http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13900-recap-of-the-last-weeks-sebastien-lazure http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13900-recap-of-the-last-weeks-sebastien-lazure Where to start… During the last few weeks I’ve been competing a lot while trying to figure out how I would manage to do all my school works… Finally, I just finished everything and I’m now packing up for Hueco Tanks! Can’t be more psyched!! ]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:48:00 -0500 13900 2013-02-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vinceshaefer2-dhc-1361198901.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13899-feats-of-strength-8-and-preparing-for-nationals-isabelle-faus http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13899-feats-of-strength-8-and-preparing-for-nationals-isabelle-faus Yesterday was the Feats of Strength comp in New York. This comp beat me up, the quali round was four hours long, really brutal. The problems were really fun tho, and I was psyched to give them solid efforts. The finals round had three problems, I was able to flash the first.. topped the second on my third try, and got about half way through the endurance style 3rd problem. This comp was the first time I competed with Ashima Shiraishi, and needless to say she is a very impressive climber. Not only can she crush... ]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:58:00 -0500 13899 2013-02-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_563406-603251276355077-1028497137-n-1361149082.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13897-south-east-asia-trip-part-2-malaysia-jill-kuzman http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13897-south-east-asia-trip-part-2-malaysia-jill-kuzman Next stop on my South East Asia trip is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Borneo was a complete blast, but this is the big event. The one I've been dreaming of since I first started jumping. The Menara KL is the fifth largest communications tower in the world. The building stands at 1381ft to the top of the antenna. We jump from the overhanging observation deck at just over 900ft. A tall, slider up, BASE jump from an overhung building that I don't have to sneak around to get into and I get an elevator ride to the top?! You've gotta... ]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:13:00 -0500 13897 2013-02-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kl-flip-abu-edited-1360879994.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_glasses-1360879996.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0834-6-1360879996.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fivegainers-1360879997.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0824-5-1360879997.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc02590-1360879998.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0753-1360879999.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13815-competition-climbing-2013-greig-seitz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13815-competition-climbing-2013-greig-seitz This year I have been focusing on climbing in competitions as well as climbing outside. Since I can still compete in the ABS youth series, I have been trying to stay motivated to train for gym climbing. It is hard to maintain a sense of motivation to climb inside while the temps have been so good outside. In January, I went to the ABS Youth Divisional Championship in Tucson, Arizona. During this competition, I met many awesome climbers. The excitement level was high with all my friends and competitors supporting each-other. I... ]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:42:00 -0500 13815 2013-02-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1360730563.PNG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1360730564.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13814-mineral-del-chico-new-v13-in-the-aztec-land-diego-lopez-montull http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13814-mineral-del-chico-new-v13-in-the-aztec-land-diego-lopez-montull After being in peñoles for two months, now I'm back in Mexico city, with the idea of being here for a few days. As always it is a great change to be in Peñoles, a place without a lot of people. It's very quiet compared to the city of Mexico. It's a radical change. Almost always when I'm here i finish, climbing in the climbing gym or going to sport climbing routes, sometimes equipping new routes too. But the last two years I began to develop a boulder área, one was abandoned for many years. Last year I make... ]]> Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:55:00 -0500 13814 2013-02-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3monstruov13-1360716941.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_4monstruov13-1360716942.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2monstruov13-1360716942.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1grabancito-1360716943.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2garbancito-1360716943.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1monstruov13-1360716944.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13813-the-year-mason-earle http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13813-the-year-mason-earle Its probably a bit late for a 2012 recap, but with most of North America still in the grip of winter, I figured those of us who live in snowy states need a reminder of what it is like to climb in a t-shirt!  ]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:53:00 -0500 13813 2013-02-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr1575-1360705982.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13812-20th-hueco-rock-rodeo-presidents-day-weekend-feb-15th-17th-2013 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13812-20th-hueco-rock-rodeo-presidents-day-weekend-feb-15th-17th-2013 5.10, The American Alpine Club and the community of Hueco Tanks and are proud to announce the 20th Hueco Rock Rodeo! This event began in 1989 bringing climbers together and despite restrictions, Hueco’s strong climbing community has come together again and again to make The Hueco Rock Rodeo one of the world’s longest-running outdoor bouldering competitions!“We are so happy to have 5.10 back presenting the Hueco Rock Rodeo again! 5.10 is behind this event in a big way with lots of product and the prize money!” Melissa Strong, Hueco Rock Rodeo Event Organizer. “The American Alpine Club is... ]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:39:45 -0500 13812 2013-02-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13812_2013rockrodeo-1-1360691352.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13812_2013rockrodeo-2-1360691353.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13811-ibex-bishop-giovanni-traversi http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13811-ibex-bishop-giovanni-traversi I recently just got home from an amazing trip to Ibex, Ut. And Bishop, Ca. I returned to Ibex with one goal in mind, to send Wing Chun (v13) on the immaculate Red Monster boulder. Ibex is not your typical bouldering crag, in fact it is the complete opposite. Out in the middle of nowhere, and yes, i mean the middle of nowhere, the closest "town" is 45 miles away on the loneliest road in America. Highway 6/50. These boulders are home to some of the best, and most unique bouldering in the US. The boulders... ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:31:00 -0500 13811 2013-02-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3222-1360578689.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3225-1360578691.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3177-1360578692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3172-1360578693.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3178-1360578695.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3175-1360578696.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13810-middle-box-thru-bakers-a-durango-classic-david-farkas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13810-middle-box-thru-bakers-a-durango-classic-david-farkas As winter unloads yet another snowstorm in the San Juans, I can't help but think of the kayak run just up the street from my house.  Here's a vid from last spring on the run.  It's a beauty and I'm really looking forward to getting on it...soon!!!  My 5.10 Savants are the perfect shoe to be creeking in.  Ridiculously grippy rubber, mesh uppers to drain quickly, and solid lace ties.  Did I mention how comfortable they are??? Cheers to 5.10 and thanks for the support!!! ]]> Mon, 11 Feb 2013 01:01:00 -0500 13810 2013-02-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13810_untitled-1-1360866456.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13809-dark-horse-tour-de-bloc-and-nationals-isabelle-faus http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13809-dark-horse-tour-de-bloc-and-nationals-isabelle-faus Currently I am in South Hadley, Massachusetts waiting out the blizzard Nemo. The entire place is covered in snow, we may have gotten around 2 feet. Today I was supposed to go to the Power Struggle comp in Connecticut, but the snow has delayed the comp to tomorrow. I have been competing a lot these days, the first comp of 2013 was the DarkHorse championship; the last comp in a 4 round series. I won the first round, and got 2nd and 3rd in next two comps. Going into the last round I was really excited. Myself and some... ]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:57:00 -0500 13809 2013-02-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_406083-10200442400286315-1044338225-n-1360425423.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_isabelle-p-4a-1360425423.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_734692-4957816500004-33116076-n-1360425424.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_isabelle-p-2c-1360425424.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_isabelle-p-4c-1360425424.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13808-t-town-pull-down-francesca-metcalf http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13808-t-town-pull-down-francesca-metcalf Last weekend, we kicked off the 2013 Collegiate Climbing Series with the T-Town Pull Down at the University of Alabama. I, as well as eight other Georgia Tech Climbing Club members took the short drive to Tuscaloosa to compete with climbers from all over the South East. For many of our climbers, it was their first time competing in years, or ever, and it was great to see the excitement of a competition through their eyes. I enjoyed explaining to them the ins and outs of competing, things that I have known for so long, that I forgot that... ]]> Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:51:00 -0500 13808 2013-02-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0277-1360374700.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0176-1360374700.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0382-1360374700.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13807-cali-part-2-logan-peat http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13807-cali-part-2-logan-peat With my California trip only half over, I was excited to be back in a familiar area with my riding buddies. I was staying put in the Santa Cruz/Aptos area for the rest of the trip. Brandon and I didn't take any time off and were right back to all the local jumps. Surprisingly, the weather had been cold while we were gone and the frosty evenings had our favourite step-up sand jump frozen solid. After working so hard at Woodward to get some new tricks and dial in our harder tricks, we weren't going to wait around for... ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:15:00 -0500 13807 2013-02-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-5015-1360350948.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-5026-1360350950.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4978-1360350951.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4985-1360350953.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4987-1360350955.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13806-dark-horse-championships-josh-levin http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13806-dark-horse-championships-josh-levin This past weekend concluded the epic saga of the Dark Horse Bouldering Series. This year, Josh Larson and Dave Wetmore really stepped up their game, producing not two, not three, but FOUR heart-stopping, jaw-dropping, crowd-pleasing finals rounds that cumulated in the final championship round on saturday.To kick the weekend off, my friend Nicholas Milburn flew in from Houston to compete, so we decided to pregame for qualifiers by going out for some delicious dim sum at a local restaurant nearby my dorm on Northeastern campus. Bright and early the next morning, we headed off to Metrorock after a solid... ]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:49:00 -0500 13806 2013-02-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_5-1360345744.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1-1360345743.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2-1360345743.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3-1360345744.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_4-1360345744.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13805-basefari-jeff-provenzano http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13805-basefari-jeff-provenzano January 2013 The main event was "BASEfari" in Arizona . Miles D travelled down to AZ to hand deliver me a new BASE rig and we took advantage of his 4 day layover to cruise around this beautiful state to jump canyons and cliffs. It was epic. This month I also explored 6 new BASE sites and jumped 2 new Wing Suit BASE locations with some of my local BASE jumper friends, Matt, Mat and Scotty. I also participated and helped organize the Sisters in Skydiving event in Eloy Arizona, which is a... ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:11:00 -0500 13805 2013-02-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff1-1360278661.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff5-1360278661.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff2-1360278662.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff6-1360278662.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff3-1360278662.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff7-1360278662.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jeff4-1360278662.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13804-take-five-with-five-ten-athlete-sasha-digiulian-colette-mcinerney http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13804-take-five-with-five-ten-athlete-sasha-digiulian-colette-mcinerney Sasha DiGiulian’s name is bound to ring a bell with just about anyone who has grazed the edges of the climbing scene in the past two years. With her groundbreaking tick-list of 5.14d redpoints and 5.14 onsights, coupled by a brutal competition year (for her competitors that is), Sasha’s last years in the climbing arena has put her pro-climbing career in full swing. Her poster girl image has gone beyond the climbing mags and graced the pages of more traditional media outlets like Vogue Magazine and The Washington Post. Sasha graciously “took five” with me amidst her new and... ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:57:00 -0500 13804 2013-02-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-7496-1360227443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sashcli-1360227443.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sashacl2-1360227443.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-7376-1360227444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-8791-1360227444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sash4-1360227444.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13802-international-expedition-achieves-first-ascent-of-new-antarctic-route http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13802-international-expedition-achieves-first-ascent-of-new-antarctic-route An international team has succeeded in the first ascent of a major new route on the north east ridge of the remarkable Antarctic mountain, Ulvetanna (2930m). Widely considered to be the most demanding peak on the harshest continent, the mile long ridge has been described as one of "the last great climbs". The team, organized by Leo Houlding (UK), included Sean Leary (USA), Jason Pickles (UK), David Reeves (South Africa), Chris Rabone (UK) and award winning film-maker Alastair Lee (UK).Ulvetanna (“the wolf’s tooth” in Norwegian) is the jewel in the crown of the FenrisKjefeten ("the wolf's jaw")... ]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:06:00 -0500 13802 2013-02-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_back-row-leo-houlding-left-sean-leary-us-front-row-jason-pickles-left-chris-rabone-alastair-lee-revelling-in-summit-glory-photo-berghaus-alastair-lee-1360188378.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_aescent2-1360188378.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13801-vertical-rock-climbing-gym-hans-christian-montenegro http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13801-vertical-rock-climbing-gym-hans-christian-montenegro This is my third competition of the season. There were 63 climbers in the open category. This time the foreign climbers came from Toronto, New Brunswick and U.S.A. I met a very nice man, Josh Larson, who is on the U.S.A. climbing team.The competition had 50 problems for the qualifying round. The qualifying round was hard because the level of the climbers was higher than the last competition. I was amazed to flash problem 50 and this made me very pleased with the qualifying round. After three hours of climbing, I completed six problems beyond problem 41. This score... ]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:11:00 -0500 13801 2013-02-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vertical-1360167086.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13800-penoles-2012-2013-the-aztec-game-diego-lopez-montull http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13800-penoles-2012-2013-the-aztec-game-diego-lopez-montull Two months ago I arrived to Mexico City, after spending six months in Colorado and one in France. Like every winter, since 13 years agos, I like to go to Peñoles for climbing from two to four months in this spot. This place has become very special for me because it is there where I opened my first boulders and the most difficult ones. The quality of the rock and the grades are world class (from v0 to v14 and some v16 projects). Definitely, Peñoles has a lot of potential.When I get to Mexico City I can’t wait to... ]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:31:00 -0500 13800 2013-02-05 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sans-titre-1-1360049495.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sans-titre-3-1360049496.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sans-titre-10-copie-1360049496.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2013-01-12-162557-1360049496.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_el-infierno6-1360049498.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_el-infirno1000-1360049500.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sans-titre-2-1360049500.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13798-shelf-road-february-2013-andre-difelice http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13798-shelf-road-february-2013-andre-difelice Climbing has always been the biggest part of my life. And one of the most important things I've learned from climbing is that too much of anything isn't good. I have also learned that no matter how difficult/hard/crazy life gets, I will always love climbing. Whether I am taking time off, climbing for fun and socializing, or competing in World Cups, rock climbing will always be a part of my life. About a year ago I took a trip to Montreal to work at a climbing gym, Allez up. I was a route setter for the summer. While... ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:18:00 -0500 13798 2013-02-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_andre-bro-1359955129.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dogface-1359955128.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13798_shelf-1360032333.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13797-dont-get-pumped-sasha-digiulian http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13797-dont-get-pumped-sasha-digiulian You know when your forearms feel like they are going to burst open and you can't physically close your hand? How about when you get the elvis leg and start shaking all over? Or, better, when you go for the next hold and think "I'M SO PUMPED?" Well, by then you are probably off the wall. The truth is, endurance is very mental. Sure, climbing laps and doing routes back to back, circuiting, and eating healthy helps, but in all honesty, that can be hard to do sometimes. So what do you do when you need an alternative method... ]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 05:21:00 -0500 13797 2013-02-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_erabella5-1359782485.jpg