Like I mentioned… My focus over the last few months has been on training. My goal for this winter was to learn how to train. I felt that this would make the biggest difference to my climbing, because power is my greatest weakness and I have never really dedicated any time to training… Thanks to my amazing friend and climbing/training partner, Ben Rueck who welcomed me into his world, I have had the chance to get to know and train with Rob Pizem and the crew at Grand Junction Climbing Center. This time spent here in Grand...

Dante and I had the great pleasure of attending the Pan American Continental Championships in Tucuman, Argentina. We got a chance to experience some of the best Dulce De Leche Crepes and some of the worst flooding from torrential rains in Buenos Aires before we met up with the rest of the U.S. DH team for the final leg of the journey out to the Tucuman. The race course came down a grazing, high desert, field outside the town of Tafi De Valle. It was somewhat similar to Napa Valley dirt (Excellent wines come from this region) and the...

In the past view weeks spring has finally arrived here in Austria, the cold and snow has vanished of our valley grounds, uncovering the near by blocs in the Ötztal from their hibernation... I personally love winter for all it's beauty and pleasures it offers here in the center of the Alps, hiking up the mountains and ride powder really can catch up with climbing that's for sure! But at the same time I can't wait to escape the crowded and dusty gyms and go climb for real again as soon as the local crags are on. ...

Been a great start to the year working on different projects. If you haven't checked it out yet, take a few minutes to enjoy Five Ten's own Eric Lawrenuk's full length movie "Alchemy." Its got a few 510 athletes in it and my section is near the end around the 36 minute mark. Great to work with Eric on this and the movie has a cool vibe to it. http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Alchemy-World-Online-Premiere-video-2013.html Other projects include "Chasing Nugs," a story that I'm working on with Harookz and Ross Measures. Project has been 2 years in the making...

My mom and I headed out to Spokane for a weekend trip of climbing with some of our good local friends from the area! Ever since I was little I always wanted to climb outside in the Spokane area and last November I finally got my first taste of the cool basalt and gritty granite in the area, so I was pretty psyched to be heading back over there for more.Saturday was spent on Deep Creek's funky basalt edges, starting out at the Main Wall and eventually hitting up The Pit on the way out. My initial goal for...

The racing season has started. I was racing constantly for the last two weeks and won two podiums, actually two second places. This season is a fresh start for me; I race on a new bike Scott Gambler 10, signed with a new team Energijateam.com and train with a new trainer and the hard work during the winter has payed off. The first race took me to the croatian island Losinj, where was the first international race and the second one was the first round of the Slovenian national Cup in Avce.