The Red River Gorge! Ah, those words are music to my ears! Ever since I visited the area 3 years ago, I have yearned to come back. Yet unfortunately, the prime seasons for climbing (spring & fall) seem to...

We all have project plates. They're usually never empty for long, always being filled, emptied, wiped clean and piled high again. Food and climbing, they just go together so well!This summer, I piled my project plate VERY HIGH. Too...

I love road trips. I get to eat pasta (my favorite!), drink tea out of a thermos, sit by the fire and stare at the stars, and roll in the dirt and then not shower afterwards. Best of all,...

Walson Tai of the Calgary Climbing Centre in Calgary, Alberta approached me earlier this year with a new idea. "Why don't we have you create your own holds and put up routes in the gym with a story behind...

Last weekend I competed in my first competition of the year! I traveled to Canmore, Alberta with four of my favourite people from Vancouver (Sarah Austin, Jamie Chong, Sean McColl and Alannah Yip) to compete in the second Western...

The Canadian bouldering series, the Tour de Bloc, is now in motion! This past weekend, my home gym, The Edge, hosted the first Western competitions of the series. Unfortunately, due to a nagging knee injury that I incurred just...

During the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I was invited to speak at the Banff Coaching Conference. As a former youth competitor in Canada, I trained on a team with a coach for my entire youth. Until I turned 20, I...

September in Squamish. The alliteration is perfect! The weather is cooling and as a result the slimy granite boulders are regaining their infamous stickiness after a blistering summer. I believe my strength outdoors lies in the realm of sport...

Here it is. My very first blog post for Five Ten. I joined the team in late May and have been rocking the new shoes for about a month now. I must say the Team Five Tens are amazing...