http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12836-change-of-plans-ben-spannuth http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12836-change-of-plans-ben-spannuth The last few days I’ve been back in good ole Galt, CA to do some family stuff. Kinda bummed to have left  a sweet travel setup in Spain and numerous projects early but it’s nice to be back in Galt for a bit as well. In order of do-ability, from a few more tries to probably never, here are the top few things I and would like to return to in Spain: ]]> Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:32:00 -0400 12836 2012-04-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_775-d0217-1334122367.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ben-1-1334122368.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_775-d0191-1334122369.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0576-1334122369.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12768-harder-than-the-bread-on-a-bocadillo-ben-spannuth http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12768-harder-than-the-bread-on-a-bocadillo-ben-spannuth For the last few years, since seeing photos of Humildes pa Casa and a clip of Chris on Pachamama, Oliana has been at the top of my climbing areas to visit.  With long, distinct lines and amazing movement it’d be hard to find a route on the wall that isn’t worth traveling the world to climb. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:08:00 -0400 12768 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_margalef-3-14-2012-256-1332371324.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kl2-6566-1332371324.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kl2-5676-1332371325.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12724-hola-de-espana-sasha-digiulian http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12724-hola-de-espana-sasha-digiulian Time is flying by quicker than I’d like it to be here in Spain. I am now at the mid-mark of my trip to the Cataluna region and I have not even scraped the exterior layer of the abundance of climbs to do here. There are thousands of beautiful lines to still climb and a generous handful of areas around where I am that I’ve still not been to. That said, so far this trip I have climbed a lot and I have already experienced two new areas. To start the trip I climbed in Siurana, Spain. Siurana has... ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:52:00 -0400 12724 2012-03-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spain-3-3-2012-73-1331466755.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12660-colorado-bound-sasha-digiulian http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12660-colorado-bound-sasha-digiulian Guess what? I am… back on the plane! You know that you’re a frequent flyer when you have each airplane’s complimentary magazine dialed from front to back and then back to front, and have completed all of the Sudoku and Crossword Puzzles included in them. Yup, done that! Currently I am flying from Washington DC to Denver, Colorado to compete in the American Bouldering Series (ABS) Championships. The competition will be held in Colorado Springs and it will be my first competition of the year. With American Bouldering Competitions I never really know what to expect because sometimes the... ]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:30:00 -0500 12660 2012-02-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_000c-43be6623-4d5ad9ad-d640-f1bb7711-1330039819.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p2120031-1330039819.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12644-mayan-smith-gobat-spain-bound http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12644-mayan-smith-gobat-spain-bound Desert, mountains, beautiful boulders, psyched friends and endless splitter days… What more could one ask for? This pretty much sums up my stay in Bishop! After barely bouldering at all for the last five years, over the last month in Bishop I really discovered the joys of bouldering. The simple pleasure of doing a short sequence of moves, being able to focus purely on individual movements. That said, I was most attracted to the big, bold and strikingly beautiful lines, which are relatively abundant and are what Bishop has become famous for. I loved the commitment... ]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:49:00 -0500 12644 2012-02-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-mg-6875-1329515363.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-mg-6961-1329515363.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-mg-6922-1329515363.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-mg-7032-1329515363.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12592-west-coastin-in-san-francisco-sasha-digiulian http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12592-west-coastin-in-san-francisco-sasha-digiulian This past week I have sampled some of America’s western sport climbing destinations including the VRG, Cathedral, and Moe’s Valley in Southern Utah, and also Jailhouse in the California Bay Area. I have not been at any of the areas for more than 2 days but I have really enjoyed experiencing the different crags and I know that I will certainly be returning as soon as I can. While I was at the VRG in Southern Utah I was filming with Keith Ladzinski and Andy Mann. Three Strings Media is putting together a Five Ten clip from the trip,... ]]> Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:26:00 -0500 12592 2012-02-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_395272-10150658698020555-603835554-11295726-1210357276-n-1328336818.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0288-1328336818.JPG