http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13425-beach-boulder-fest-francesca-metcalf http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13425-beach-boulder-fest-francesca-metcalf Not long ago was the Beach and Boulder Fest at MetroRock North in Newburyport. It was a regular, small comp- with a twist. The redpoint at the beginning went as usual, with some interesting problems and some psyched local climbers. It was great being able to climb with my sisters again as well as see many of the climbers that I grew up with that I hadn't been able to see all year. It was a pretty chill comp- my favorite kind- where everyone works together to get psyched and send. I was really excited to hear that both... ]]> Sun, 02 Sep 2012 20:26:00 -0400 13425 2012-09-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_beach-boulder-1346617560.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13423-goodbye-summer-hello-sendtember-dustin-glasner http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13423-goodbye-summer-hello-sendtember-dustin-glasner Well hello there! This is my first blog post here on the Five Ten community site, and I'm stoked to be here. First, a quick introduction. My name is Dustin Glasner, and I'm a climber from the DC Metro Area. I'm 24 years old and have been climbing for about two years, and I got serious about it and started training about a year ago. I work at Earth Treks in Rockville, and I climb there 5 or 6 times a week. I also work a full time job as a biologist, but that's a different story.... ]]> Sun, 02 Sep 2012 02:17:00 -0400 13423 2012-09-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_287902-3479741712165-507119959-o-1346552265.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_p8050696-1346552265.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13418-august-2012-from-castles-to-more-rocks http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13418-august-2012-from-castles-to-more-rocks The past few weeks have seemed like a whirlwind adventure. During my last couple of weeks in Scotland, I mostly saw family and got a feeling of what farm work is like over there. ]]> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:05:00 -0400 13418 2012-08-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_williamroderick-1346303153.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13392-prepping-for-the-2012-2013-comp-season-erica-carlson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13392-prepping-for-the-2012-2013-comp-season-erica-carlson I’ve spent a lot of time lately thinking about the upcoming comp season. This past year was hugely successful for me. I placed 8th in the Canadian National Bouldering Championship, 8th overall in Canada and got to attend my first world cup event. (Oh, and of course joined the Five Ten Team!!!) I learned a lot from my coach and teammates that I trained with. The biggest success of all was that I worked really hard at being open to listening to others and what they felt I was doing wrong. Constructive criticism. When I was having a hard... ]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:30:00 -0400 13392 2012-08-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vir-3474-1345825809.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_421268-10150627720928421-1604528538-n-1345825810.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_466270-10150908983297961-704284807-o-1345825810.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13391-silvretta-file-an http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13391-silvretta-file-an Hi guys I have finally decided to write a personal blog http://nikyceria.blogspot.it/ where I can post my climbing adventures, nay my bouldering adventures. maybe it sounds better! My first article regards august, although it isn’t the best bouldering period. It has passed a lot of time since I wrote my last blog on the web and this is due to some facts. The first reason is because I stopped my rock climbing in April in order to dedicate myself to study, whereas I had the high school final exam in June and it has gone well enough. The second... ]]> Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:06:00 -0400 13391 2012-08-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_british-airways-2-7c-1345799200.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120815-180923-1345799201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_niviuk-7c-1345799202.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_british-airways-7c-1345799203.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13382-the-pursuit-of-poets-jamie-emerson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13382-the-pursuit-of-poets-jamie-emerson Where do I go now? I don't know how or why or where they come from. But they are here. Calling. Have called. Did call. I know where I was and what I did. March. March. March. Like a Hobbit into Mordor. Will they call again? Will I throw the ring in the fire? My passion? My precious? My burning desire? My head is filled with never ending numbers. Integrals. Derivatives. Gaussian Eliminations. Questions. Who was Gauss? Why was he eliminated? To illuminate the dark corners, the caves and roofs lurking in the forest of my... ]]> Thu, 23 Aug 2012 02:09:00 -0400 13382 2012-08-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_549936-10150708035598913-758823798-n-1345687797.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0245-1345687798.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_311640-541708016731-482715608-n-1345687798.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13367-scottish-summer-part-2-training-progress-and-sunshine-alan-cassidy http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13367-scottish-summer-part-2-training-progress-and-sunshine-alan-cassidy The Scottish summer continues to be mostly wet and I am fighting hard to be fit and strong for my first big trip of 2012: the honeymoon/climbing road trip from Rumney and the New and Red River Gorges. I simply cannot wait! I have still been getting out on rock far too infrequently for my liking, work and other commitments remain high on the agenda but things are switching in the right direction. My work days are also the hard training days. Perhaps inspired by the recent London Olympics, I have been putting a lot... ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:18:00 -0400 13367 2012-08-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776875216-39bf623d35-h-1345209508.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776923436-6d6f019777-h-1345209508.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776882956-5a48a81c06-h-1345209509.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776871846-33ec8b8576-h-1345209510.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776863240-2cfb11bc4c-h-1345209510.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7776903222-64a0d58dca-b-1345209510.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13349-fun-in-the-sun-erica-carlson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13349-fun-in-the-sun-erica-carlson I just got back late last week from a ‘quick’ trip to Moab, Utah. A close lives down there and guides in the area so it was the perfect opportunity to check out something different! I was down there for the first time just over a year ago and absolutely loved it. Really what’s not to love.... Climbing, hot weather, beautiful scenery. Go check it out if you haven’t yet.... Although, maybe go in the spring or fall if you don’t feel like pulling dawn patrol!A few of the must do’s in Moab? Wicked Brew for a coffee, they... ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:31:00 -0400 13349 2012-08-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0663-1344637896.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0664-1344637897.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0677-1344637898.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0686-1344637900.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13337-adidas-rockstars-sponsored-by-five-ten-r http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13337-adidas-rockstars-sponsored-by-five-ten-r Adidas Rockstars sponsored by Five Ten ® This upcoming weekend the second edition of the adidas Rockstar event will take place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany! Right away from qualification on Friday to semifinals and final on Saturday the strongest Boulder athletes are pushing their limits accompanied by rock rhythms and the best Beatboxers who dare to take over the mic. The Beat, the rhythm and the music will drive the athletes to outstanding performance and will bring the best out of them. And of course, the live music brings us a the show and... ]]> Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:46:10 -0400 13337 2012-08-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13337_cwaldegger-rockstars2011-0343-1344337274.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13337_boulder-setup-4-1344336538.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13337_boulder-setup-2-1344336538.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13337_boulder-setup-3-1344336538.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13337_boulder-setup-1344336539.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13330-bouldering-in-upper-chaos-greig-seitz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13330-bouldering-in-upper-chaos-greig-seitz Recently it has been hard for me to find time off from work to go bouldering outside. After talking with my manager, I started getting more weekends off. I have been spending those weekends in Rocky Mountain National Park. Right Now the temps in Upper Chaos are good enough to send some projects. During my most recent trip to Upper Chaos I got on several different problems. My first send of the day was Skipper D. This problem is super classic, definitely one of the best best lines in Upper chaos. Next, I hiked to... ]]> Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:11:00 -0400 13330 2012-08-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1344226297.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1344226297.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-copy-1344226298.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13314-hike-hike-hike-climb-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13314-hike-hike-hike-climb-emily-dudley I was once told by a climber from out of state, “You Colorado Climbers have to work hard to climb in the summer” What she was referring to was the amount of driving and hiking that is necessary to get to the amazing alpine areas. I always tell people, yes there is some driving, and yes there is some hiking, but wait until you see the rock there! After six years of climbing and hiking in the summer I still feel the same way. The alpine areas have the most amazing rock and problems, and the hike will keep... ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:24:00 -0400 13314 2012-07-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-idiot-1343755492.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13304-paradise-in-rocklands-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13304-paradise-in-rocklands-nina-williams My time at the Rocklands is coming to an end, and I feel sadness just from typing that sentence. Its been a crazy last few weeks; aside from the endless bouldering there's been so many new experiences as well! Braai-ing up the best ostrich and lamb meat, being welcomed into a very international community, meeting new friends, trying new foods, driving on the left side of the road, and somehow living without the internet have all been incredibly eye-opening. For my first time out of the country I've been told by many that I hit the nail on the... ]]> Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:46:00 -0400 13304 2012-07-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_out-of-balance-1343310365.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nina-cat-1343310366.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sa-pano-1343310366.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rhino-1343310366.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rand-1343310366.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13266-new-boulders-in-rmnp-jamie-emerson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13266-new-boulders-in-rmnp-jamie-emerson Lately I've been making the big trek into Upper Upper Chaos Canyon. There are thousands of new boulders to be climbed and it feels so good to feel that passion once again, as I march up and over hill and dale in search of the next great thing. Last week I gave Jimmy Webb a tour and he put down one of the best projects I knew of, The Ice Cave. I've put some effort into this amazing line for a few years. I've felt close but Jimmy is a young climber and at this point it's great to... ]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 04:50:00 -0400 13266 2012-07-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13266_image-1-1342542499.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13259-la-coka-nosrta-video-superbe-bloc-in-tyrol-austria-emanuel-moosburger http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13259-la-coka-nosrta-video-superbe-bloc-in-tyrol-austria-emanuel-moosburger Footage of sending "La Coka Nostra" V12 in Oetztal, Tyrol, Austria this spring. It's an amazing compression bloc reminding me of some blocs I did in Rocklands... ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:20:00 -0400 13259 2012-07-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_la-coka-nostra-screenshot-1342178416.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13258-afternoon-fanatic-ferran-guerrero-hervas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13258-afternoon-fanatic-ferran-guerrero-hervas Summer evenings begin to get away with our little mountain and to climb it a few hours of light and leaves the afternoon was successful enough to go home well broken in every way Laia is slowly taking shape, it is impossible to be as before pregnancy but their motivation is higher than before and that makes this happy, this test has been the struggle that has made an issue until he finally was able to solveMy goal today was to remember the crux of four movements that resolved a few months ago and thought my body would have... ]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:29:00 -0400 13258 2012-07-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-00-1342453029.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-02-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-03-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-04-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-05-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-07-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13258_ta-09-1342453030.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13230-fas-in-red-feather-lakes-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13230-fas-in-red-feather-lakes-emily-dudley It is with bittersweet feelings that I write about the bouldering in Red Feather Lakes. Red Feather is located North of Fort Collins with a ton of rock and development potential. Many locals joke that it is an area only for “stoners and dogs….” I disagree! Unfortunately it has also been impacted by one of the most destructive forest fires in Colorado history and many homes have been lost…Before the High Park fire Jason Nadeau, a Fort Collins local, had found a new cluster of boulders just ten minutes above the King Tut area. He quickly scrubbed the boulders... ]]> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:39:00 -0400 13230 2012-07-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_red-feather-1341329997.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13227-10000-miles-for-my-first-time-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13227-10000-miles-for-my-first-time-nina-williams South Africa; a land of established beauty and miles of untapped potential. I’ve seen pictures, I’ve watched videos, and I’ve heard first-hand accounts of the bouldering that I’ll be exploring for the whole month of July. But everything I’ve heard will be nothing compared to the experience. It’s something I can’t even imagine right now! The farthest I’ve lived from my birthplace in New England is right here in Colorado; I’ve never been outside our country’s borders. I’ve spent the past few months preparing myself physically with my trainer Kris Peters and I feel stronger than I have in... ]]> Tue, 03 Jul 2012 05:15:00 -0400 13227 2012-07-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sa-five-ten-family-1341292513.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13216-scottish-summer-the-driest-wettest-midgiest-on-record-alan-cassidy http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13216-scottish-summer-the-driest-wettest-midgiest-on-record-alan-cassidy The weather and work-life balance has been rubbish of late but I still have managed to get out and grab a few personal firsts (and some lasts). The last time I blogged for the 5.10 Community website it was spring; and you know Scotland, the weather is nothing if it is not erratic, it was super hot.  The conditions were beyond what you would want for hard sending but it was fabulous to get the warmth after a long cold winter spent indoors working my socks off at TCA Glasgow. ]]> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:13:00 -0400 13216 2012-06-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1341058392.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dalriada-1341058393.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rainbow-slab-elvis-1341058393.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13192-bouldering-in-norway-markus-eder http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13192-bouldering-in-norway-markus-eder Midnight sun, elks, stockfish and mosquitos – that is how I pictured Norway. Now, after a six week roadtrip throuh this beautiful land, I know that it has plenty of other things to offer, amongst others the best granite climbing I have seen so farWe skipped the area around Oslo because we already knew the climbing there and headed to Trøndelag, the district around Trondheim. The village and crag of Hell has not only an extraordinary name, also the rock is special - granite conglomerate! The steep, powerful routes really fitted my style and I made some quick repeats... ]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:32:00 -0400 13192 2012-06-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01173-1340613148.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01147-1340613149.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01272-1340613151.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01180-1340613152.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01073-1340613154.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13180-after-school-garrett-gregor http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13180-after-school-garrett-gregor Spring usually signifies life, rebirth, flowers, etcetera. For me - it was death. Spring semester 2012 was complete mayhem. School is alright if you stay on top of things, but as soon as those things start to slip, it creates a landslide of work you are constantly battling to try and get to the top of. I'm normally on top of the hill, but after March madness, I was left scrambling to get back up all semester long. ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:21:00 -0400 13180 2012-06-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abs13-1340313690.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hangar-18-abclinic-1340313691.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abc-girls-at-beach-1340313692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abc-beach-day-1340313692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_youth-abs13-interning-1340313693.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_new-facility-setting-1340313693.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_macey-routesetter-1340313694.JPG