http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14118-2013-five-ten-cup-at-b-pump-tokyo-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14118-2013-five-ten-cup-at-b-pump-tokyo-nina-williams My trip to Japan for the Five Ten Cup was so many things: a whirlwind of language, laughter, people, and very intriguing food. I boarded a plane to Tokyo and stayed just long enough to get over my jet lag, overwhelm my senses, and expand my perceptions before returning to the other side of the world. In the few days I spent in Japan I was immersed in one of the most interesting and engaging cultures I've ever experienced. I learned so much about a nation I had otherwise only equated to good sushi, and this trip left me... ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 21:42:00 -0400 14118 2013-05-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1369950141.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1369950142.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_last-night-1369950143.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ear-1369950143.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_382453-574334042598401-813917015-n-1369950143.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_group-1369950143.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_asakusa-1369950143.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14113-ring-of-fire-delaney-miller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14113-ring-of-fire-delaney-miller This past weekend was the Ring of Fire competition in Massachusetts. It was a fantastic comp with some sick routes. The competitors present were as fierce and well recognizable as the competitors at SCS nationals. These competitors and the crowd created an atmosphere that was both relaxed and also exciting. I’m so glad to have had the opportunity to compete in such an amazing event! There is no doubt as to whether or not I will attend it again next year! ]]> Thu, 30 May 2013 03:35:00 -0400 14113 2013-05-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-2-1369884952.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-5-1369884952.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-3-1369884952.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-6-1369884952.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-4-1369884952.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ring-of-fire-1369884953.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14112-road-trip-post-2-rifle-co-vikki-weldon http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14112-road-trip-post-2-rifle-co-vikki-weldon After 5 weeks of clinging to sandstone mini jugs and getting pumped out of our minds in the Red River Gorge, my partner Tom and I have moved on to another classic American sport climbing destination: Rifle, Colorado. Making the transition from typically easy route reading and grippy rock in the RRG to the cryptic beta and polished limestone in Rifle was not an easy one. I envy the climber with the talent to immediately evolve and feel strong and accomplished when switching between such drastic styles. ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 21:37:00 -0400 14112 2013-05-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_eighth-day-1369863475.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_harvey-gap-1369863475.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_squamish-hoody-modeled-1369863475.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kansassky-1369863475.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14111-may-2013-training-setting-and-coaching-will-roderick http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14111-may-2013-training-setting-and-coaching-will-roderick With both final exams and summer quickly approaching, I’m looking forward to more outdoor climbing when school gets out – I’d like to go back to Stinson beach in the next couple weeks. Over the past month, I have been able to do a lot of training, coaching, and setting indoors. The Touchstone Bouldering Series finale was held at the recently opened Dogpatch Boulders in early May. It’s an amazing gym with just about every angle you could ask for. The competition was pretty stiff, but it was great to get back together with the Bay Area’s best climbers... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 17:21:00 -0400 14111 2013-05-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_will-roderick-setting-stanford-1369848093.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14110-experience-traveling-and-achievement-loic-timmermans http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14110-experience-traveling-and-achievement-loic-timmermans I traveled this past 3 weekends around Europe for 3 bouldering competitions. I first participated at my first international bouldering competitions with 2 world cups. First stage for me was Log Dragomer / Slovenia and one week after Innsbruck / Austria. Last year, I found out on Lead World Cups that I needed more power to improve my climbing. That's why I wanted to participate at these comps, as kind of extra-motivation but not as real goal. I had a great time, even if my results weren't very satisfying I could discover my weaknesses and get more international experience.... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 20:33:00 -0400 14110 2013-05-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_innsbruck-1369773207.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-6037-1369773207.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-6065-1369773207.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14109-the-ghost-ship-8bv14-fa-in-champorcher-niccolo-ceria http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14109-the-ghost-ship-8bv14-fa-in-champorcher-niccolo-ceria The arrival of spring is often associated with hard times to climb in good bouldering spots like Ticino and many others. For April, May and June I think there are still good areas where it is possible to climb with cold and to keep the motivation high to bear the summer's arrival in the lower lands. For this season, the spots where I would have liked to go were Val Bavona, Barbara refuge, Fionnay and Champorcher.As always happen, it is really hard visiting all these places before the vernal temperature becomes summer. So I opted to climb in two... ]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 19:44:00 -0400 14109 2013-05-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-ghost-ship-8b-first-ascent-champorcher-foto-marco-pelle-2-fileminimizer-1369770260.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-ghost-ship-8b-first-ascent-champorcher-foto-marco-pelle-4-fileminimizer-1369770261.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-ghost-ship-8b-first-ascent-champorcher-foto-marco-pelle-3-fileminimizer-1369770261.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-ghost-ship-8b-first-ascent-champorcher-foto-marco-pelle-5-fileminimizer-1369770262.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14108-lapa-do-seu-antao-brazil-escaladaint http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14108-lapa-do-seu-antao-brazil-escaladaint Lapa do Seu Antão Fidalgo District – Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais, Brazil Endless corridors and labyrinths carved in limestone make up a mysterious and gloomy scenario that provides coolness on hot brazilian days. Inhabited by parrots and owls, this is a singular landscape, surrounded by dense vegetation with creeping plants, vines, trees and huge gnarly roots that descend from the walls, covered with red and yellow lichen. This is the scenery of “Lapa do Seu Antão”, a climbing crag located 50 minutes from Belo Horizonte, capital of Minas Gerais state and 20 minutes... ]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 02:26:00 -0400 14108 2013-05-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_marcella-romanelli2-1369621608.jpg ]]> http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14106-the-feeling-of-achievement-riley-joyce http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14106-the-feeling-of-achievement-riley-joyce As I turned my car off in the drive way of my house I saw a package on my front door step. Immediately I knew exactly what it was! I have been waiting for this day for two weeks. It was the new Five Ten Team VXi Shoes! When I ripped open the package I saw the brightest climbing shoes I have ever seen. The lime green Team VXi's were the coolest climbing shoes design I have ever seen! The second thing I noticed about the shoe was its flexibility. Towing down to throw to a... ]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 21:10:00 -0400 14106 2013-05-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_969239-514747138586393-1616763137-n-1369602620.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14105-break-out-the-wingsuits-summer-is-here-max-kuszaj http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14105-break-out-the-wingsuits-summer-is-here-max-kuszaj Summer is in full force here in Utah which means time to dust off all the skydiving gear and get wild with all the gravity toys. Due to my crazy winter freeskiing schedule, my wingsuiting had seen a serious drought, but now that the weather is warm, and the snow has melted from most of the Wasatch mountains, it is time to play at 13,000 feet! As much fun as my S-Fly suit has been, I cannot be more excited about my recent purchase of a Colugo Squirrel suit which should be in my possession soon...not... ]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 19:23:00 -0400 14105 2013-05-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_skydive-ogden-5-4-13-1369596211.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jesse-ogden-ws-1369596213.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ws-ogden-1-1369596215.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dna-logo-1369596215.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ws-ogden-2-1369596215.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14103-sapphire-showdown-finals-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14103-sapphire-showdown-finals-ellen-brennan The final day of the competition was a bit stressful to say the least! The start of the day way Very windy, so we all spent the morning afternoon, and almost the evening staring out the window at the flags blowing up high and the trees blowing down below. ]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 14:56:00 -0400 14103 2013-05-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1369580194.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1369580194.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-3-1369580195.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-4-1369580196.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14102-brown-sugar-in-the-mummy-needle-in-montserrat-ferran-guerrero-hervas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14102-brown-sugar-in-the-mummy-needle-in-montserrat-ferran-guerrero-hervas In 1969 he wrote and grabava Brown Sugar, but not commercially available until 1971 this great song by the Rolling Stones classic, a song that more than one has desgallitado singing it and served as inspiration for the name and Old School via the respiratory Montserratinas, located in Sant Benet in the Mummy, marks a style and trend of the time with prefabricated prey, always tough reputation despite its difficulty and insurance apart, open at the top in 1981 and whose first ascent ran by M . Millet, and V. L.Martinez Viciana in 1981, a classic old school of... ]]> Sun, 26 May 2013 07:38:00 -0400 14102 2013-05-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14102_00-1369929791.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14101-edyta-ropek-struggling-to-get-back-into-championship-form http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14101-edyta-ropek-struggling-to-get-back-into-championship-form The current Speed Climbing Champion of Europe is fighting to get back to health. Injured over three weeks ago, Edyta Ropek underwent an ACL reconstruction surgery, and a few days later started her rehabilitation, now thinking about coming back to regular training. ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 07:44:00 -0400 14101 2013-05-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130523-03-1369467898.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130523-04-1369467898.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130523-01-1369467898.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130523-02-1369467898.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130523-05-1369467898.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14100-2013-clackamas-river-festival-kim-becker-russell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14100-2013-clackamas-river-festival-kim-becker-russell The 30th annual Clackamas River Festival took place this year the weekend of May 18/19 2013. The two day event is part of the Western Whitewater Championship Series, a summer long series of races across the Northwest. With only three races left after Clackfest, paddlers came out in full force to gain points, and enjoy the festivities: rafters, stand-up paddleboarders, driftboaters, whitewater kayakers, even inner-tubers!  ]]> Sat, 25 May 2013 00:58:00 -0400 14100 2013-05-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_923213-10101211867924028-250665561-n-1369843402.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_946542-143694432485132-740180978-n-1369843402.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_923038-10101211867759358-2034635742-n-1369843403.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_943374-10151501772579387-596245846-n-1369843403.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_20130519-122649-944-1369843403.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14100_paddleawards740x493-1369843404.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14099-wind-hold-in-istanbul-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14099-wind-hold-in-istanbul-ellen-brennan Unfortunately sometimes weather conditions just don't cooperate when there is an event. For the last 2 days we have been on a wind hold, with winds 30km/h gusting 50 km/h it's just not a good idea to jump off a building in the middle of downtown Istanbul. However, the sun is still shining, and we have all had the chance to go check out the city. Last night we all went out to dinner together, and then to a bar/belly-dancing show! It was a great time last night with 55 BASE jumpers taking on the town! Today... ]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:00 -0400 14099 2013-05-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_401776-430370453728162-444241853-n-1369419328.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1369419328.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14098-dominion-riverrock-and-team-vxi-review-josh-levin http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14098-dominion-riverrock-and-team-vxi-review-josh-levin Last weekend, I competed at the 2013 Dominion Riverrock Boulder Bash. I’ve been watching videos of this competition for years, and man did it look cool. After experiencing the event firsthand now, I can say with absolute certainty that it is the sickest, raddest, most awesome bouldering competition I have ever competed in. EVER. I guess you could say I had a good time. Dominion Riverrock has been going on for several years now as an outdoor sports and music festival located on the James River in Richmond, Virginia. Two years ago, the event organizers decided to... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:00 -0400 14098 2013-05-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_speed-vs-jimmy-1369340448.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vxis-1369340448.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_speed-podium-1369340448.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_speed-vs-vasya-1369340448.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14098_919579-10151543306554130-1406481049-o-1369363004.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14098_kyra-speed-1369363005.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14097-dominion-river-rock-isabelle-faus http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14097-dominion-river-rock-isabelle-faus Right now im hanging out in Knoxville, before I head out west for the Vail World Cup. This past weekend i competed in Richmond Virginia at the Boulder Bash. It was a really fun event, I really enjoyed the boulders, and walls. The cage they were built in was really cool, and it really felt like you were on a stage putting on a show, which I found super fun. I struggled on the first route, but was able to get it together in the following rounds taking 4th place. This comp was one of the one of my... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 17:41:00 -0400 14097 2013-05-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_923114-374027269373696-1244421001-n-1369330880.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14096-whistler-opening-weekend-logan-peat http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14096-whistler-opening-weekend-logan-peat It’s that time of year again when paradise opens. We can all park our shuttle trucks and ride the chair lift up and get in as much vertical as one can handle. The Whistler Mountain Bike Park is open. The mountain is only half the fun. The Whistler night life is second to none. Not only is there great places to dine and great places to party, but these places are full of people that share the same passion. I enjoyed opening weekend with some close friends and... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 19:27:00 -0400 14096 2013-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_whis-4-1369250865.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_whis-2-1369250866.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_whis-3-1369250867.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_whis1-1369250867.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14095-2013-old-school-re-at-woodward-west-brian-gavagan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14095-2013-old-school-re-at-woodward-west-brian-gavagan Every April, BMX Pros 35+ gather at Woodward West in S. CA for a weekend of riding, partying and reminiscing on the history of BMX. In 2013, 300, riders from around the world attended. Steve Swope, a veteran Vert pro has been organizing the Old School Re for 5 years, and this year there was a showing of the movie "Rad" with cast and characters in attendance as well as an old school bike show, a MEGARAMP session and a flatland jam on Saturday night in the Woodward Lodge. ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:00 -0400 14095 2013-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flatlife-1369246660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_osbmxr-2013-027-1369246660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_osr-2013-woodward-west-flatland-brian-gavagan-1369246660.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14094-the-probase-competition-begins-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14094-the-probase-competition-begins-ellen-brennan Today the competition began! There were 19 prequalified jumpers, including 3 Five Ten Athletes: Miles Dasher and Julian Boulle and me. For the other 15 slots, they had 2 rounds of pre-qualifiers today for a total of 34 competitors. After the 2 qualifying rounds, we had the first round of the finals. We got super lucky with the weather here in Istanbul today, and we were able to jump non-stop from 11-1900! It is super fun jumping here; when we land all the Turkish kids run up to us to give us high-fives :) It makes... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 17:18:00 -0400 14094 2013-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-3-1369243103.PNG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1369243104.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1369243104.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1369243105.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14093-wyoming-jamie-emerson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14093-wyoming-jamie-emerson The vast and lonely places in my mind long for the vast and lonely places of the world. It is not the world we live in, where everything happens fast and we are given little time to sit and think about what we've done, who we are, who we are with, and where we are going. Basic humans needs. At least, I am a human and I need those things in my life. Time to reflect, time to ponder, time to stare at the stars and wonder. Who knew there were so many brittle lights suspended in the sky?... ]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 15:31:00 -0400 14093 2013-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0942-1369236665.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1346-1369236665.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2689-1369236667.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3504-1369236668.JPG