http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9841-cerre-francis-climbs-logan-canyon http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9841-cerre-francis-climbs-logan-canyon I moved to Salt Lake 8 years ago because I felt then, and still believe, it is the best place to live if you want to climb all the time. I know there are plenty of people who argue with that, but it has worked for me. While here I have traveled to Turkey, Europe, all over the U.S.A. and of course climbed in countless areas in Utah. Yet, somehow in the last 8 years I have managed to never climb in Logan Canyon except for the last two weekends. ]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:09:00 -0400 9841 2010-06-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9841_cerre_1276038591.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9837-interview-with-momo http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9837-interview-with-momo Rencontre avec Christophe Morera ]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:03:00 -0400 9837 2010-06-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9837_Picture12_1276013001.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9835-greg-minnaar-retains-world-cup-lead http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9835-greg-minnaar-retains-world-cup-lead Five Ten sponsored rider Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) retains the leader’s jersey in the UCI World Cup Downhill Series with a 3rd place finish June 6, 2010 on this dry, dusty, brutal track in Fort William, Scotland. Starting the series with a win in Maribor and coming into Fort William wearing the leaders jersey was a great position for Greg to spring from. In Saturday’s qualifier Greg put together a solid run wearing his new custom 5.10® SPD Minnaars, and clinched the 1st place points towards the individual ranking. Feeling happy with his result he did... ]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:30:00 -0400 9835 2010-06-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_DSC2041_1276011014.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_IMG3471_1276011014.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_IMG3106_1276011014.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_IMG3305_1276011015.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_IMG3803_1276011015.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9835_DSC2041_1276011015.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9834-ian-dory-world-cup-2010 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9834-ian-dory-world-cup-2010 As a first time competitor in the world cup scene I was really psyched to even be in the first round!! Only grabbing two bonus holds was not enough to get in the top 20. Each problem was hard and had a tricky moves. I was one of the last people to go so I did not get to see many people send, but I did not see anyone send number 3 or 5. ]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:04:00 -0400 9834 2010-06-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9834_defaultnoimage_1276011364.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9833-tasa-herndon-checks-in-prepping-for-northstar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9833-tasa-herndon-checks-in-prepping-for-northstar My separated shoulder is healing nicely and I've been out riding and having a ball in the nice wet spring weather.  I'm actually cutting out of work early today to play in the wet DG (decomposing granite) from last night and today's rain.  It's a Tahoe bikers powder day!!! ]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:26:00 -0400 9833 2010-06-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9833_PLAYININTHESANDBOX_1275953175.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9832-cool-video-with-five-tenr-rider-kevin-aiello http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9832-cool-video-with-five-tenr-rider-kevin-aiello "Ever wonder what it is like to be a boss, well here is a little sneak peak of the the world through the eyes of Kevin Aiello, mountain bike extraordinaire." ]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:23:00 -0400 9832 2010-06-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9832_Picture10_1275949938.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9832_Picture9_1275949938.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9832_Picture11_1275949938.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9831-update-from-chain-reaction-cycles http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9831-update-from-chain-reaction-cycles Well on the whole we had a fantastic weekend at Fort William. The race, weather and whole event was amazing. As you can see we took top honours for the weekend winning the best team award. It was great having the while team up on the podium in front of the cheering race fans. ]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:21:00 -0400 9831 2010-06-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9831_2010fortbill01_1275949302.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9831_2010fortbill02_1275949302.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9830-too-many-shoes-in-the-duffle-bag-too-many-shoes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9830-too-many-shoes-in-the-duffle-bag-too-many-shoes Too-many-shoes-in-the-duffle-bag... Easy to lose! Ya know when you're packing for an extended trip and you have a handful of shoes that you want to bring, but bringing more than three shoes makes you feel like a total lame-o (plus you don't have the room in your bag anyway)? How do you narrow it down!?! They all have their uses right? The Blancos might come in handy on the Taipan wall, while the Projects could work really well on the Wheel of Life... I'm suspecting that I'll need the Jets for almost all the overhung bouldering I'll be... ]]> Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:02:00 -0400 9830 2010-06-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9830_IMG1437_1275811366.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9829-fiveten-cup-in-japan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9829-fiveten-cup-in-japan A few weekends back I took a three-day trip to Japan for the 5th (?) annual FiveTen Cup! Sorry for the delay. Most people ask, “why was your trip to Japan only three days Ethan?!?” The reason the trip was only three days and not longer was because I had finals the day after I got back. Bummer, I know. And I’ve been mega busy since then, getting ready for my six-week trip to Australia that’s coming up in just a few days!!! It’s a hard life, I know. Someone’s gotta do it. Better that it’s me jumping on... ]]> Sun, 06 Jun 2010 07:19:00 -0400 9829 2010-06-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9829_IMGP4121_1275809212.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9829_IMG1436_1275808774.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9828-squamish-project http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9828-squamish-project Here's a few shots that my buddy Ryan Olson and fellow FiveTen team mate took of a new project of mine at Murrin Park, Squamish BC. I originally got tipped off on this rig a few years ago when my friend Zack Smith told me about it. Apparently, he did all the moves but couldn't link it. I tried it a couple years ago... without any luck. Now, it seems feasible. Runout and hard. It's a wild line up an otherwise totally blank section of rock. Right now its pissing rain here in Squamish but I've got... ]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:42:00 -0400 9828 2010-06-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9828_proj1_1275676938.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9828_proj3_1275676938.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9828_proj2_1275676938.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9827-hot-rocks-tall-blocks http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9827-hot-rocks-tall-blocks Its been a few weeks since I checked in and sadly I don't have a lot to report. My good buddy Jake List is going to be heading to Boulder for three months this summer and as unfortunate as that is (Jake's psych is off the charts for any of you that don't know him) I am glad he'll be there when Jenny and I drive out. Our trip has been postponed for a month, we just moved in a new apartment and need the extra time to settle in and get my business rolling. The weather here has... ]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:33:00 -0400 9827 2010-06-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9827_fiveten_1275672795.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9826-jordan-romero-home-safe-and-on-the-today-show http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9826-jordan-romero-home-safe-and-on-the-today-show After more than 50 days in Tibet, Jordan Romero has returned home from his record breaking Summit of Mt. Everest. "It was a very, very hard mountain and it took a lot of dedication and so much hard work just preparing for it, especially during the climb, but we trained and prepared so hard. We took our time and effort into it and that's really what it takes. Its really not an easy mountain." Check out the video of the Today Show interview with Matt Lauer. (June 4, 2010) ]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:05:00 -0400 9826 2010-06-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9826_Picture7_1275671125.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9826_Picture6_1275671125.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9823-no-par-core http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9823-no-par-core Check out this park sign in Winter Park, FL. ]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:13:00 -0400 9823 2010-06-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9823_Picture4_1275599609.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9822-andy-lewis-video-mojo-and-moab http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9822-andy-lewis-video-mojo-and-moab Check out this latest video from Mr. Slackline, Andy Lewis ]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:50:00 -0400 9822 2010-06-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9822_Picture1_1275598213.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9822_Picture2_1275598213.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9820-overheard-at-the-cliffs http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9820-overheard-at-the-cliffs We were climbing near Bend on Sunday—my husband, John, and our 3 daughters, Coco, Alice and Lili. Alice, who is 7, had forgotten her rock shoes. She REALLY wanted to climb, and was quite upset. “Climb in your sneakers,” I told her. “I CAN’T climb without Stealth!” said Alice, quite loudly as is her nature. “But you do have Stealth on your sneakers,” John was quick to point out. (Alice was wearing a pair of Freeriders.) Alice tied into the rope and waltzed up a 5.9. Stealth saved the day again. - NPB(Nancy Prichard Bouchard) ... ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:04:00 -0400 9820 2010-06-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9820_defaultnoimage_1275516299.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9819-andy-lewis-on-the-golden-spire-highline http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9819-andy-lewis-on-the-golden-spire-highline The Golden Spire Highline sits just outside Golden, CO; about a 20 minute drive from my location in Boulder.  There are now two lines bolted in this area and a third to soon be bolted.  The lines offer a beginner a great environment to explore and learn how to highline safely. ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:01:00 -0400 9819 2010-06-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9819_andylewisgoldenspire_1275494510.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9818-giant-hbg-at-the-us-open-of-mtb http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9818-giant-hbg-at-the-us-open-of-mtb The US Open of MTB just went down on Memorial day weekend at the wonderful Diablo Freeride Park. The 5 day event was huge, starting on Wednesday May 25th and rolling all the way thru to Sunday the 30th. The US Open brings people and top level riders from around the world. Many world champions where in attendance this past weekend and so were the riders from Giant/HBG trying to take on some of the fastest. ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:21:00 -0400 9818 2010-06-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9818_Picture6_1275492113.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9817-red-bull-art-of-motion-video http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9817-red-bull-art-of-motion-video Check out this video from the Red Bull Art of Motion event that took place in Vienna, Austria. ]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:18:00 -0400 9817 2010-06-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9817_Picture5_1275491897.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9816-gabriele-moroni-heads-to-the-us http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9816-gabriele-moroni-heads-to-the-us I'm leaving tomorrow for the USA! Plan is staying a couple of days in Boulder,CO chilling and training a bit then drive to Vail,CO fot the 3rd stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2010... I don't have any expectations due to my poor form and low syke on plastic this year but we will see what happens!! I'm sure it will be a great event like every year and it's cool to see some friends I haven't seen in a while! ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:15:00 -0400 9816 2010-06-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9816_Picture4_1275434159.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9815-isaac-caldiero-at-the-battle-in-the-bubble http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/9815-isaac-caldiero-at-the-battle-in-the-bubble Ahh Boulder!  It's been so long since I've stepped into the bubble, nearly 3 years to be precise.  After hearing word of the most groundbreaking competition circuits to date, I received the official invite and decided to put off my rock fondling habits for a quick weekend to check out the hype. ]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:10:00 -0400 9815 2010-06-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9815_IMG3373_1275433838.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/9815_IMG3600_1275433838.jpg