http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ 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/14092-day-1-in-istanbul-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14092-day-1-in-istanbul-ellen-brennan It's amazing to be in Turkey with 55 other jumpers from All over the world! Last night we had our safety briefing, and reviewed the rules of the competition. We will be jumping off the Sapphire Tower- the tallest building in Istanbul! It is 240 meters of beautiful glass windows! The competition will be judged on these factors:1. Good strong, stable push from the building2. must take a 2-3.5 second delay3. On heading canopy opening4. Landing Pattern5. Landing accuracyThe first day of the competition starts Tomorrow!!As for today, we had an 'off day' and got the chance to explore... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 16:50:00 -0400 14092 2013-05-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1369155005.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1369155006.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1369155007.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14081-base-jumping-safari-in-the-five-ten-van-stop-1-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14081-base-jumping-safari-in-the-five-ten-van-stop-1-suz-graham Checking in from the road! I had the pleasure to take the FiveTen adventure mobile on the road for a few weeks on a massive BASE jumping safari through the western United States. Starting in Seattle, fellow BASE jumper and badass Braden Dean and I moved into our temporary home (a sick Mercedes Sprinter vans all FiveTen'ed up) and started driving down the coast. First stop, Lodi California for some skydiving. Skydiving is a crucial part of BASE jumping and is a really great opportunity to get current and practice wingsuit flying. The dropzone in Lodi is... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:00 -0400 14081 2013-05-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0698-1368731113.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-7-39-12-pm-1368731114.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0707-1368731115.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-7-29-15-pm-1368731116.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0713-1368731117.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-05-08-at-7-44-23-pm-1368731118.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14080-follow-five-ten-athlete-ellen-brennan-as-she-travels-to-the-probase-sapphire-showdown-in-instanbul http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14080-follow-five-ten-athlete-ellen-brennan-as-she-travels-to-the-probase-sapphire-showdown-in-instanbul Starting June 21st, The Showdown includes jumping from 2 buildings, the Skyport- 120 meters and the Sapphire Tower- 236 meters.  While jumping from these building, the athletes will be performing stunts including multi-way jumps and aerial maneuvers.  In addition to that, they will also be competing in a spot landing competition from the Sapphire Tower Building.   To top it all off, the competitors will be jumping from a heli over the Goldern Horn- whether with a wingsuit or a swim suit, it is sure to be entertaining!!! ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 08:53:00 -0400 14080 2013-05-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2-way-1368694407.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_building-1368694407.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_istanbul-1368694407.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14067-spring-update-jeff-provenzano http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14067-spring-update-jeff-provenzano In March I decided to give back to the sport of skydiving and give back to the skydiving center that helped me reach this level in the sport by becoming an official Load Organizer at Skydive Arizona. I used to Load Organize back in the day at Skydive AZ and it opened up many doors and opportunities in the sport like becoming a coach and achieving more than 1500 skydives per year. Well I am back at it and having more fun than ever taking people from around the world and making sure they receive a first class jumping... ]]> Tue, 07 May 2013 16:59:00 -0400 14067 2013-05-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image7-1367946203.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image2-1367946203.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image6-1367946204.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image3-1367946204.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image5-1367946204.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image1-1367946204.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14067_image4-1367946204.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14052-moab-in-the-spring-max-kuszaj http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14052-moab-in-the-spring-max-kuszaj Well, now that the winter has slowly come to an end, the warm weather is more than welcome for me here in Utah. This weekend I was able to head down to central Utah, Moab to be exact for some BASE jumping and summer-like atmosphere...and most importantly, trade-in my Dalbello ski boots for my Five Ten 5/10 Dome hiking shoes. I can not describe how amazing it felt to be back at Mineral Bottom, Castle Valley and the surrounding Moab red rock play land. I am ready to turn back around and head straight back there... ]]> Mon, 29 Apr 2013 21:58:00 -0400 14052 2013-04-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130428-165551-1367272688.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130429-154058-1367272689.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130428-181412-1367272689.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130429-154224-1367272690.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130429-153534-1367272691.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130427-211525-1367272692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-20130429-153737-1367272693.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13949-speed-flying-central-asia-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13949-speed-flying-central-asia-jt-holmes I am just returning from my first trip to Central Asia, Kazakhstan to be specific. I was there with Espen Fadnes shooting with Warren Miller for their next ski movie. We had some good fun speed riding with my new Mutant 11 with Five Ten logo ]]> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:52:00 -0400 13949 2013-03-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-03-10-at-4-12-29-am-1363063966.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flyig-over-cp-1363063967.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_k2-skis-and-boots-try-2-1363063967.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-03-10-at-4-07-41-am-1363063967.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-03-10-at-6-09-41-am-1363063968.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2013-02-16-at-7-46-48-am-1363063969.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hangin-out-of-a-m8-1363063970.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/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/13788-south-east-asia-trip-part-1-borneo-jill-kuzman http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13788-south-east-asia-trip-part-1-borneo-jill-kuzman Begin part one of my long awaited South East Asia trip. I've been wanting to travel to this area for more than half my life. The stunning tropics. Warm humid air. Big cities. Rural farmlands. Monkeys. Palm trees. Ten flights. It is to be my biggest adventure yet. And I get to do it with friends.First stop is Borneo. I arrive after a full day of travel. 6 of us split a cab to the lovely Wisma Sanyan building. I'm delirious by this point. I feel like I lost an entire day, but we push on. Straight to the... ]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 23:19:00 -0500 13788 2013-01-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0800-4-1359415188.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0797-3-1359415188.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9284-1359415189.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9302-1359415190.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0737-1-1359415191.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sibuchicks-1359415191.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9304-1359415192.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13776-ancient-art-climbing-base-jumping-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13776-ancient-art-climbing-base-jumping-suz-graham Some friends and I woke up early one chilly fall morning in Moab, Utah and started the climb up Ancient Art, a legendary desert tower. Climbing with a parachute on your back presents some unique challenges, and so does getting all the gear down with you too. But it all just adds to the fun. Combining the two sports, climbing and BASE jumping is a unique experience that I cherish greatly. It's all one big adventure and you are constantly being challenged. It's difficult but so very rewarding- and the feeling of standing on that tiny little pinnacle... ]]> Wed, 23 Jan 2013 01:36:00 -0500 13776 2013-01-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_107411726-medium-898ab0-1358904995.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_620646-805452225411-1016501157-o-1358904995.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13755-dam-base-jumping-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13755-dam-base-jumping-ellen-brennan In the winter it is much more difficult to access the big wingsuit jumps, so right now, I am focusing on the lower objects around town. Lately I have been considering jumping a dam, which is not to far from where I live. But when jumping an object like this, it is best to get some advice from the locals. Luckily last weekend I met 2 jumpers who live just below this dam! Guillaume and Jonathan knew all the beta on the access, landing, weather... it seems I had found my guides! And it also seemed it was... ]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500 13755 2013-01-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1358002844.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-5-1358002844.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1358002846.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-4-1358002847.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13755_-photo-3-1358002846-1358195953.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13733-south-east-asia-teaser-jill-kuzman http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13733-south-east-asia-teaser-jill-kuzman Quick Teaser to get you excited for the three part South East Asia Series following my adventures through Borneo, Malaysia and Thailand. ]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:40:00 -0500 13733 2013-01-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fivegainers-1357105237.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sibuchicks-1357105237.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13711-female-wolfpack-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13711-female-wolfpack-suz-graham Introducing the FemaleWolfpack. I’ve been helping her on this project and couldn’t be more excited. Basically, it’s a website that is meant to do one thing and one thing only. Showcase chicks out there getting radical. Skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, climbing, BASE jumping, kayakaing, surfing, skateboarding…. ANYTHING. It’s a media platform to get footage out there and main stream of girls essentially killing it. It’s for professional athletes and up and coming shredders alike. Check out the teaser below. You may recognize a certain skier/BASE jumper making a few appearances. Aaaannndddddd, (drumroll) lucky you… here is a... ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:34:00 -0500 13711 2012-12-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13711_-screen-shot-2012-09-30-at-7-09-50-pm-1352503818-1356024404.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fwp-1355960040.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13686-thailand-base-jumping-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13686-thailand-base-jumping-suz-graham The last of my 3-part trip to Asia, my friends and I decided to go to one of my favorite places on the planet. Ton Sai, Thailand. I've been here a few times before and I couldn't turn down the opportunity to hang out on the beach, eat Thai food, climb, and of course jump off this pretty little cliff with the best view ever and a landing area right on the beach. This little beach feels like an island, while it's officially just part of a peninsula, it is only accessible by boat and there are no cars,... ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:55:00 -0500 13686 2012-12-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2012-12-06-at-7-58-37-am-1354913735.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13660-you-lose-some-and-you-wing-some-ellen-brennan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13660-you-lose-some-and-you-wing-some-ellen-brennan This fall in France has been some of the best jumping of the season- that is- when we actually get to jump! Fall is great because the air is more stable, meaning you get to jump and fly all day. But sometimes when the air doesn't heat up, we end up getting stuck at the top of the cliff, looking down at all of the clouds. This is part of the sport few people get to see. Yes- the jumping and flying down is AMAZING, but the majority of the time is spent checking weather, scouting, hiking, and... ]]> Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:53:00 -0500 13660 2012-11-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pg-1354118024.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fire-1354118025.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3way-1354118026.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_looking-1354118026.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_criou-1354118027.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13651-jt-holmes-tim-dutton-and-espen-fadnes-rage-early-season-squaw http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13651-jt-holmes-tim-dutton-and-espen-fadnes-rage-early-season-squaw Shot entirely on GoPro with early access to Squaw Valley, JT, Tim and Espen skydive to Squaw's upper mountain slopes, have some good clean fun.. and then of course, take the cable car down... but not all the way down! ]]> Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:30:00 -0500 13651 2012-11-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13651_jt-1-1354122852.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13630-skibase-speedflying-and-preseason-shredding-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13630-skibase-speedflying-and-preseason-shredding-suz-graham My first turns back on snow for the 2012-2013 ski season as well as my first turns on a rebuilt tib-fib. Seems appropriate that it starts out with a skiBASE, then some speedriding, then some actual skiing! SkiBASE is skiing off a really big cliff with a parachute- it's one of my favorite things to do, since it combines my two favorite sports, skiing and BASE jumping. And it's not super common that the conditions line up perfectly for it either! We got to ride the lifts at Alta Ski area a few days before the... ]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:18:00 -0500 13630 2012-11-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2012-11-12-at-11-46-27-pm-1353302310.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13629-americas-cup-iron-man-3-jeff-provenzano http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13629-americas-cup-iron-man-3-jeff-provenzano New York City!! I love it !! In my opinion the most exciting city in the world. But this was a pit stop, one night. The next day I drove to Newport, Rhode Island for the America's Cup. Awesome! New England is so rad, especially Newport. A real port town vibe and a great place to party, especially in the summer when the place is jammed packed onthe weekends, especially this beautiful weekend, for one of the biggest sailing races in the world.I jumped into the sailing race on Saturday with Clint and we threw down a really tight... ]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:05:54 -0500 13629 2012-11-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3440-1353086466.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3665-1353086466.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3547-1353086466.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3446-1353086466.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3482-1353086467.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3519-1353086467.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13629_img-3598-1353086467.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13615-malaysia-base-jumping-and-world-record-suz-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13615-malaysia-base-jumping-and-world-record-suz-graham So, after my trip to China, All the other jumpers went their separate ways- sad to say goodbye to old and new friends as they departed for their homes in Russia, Chile, Norway, Sweden, Canada, US, New Zealand, Australia, (you get the picture) until the next time we get to meet up again in a different place near a different object that we get to fall off of. (It's a weird sport when you think about it...) So I spent a few days by myself exploring more of China, had a long layover in Guangzhou where I treated myself... ]]> Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:30:00 -0500 13615 2012-11-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2012-09-30-at-7-09-50-pm-1352503818.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_screen-shot-2012-09-29-at-11-24-41-pm-1352503819.png