]> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500 4104 1999-11-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_stevemcclure0_1283879154.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_stevemcclure01_1283879154.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_stevemcclure02_1283879154.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_10-7-dogs-dinner-2-1334605319.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_10-8-norway1-1334605319.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_15-poster-dsc-2650-low-res-1334605319.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4104_a-lesson-in-cool-1334605319.JPG http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail-europe/4135-nicolas-favresse http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail-europe/4135-nicolas-favresse Born and raised in flat country Belgium, I guess I wasn’t meant to be a rock climber. Usually people think I am either crazy or really lucky. It’s probably a bit of both. I am barley ever in my country and always gone to target some climbing destination around the world. My home is my van. My wife is a mandolin. I am doing what love and committed everything to be able to live fully my passion for rock-climbing. Whether it’s a one move boulder problem, a big wall in alpine environment or a fine tune on my mandolin... ]]> Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0500 4135 1999-11-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4135_4135191288261719_1314724123.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/bernd-zangerl http://fiveten.com/athletes/bernd-zangerl Favorite 5.10 Shoe: Jet 7, Team 5.10 As a teenager in 1994, Bernd started climbing. The first years he was more an Alpine climber, doing the „big walls“ in the alps. When he was 16, he did the „Via Bonatti at the Grand Capucin“ ( Mt. Blanc; France),and was probaly the youngest person on top of this mountain at that time. Within a few years he was one of the strongest Austrian Climbers. At his first competion in 1998 he placed second and outside, on the real rock, he climbed his first routes in the grade 8c.... ]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:26:36 -0400 10039 2010-08-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10039_berndzangerl_1282066849.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/10039_unknown5101_1298481472.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/enzo-oddo http://fiveten.com/athletes/enzo-oddo ]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:03:49 -0400 11066 2011-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/11066_enzo0_1300724167.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/11066_enzo1_1300724168.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/melissa-le-neve http://fiveten.com/athletes/melissa-le-neve I was born in Lyon, France and i have spend the most party of my life in a really flat land : Bordeaux. My family didn't know that climbing was a real sport. All my childhood, i have tried a lot of kind of sport. One day by chance, i discovered a really little climbing gym in the neighbor town and …. i started climbing like that! Then, all my life now is around my passion of this sport ! And i would to push my limit as extreme as possible and climb everything i can (outdoor/indoor ; boulder/routes/multipitch).... ]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:13:00 -0400 12977 2012-04-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-256-1334856098.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-365-1334856098.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-374-1334856099.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-746-1334856099.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-239-1334856099.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-992-1334856099.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12977_wiswedel-110830-968-1334856099.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/gerome-pouvreau http://fiveten.com/athletes/gerome-pouvreau I discovered and started climbing at the age of 8 years on the West Coast of France in La Rochelle. At 16 years old, I moved to Aix en Provence to climb the cliff around Aix, it was my dream. I do a lot of competitions climbing, I was 10 years in France team, which helped me to win the Senior World Championship to 17 year old and other international competitions. I travel a lot to discover new place to climb, and I love it, asia is my super playground I have always been dedicated to the cliff, it... ]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:05:00 -0400 12993 2012-04-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12993_rockland-245-2-1335215625.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12993_rockland-245-1335215625.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12993_p1010306-1335215625.JPG http://fiveten.com/athletes/guntram-jorg http://fiveten.com/athletes/guntram-jorg I was born on 23rd September 1988, in Bregenz and I started climbing in 2006 along with downhill biking and attending a high-level technical school for civil engineering. I soon realized that this wasn’t the lifestyle I wanted. I was locked into a society with its crazy rhythm of everyday life, when people spend most of their time in the office or sitting behind a school desk. If it had been up to me, I would have quit school in order to strictly focus on climbing. However, by the pressure of my family and friends and my internal consciousness,... ]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:15:55 -0400 13117 2012-06-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13117_pic-frank-kretschmann-schlonzigeswienerschmankerl-8a-chironico-gu-0006-1338827168.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13117_gu-norway-1338827169.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13117_big-paw-8c-chironico-1338827169.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13117_anam-cara-8bc-silvretta-mountains-1338827169.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13117_filming-for-welcome-to-the-hood-1338827169.jpg http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail/4267-dave-wetmore http://fiveten.com/athletes/athlete-detail/4267-dave-wetmore ]]> Wed, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 -0500 4267 0000-00-00 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4267_davewetmore2_1272322525.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4267_davewetmore1_1272322525.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4267_davewetmore0_1272322525.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/4267_davewetmore3_1272322525.jpg