ABS Open Nationals came to an exciting close this past weekend!!! Congratulations to Daniel Woods and Alex Puccio for an impressive win once again. This was my second adult competition. Last year I barely missed qualifying for semifinals in 22nd place. This time I knew I had it in me to make it to semi’s, but I always shoot for finals!!! Anyway, first off was qualifiers. I climbed about midway through the pack which turned out a great thing. Colin Bauer and I were chair buddies which was fun. I ended up sending four of the five...

This past weekend I was able to fly up to Boston to compete in the Dark Horse Finals. I've watched all the recap videos and immediately put on my list of must do competitions. I was feeling pretty good when I bought my plane tickets. I just had a great trip out in southeast where I did some of my hardest sends and I just won youth ABS Divisionals. Only problem was that every other strong person on the planet flew out to climb at this thing too. Daniel Woods, Paul Robinson, Jimmy Webb, Vasya Vorotnikov, Carlo Traversi, Nick...

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the International Boulder Meet in Vastervik, Sweden. Vastervik is a small town located in the southern part of the country on the eastern coast amongst a massive archipelago (a cluster of islands). I was hesitant at first to accept the invitation to visit, mainly because of my unfamiliarity with the rock in that part of the world. Time is precious and as the fall temps arrive, it's important to place yourself in the best possible areas to test yourself. After a week of climbing around Vastervik, the...

Fresh off the plane from South Africa and it was off to Lillehammer, Norway for the invitational bouldering competition dubbed “The Battle”. I’d been contacted and invited by the organizers of the event many months ago and to be honest I was very unsure about the event from the start. Having never been to Norway and with this being the first “Battle” in Lillehammer, expectations were nonexistent. As the cast of athletes for the event grew and included some of my better friends and climbing partners, excitement for the event continued to build throughout the summer....

Check out the strongest boulder athletes competing at the Porsche Arena Stuttgart, Germany!!!" It's a who's who of Bouldering, competing at the adidas Rockstar Competition in Stuttgart, Germany! Also our Five Ten rubber will stick to the holy Rockstar walls and will support our athletes to perform at their best. Check out some of our competing athletes and their secret weapons:  Sasha diGiulian (Black Wing/women), Melissa LaNeve (Dragon), Carlo Traversi (Black Wing/men), Gabriele Moroni (Team)...

2 days to go until the who is who of the Bouldering scene is competing at the adidas Rockstar Competition in Stuttgart, Germany! Also our Five Ten rubber will stick to the holy Rockstar walls and will support our athletes to perform at their best. Check out some of our competing athletes and their secret weapons:  Sasha diGiulian (Black Wing/women), Melissa LaNeve (Dragon), Carlo Traversi (Black Wing/men), Gabriele Moroni (Team)...