http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14151-vail-world-cup-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14151-vail-world-cup-angela-payne The Bouldering World Cup in Vail is always one of my favorite events of the year.  The competition is part of a larger event, formerly known as the Teva Mountain Games, now known as the GoPro Mountain Games.  I remember the days when the competition at the Teva Games was held on a small mushroom-shaped boulder in a parking lot, so it is pretty neat to see how much the event has grown over the years.  Now, the World Cup attracts an incredibly strong field of competitors from various countries.   ]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:03:00 -0400 14151 2013-06-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01355-1371398586.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01370-1371398588.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01387-1371398589.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14129-early-alpine-season-lincoln-and-emerald-lakes-matt-lubar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14129-early-alpine-season-lincoln-and-emerald-lakes-matt-lubar When school gets out and the warm Colorado sun begins to shine, I have only one thing on my mind: Alpine bouldering. I headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park for this first time of the season on May 18, and as usual, I was not disappointed. Though last winter’s snow was so plentiful that it seemed it would never fully melt, the boulders were completely dry and and spirits were high.   ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 04:36:00 -0400 14129 2013-06-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0186-1370234195.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0187-1370234196.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0190-1370234198.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0194-1370234199.JPG 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/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/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 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14078-spring-in-colorado-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14078-spring-in-colorado-angela-payne After some unseasonably snowy weather, Spring has finally come to Colorado!  I have been trying to take advantage of the mostly gorgeous weather to get outside and climb.  I have been working at a new job recently, and I am finding that when I do have time to climb, I am much more motivated to do so.  As a result, I have actually managed to get some great climbing done over the past few months.   ]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 04:24:00 -0400 14078 2013-05-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hug-right-1368591882.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_meagan-martin-on-authentic-battle-damage-1368591883.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tetris-1368591884.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14064-ccs-nationals-francesca-metcalf http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14064-ccs-nationals-francesca-metcalf It’s been a pretty busy end of the semester, but finally, I’m finished with finals and able to focus on climbing a bit more. This summer will hopefully be filled with a whole ton of climbing trips and a few competitions in there too. A few weeks ago was CCS Nationals in Melbourne, FL, which was the biggest competition I had done in a few months. This was my second time competing at CCS Nationals, and again, it was probably my favorite competition of the year. This year was even more awesome than last year though because we... ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 01:04:00 -0400 14064 2013-05-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_podium-1367802249.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_group-1367802250.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_finish-1367802250.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14063-trying-to-train-in-joes-valley-flannery-shay-nemirow http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14063-trying-to-train-in-joes-valley-flannery-shay-nemirow I'm in Joe's Valley, Utah, for the second time this month. Shannon is making breakfast in the van (sausage, eggs and broccoli). I've got a hot cup of coffee and the air is crisp and clear. If I weren't in such poor physical shape, today would probably turn out to be a fantastic climbing day. ]]> Mon, 06 May 2013 00:26:00 -0400 14063 2013-05-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2013-04-19-15-54-40-1367799965.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2013-04-19-16-18-31-1367799965.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2013-04-25-11-13-05-1367799966.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14061-mexico-part-2-mexico-city-bouldering-urs-moosmuller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14061-mexico-part-2-mexico-city-bouldering-urs-moosmuller Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world and has a population of 21 million. The whole city stretches for 573 square miles and sits in a dried up lake basin at an altitude of 7,350 ft. There is a ton of bouldering located in the city and around the surrounding hills. The rock is mostly volcanic with some granite areas scattered around and the problems range from V0 to V12. During my stay in the city we checked out two areas close by. The first area is a volcanic cliff line at UNAM which is... ]]> Sat, 04 May 2013 20:21:00 -0400 14061 2013-05-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/14061_dsc-0015-1368210454.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14059-le-tour-de-front-range-part-one-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14059-le-tour-de-front-range-part-one-emily-dudley As I write, it’s snowing. This past weekend it was almost 80 degrees. I don’t envy Colorado meteorologists. Like typical Colorado, the weather has been fluctuating between sunny at 75 degrees and 19 degrees with two feet of snow. In between spring snow storms I’ve been searching out dry areas to climb. By sticking close to home I have lucked out and been able to climb despite the massive snow fall we’ve been experiencing. Fortunately, close to home crags include: RMNP, Elkland, Red Feather Lakes, Horsetooth, Poudre Canyon, and Carter Lake.  ]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 03:52:00 -0400 14059 2013-05-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_red-feather-1367466720.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14053-its-a-progression-nicholas-milburn http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14053-its-a-progression-nicholas-milburn Two days of epics in the Ozarks. Who would have thought so much adventure could happen in such a short amount of time? After all this was just a spur of the moment kind of thing. At least for me it was. After the Capital City Crux competition in Austin some of the Dallas crew were talking about Arkansas. I was excited about my weekend of nothing when they invited me to come with them. Going to Arkansas to test myself against that sweet sandstone sounded much more fun than doing nothing at home. After convincing... ]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:02:00 -0400 14053 2013-04-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-27-of-34-1367283763.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-20-of-34-1367283763.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-9-of-34-1367283763.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-6-of-34-1367283763.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-13-of-34-1367283763.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-3-of-34-1367283764.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_stone-16-of-34-1367283764.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14041-oetztal-sessions-emanuel-moosburger http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14041-oetztal-sessions-emanuel-moosburger 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. ... ]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:39:00 -0400 14041 2013-04-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-tumpen-the-drunken-master-8a-1366796344.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-tumpen-9138-1366796344.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_robin-hood-8a-fa-screenshot-1366796344.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14022-sweden-first-time-in-the-north-niccolo-ceria http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14022-sweden-first-time-in-the-north-niccolo-ceria Three months ago, My girlfriend and I decided to plan a little trip in the North to go in Scandivia’s landscapes and to do some bouldering.After taking fly tickets, we had the certainty about the trip and I started to think many rocks and new places where to climb. The fact to have the possibility to climb in new spots is really motivating and the north Europe isn’t such a frequented area.So a lot of stuff is new for our eyes, the sectors are unknown for us and this discovering is one of the most important things for my... ]]> Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:18:00 -0400 14022 2013-04-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arcanum-8a-risebo-photo-giulia-paoletti-fileminimizer-1365855527.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_by-the-book-8a-vastervik-foto-giulia-paoletti-3-fileminimizer-1365855528.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_by-the-book-8a-vastervik-foto-giulia-paoletti-5-fileminimizer-1365855528.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fysyoologi-7c-vastervik-photos-giulia-paoletti-2-fileminimizer-1365855529.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_primitive-sds-8a-vastervik-first-ascent-foto-giulia-paoletti-4-fileminimizer-1365855529.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soulfly-8a-vastervik-photo-giulia-paoletti-3-fileminimizer-1365855529.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14011-a-tale-of-a-finger-hueco-and-abs-mirko-caballero http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14011-a-tale-of-a-finger-hueco-and-abs-mirko-caballero Packing for Hueco was, to say the least, a little stressful for me. Not knowing whether or not I could climb or not… Would I be able to compete at Nationals the following week? Even if I did, would I have a chance to win? Ok, let's rewind a little... ]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:25:00 -0400 14011 2013-04-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0032-1365578711.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0448-1365578712.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0226-1365578712.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0459-1365578713.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0247-1365578713.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0473-1365578713.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0351-1365578714.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14008-canadian-nationals-2013-erica-carlson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14008-canadian-nationals-2013-erica-carlson Canadian Nationals were this past weekend and.... I placed 7th overall!!!!! I'm super stoked as this is the best I have ever placed at Nationals. I also have to say this is the comp I am able to mentally pick apart the least from this whole season. The competition was extremely strong... Any of the top 20 girls could have made finals on any given day. By CEC rules, Nationals must have 8 Canadian citizens (and CEC eligible) in finals. As a result, there were 11 girls and 8 guys in finals. I finished qualifiers in 10th place. I... ]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:50:00 -0400 14008 2013-04-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_finals-presentation-1365562206.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_problem-2-1365562206.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_problem-3-crimp-1365562206.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_problem-4-1365562206.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14002-joes-valley-road-trip-andre-difelice http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14002-joes-valley-road-trip-andre-difelice Well, I finally made it outside again, this time to Joe’s Valley. This was my first bouldering trip since 2010 and overall I am pretty excited about the experience. It was great to get outside, climb hard and increase my motivation for the rest of the year. Warming up - Jelly Bean - V1 ]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:23:00 -0400 14002 2013-04-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jl-fivetenblog-andredifelice-joesvalley-02-1365394992.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jl-fivetenblog-andredifelice-joesvalley-09-1365394992.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jl-fivetenblog-andredifelice-joesvalley-04-1365394992.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1086-1365394992.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jl-fivetenblog-andredifelice-joesvalley-07-1365394993.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1104-1365394993.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_jl-fivetenblog-andredifelice-joesvalley-08-1365394994.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13993-open-and-youth-national-championships-matt-lubar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13993-open-and-youth-national-championships-matt-lubar It’s a bit overdue (sorry!), but here Is my recap of Open and Youth ABS Nationals. Enjoy! Whew. What an physically, emotionally and mentally taxing last two weeks it’s been! It all started Friday, February 22nd when I found myself heading down to Colorado Springs bright and early. This was the my first Open Nationals, so I had zero expectations and was just treating it as a training exercise. I also was just psyched to climb and have some fun on some top notch boulders. I ended up doing quite well seeing as though it was my... ]]> Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:05:00 -0400 13993 2013-04-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0045-1364951151.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0057-1364951151.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0043-1364951152.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0015-1364951152.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0011-1364951153.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13990-bishop-spring-breaking-and-harlem-shaking-mike-rougeux http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13990-bishop-spring-breaking-and-harlem-shaking-mike-rougeux The climbing team again made the annual trek to Bishop with our partners in crime, the MAC Climbing Team.  The size of our crew doubled from last year which translated to more fun and more sending. ]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:39:00 -0400 13990 2013-04-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1108-1364917155.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13989-arrrrg-nicholas-milburn http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13989-arrrrg-nicholas-milburn This past weekend was my first comp of this year's SCS season! Back to ropes, tall stuff and endurance training. Since it was also Easter weekend I had and Friday off of school, so I went out to Austin early and went to Reimers Ranch and climbed some of that Texas limestone. The first thing I got on was Prototype which was my project for a long time when I was a wee boy. It feels much easier than I remember. I walked down and met some friends of mine from Houston at the House of Pain wall. I... ]]> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:17:00 -0400 13989 2013-04-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-1-of-14-1364869036.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-7-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-3-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-2-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-4-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-11-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_arrg-10-of-14-1364869037.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13983-whooo-spring-break-nicholas-milburn http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13983-whooo-spring-break-nicholas-milburn This spring break I went out to the southeast (big shock I know). My whole family went up and we invited some friends. Brian Towner and his soon to be wife Kristy Dorris came up from Houston, Dalan Faulkner and Sam Rockstein drove up from Dallas and Joe Gifford from Austin. So we had ten people living in our tiny little house, but since it was a climbing trip we weren't in the house very much. Joe and I drove separately and we managed to make the drive in record time,... ]]> Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:07:00 -0400 13983 2013-03-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-13-of-20-1364519250.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-1-of-20-1364519251.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-2-of-20-1364519251.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-3-of-20-1364519251.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-16-of-20-1364519251.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-4-of-20-1364519252.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spring-break-18-of-20-1364519252.jpg