http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12766-spring-in-spain-mayan-smith-gobat http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12766-spring-in-spain-mayan-smith-gobat A month in Spain really is not enough! I feel like I am just learning to sport climb again and it almost time to leave... I am becoming totally that we really need to two days for every one. There are simply too many routes to climb, too many places to visit, too many experiences not to be missed, and simply too much psych to be contained in one lifetime! ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:43:00 -0400 12766 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0052-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1600-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1627-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1596-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1630-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1610-1332348201.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12765-youth-bouldering-nationals-2012-francesca-metcalf http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12765-youth-bouldering-nationals-2012-francesca-metcalf My last Youth Bouldering Nationals were held a few weeks ago, and I have to say that I am so sad it’s over. I’ve looked forward to going to this competition every year since I was 11. It’s pretty sad, and a little scary, saying goodbye to that stage of my life. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:53:00 -0400 12765 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nats-1332345226.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12764-out-of-arkansas-chris-schulte http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12764-out-of-arkansas-chris-schulte We’re pulling out of Arkansas in the middle of a storm that appears to stretch from Mexico to Canada. The weather, though hot, has been pretty fair for the most part, even a bit of wind as this storm approached. This was my second trip to Arkansas, and like my first, the weather was unseasonably warm, but not enough to shut us down entirely. Again we visited a handful of unique crags, and again I was surprised by the similarity of some of the sandstone in Arkansas to the sandstone I climbed on in southern Colorado when I first... ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:42:00 -0400 12764 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-9-1332294163.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-10-1332294163.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-11-1332294163.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-12-1332294164.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-13-1332294164.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12763-if-only-ryan-silven http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12763-if-only-ryan-silven Exactly one year ago today I returned from my first trip to Fontainebleau, France. If I had my way I never would have left. I took some footage from the trip and together with Jon Glassberg and Alton Richardson we made a little movie of my time there. There wasn't any rhyme or reason to the boulders I filmed, they were just things that looked nice, or were different than the standard Font fare, or I just happened to have the camera ready. The pictures in this post are courtesy of France and it's beautiful pastoral countryside. ... ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:03:00 -0400 12763 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_font3-1332291822.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_font1-1332291822.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_font2-1332291822.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_font4-1332291822.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12762-should-have-gone-climbing-jen-vennon http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12762-should-have-gone-climbing-jen-vennon Last weekend I had the opportunity to get outside and go climbing and I didn’t take it. Dumb I know.Instead I decided to stay home and work on a nagging bathroom revamp that had been dragging on and seriously needed finishing. I hated to spend a perfect sunny day spackling, painting, and fiddling with wires but it had to get done. ]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:48:00 -0400 12762 2012-03-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dscn0735-1332290907.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12758-red-river-gorge-2012-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12758-red-river-gorge-2012-michaela-kiersch I recently went on a weekend trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky! I was really psyched to head down, it was my first trip of the season.  I also wanted to know where I was at, as far as training.  The sport season has just begun for me, considering ABS Nationals ended just a few weeks ago.  Training for rope has been intense so far, I don't have much time before Adult SCS Nationals in early April. ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:40:00 -0400 12758 2012-03-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_292625-10150617216068590-541963589-9208509-546121707-n-1332211213.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_306249-10150617215798590-541963589-9208508-951040847-n-1332211213.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12756-abs-nationals-2012-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12756-abs-nationals-2012-michaela-kiersch I'm a little late on the update, ABS Nationals was a little more than 2 weeks ago. I was really psyched to compete at this competition and to see all of my great friends in USAC. The qualifying round was interesting for me. I woke up early that morning, due to nerves and excitement; but because of this, I was left anxiously waiting around the lobby until I could finally head over to ISO. After a good warm up, it was my turn to climb. The first two problems went really well, I flashed both of... ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:54:00 -0400 12756 2012-03-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_64987-2640797193824-1672394256-1631216-1565965881-n-1332208469.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_423853-10150593716103994-622023993-9065456-785245428-n-1332208469.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_429190-10150826028161102-788821101-12271914-1158592041-n-1332208469.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12755-spring-is-coming-also-to-chamonix-martina-cufar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12755-spring-is-coming-also-to-chamonix-martina-cufar It's snowing today…that's why I have time to write. Last two weeks there was a spring time also in Chamonix. Before we were searching it in Buoux, but had to come back earlier because Tommy got ill:-)We were still skiing a bit, but with so high temperatures it feels strange to put ski boots on. Five ten feels better! The rocks around here got dry and we got out from our “winter holes”, artificial walls. We realized that climbing on “plastic” doesn’t contribute much to the achievements on the “Haute – Savoie” rock. Climbing here is really technical, so... ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:32:00 -0400 12755 2012-03-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_baby-boom-14-1332192770.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_autoroute-de-soleil-1332192771.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_martina-1332192771.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2862-1332192771.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_mami-in-tommy-1332192771.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2980-1332192771.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_liv-in-tommy-1332192772.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12754-ride-with-the-rep-texas-chris-schulte http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12754-ride-with-the-rep-texas-chris-schulte Stage one of the Ride with the Rep:Texas to Arkansas. Day 1:With the Rockies sliding away behind me in a spotty white and blue-black line, I snapped the window closed with a clunk- the two in the seats next to me were asleep anyhow, and for the next hour and a half I’ve not got much to look at... With the exception of a month in Hueco, I’d spent this past winter in Boulder, Colorado. It was the first time I’d more or less hung around there through the cooler months in the seven years since I... ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:45:00 -0400 12754 2012-03-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-1-1332168344.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-2-1332168345.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-3-1332168345.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-4-1332168345.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_still-8-1332168345.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12751-spring-is-on-its-way-andrew-plagens http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12751-spring-is-on-its-way-andrew-plagens The weather has been absolutely awesome this past week on the Front Range. It was time to forget all other responsibility and focus on only climbing. The week kicked off with some ice climbing in RMNP with my friend Bruno and his sister. It was here second day in Colorado and her first ever day ice climbing. She kept near pace with Bruno and I on the hike up. Quite impressive! On Sunday I rested and went to work. Monday I was back at it again; I went skiing with my dad. We got a ton of turns in... ]]> Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:33:00 -0400 12751 2012-03-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12751_420333-362693433743393-100000082191712-1487421-1110958049-n-1332271555.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12750-mental-side-of-climbing-riley-joyce http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12750-mental-side-of-climbing-riley-joyce Five, four, three, two, one… Start! The words that you are saying to yourself before you place your foot on the wall and that determines what will be on your score card. The moment when you can feel your heart beating so fast that is when I know this is it. I am ready to compete. The biggest skill that I lack in climbing is the mental side. When you are at Regionals or Nationals, there is so much pressure that you have to take in and make it into energy in your body. But when you are at... ]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:25:00 -0400 12750 2012-03-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fiveten1-1332109525.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_fiveten2-1332109526.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12747-climbing-classics-in-the-poudre-greig-seitz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12747-climbing-classics-in-the-poudre-greig-seitz Recently, I have started climbing outside more often. The Poudre Canyon is where I’ve spending most of my time. As I get outside more often I realized that there are so many boulders which I am psyched to get on! I was a little discouraged about how I haven’t sent anything hard. Then I, realized that climbing is supposed to be fun. Over spring break, I started climbing with little or no expectations. This has really helped me enjoy climbing a lot more. Instead of climbing for the grades, I’m now climbing for fun. Climbing hard boulders is also... ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:46:00 -0400 12747 2012-03-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12747_img-1024-1332271434.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12747_img-1014-1332271434.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12746-firsts-mark-heal http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12746-firsts-mark-heal A first blog:The weather is starting to warm up here in the North East and my focus is starting to shift to the next trip (Red Rocks and Utah!). However the winter here has been glorious. Winter held and produced many 40 degree, sunny, dry days. I've been taking full advantages of this: last Tuesday I was able to climb Roses and Blue Jay (V13). A first of the grade for me. After two days of previous work, it was coming down to the wire. I blew off work (not a good idea, but proved to be well... ]]> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:10:00 -0400 12746 2012-03-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_roses-and-blue-jays-1332004201.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12742-warming-up-brian-dunnohew http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12742-warming-up-brian-dunnohew Things are starting to thaw out here in Wyoming. Roads are getting better and easier to get places. I made a trip to Lander to meet up with my good friend Vance and to climb at nice crag called Fairfield. The near 2 mile hike mostly up hill almost killed me. I had the worst hangover and no sleep, thanks to the 80's night party the night before. After kinda getting warmed up (it averaged between 15 and 40 degrees throughout the day), we finished bolting a nice water streak. We both climbed it and named it Liquid Swords,... ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:50:00 -0400 12742 2012-03-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_008-1331830231.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_066-1331830232.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_097-1331830232.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_024-1331830233.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_090-1331830234.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_099-1331830234.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_032-1331830235.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12740-2012-abs13-youth-national-championships-alex-fritz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12740-2012-abs13-youth-national-championships-alex-fritz Two weekends ago was the 2012 ABS13 Youth National Championships. I headed to Colorado Springs with Sidney, Chris, and Di for the competition that concludes this last bouldering season. I was really excited for this competition because this is the first year that I had fun training bouldering and felt good, too. It sounds bad to say that I've never felt good because I've placed well the last few years, but I've never felt like I was climbing my best. Because of this, I would go to nationals just hoping that I climbed my best, which should be everyone's... ]]> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:56:00 -0400 12740 2012-03-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12740_podium-1332194181.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12740_quali4-1332194181.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12740_semi2-1332194181.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12739-new-kneepad-markus-jung http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12739-new-kneepad-markus-jung Some weeks ago Daniel and me went to our local spot to try the new kneepad.. soo confortable and sooooo much friction! ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 21:00:00 -0400 12739 2012-03-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc4428k-1331758827.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc4555-1331758828.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12737-rejuvenation-jess-taverna http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12737-rejuvenation-jess-taverna The motivation behind this post can be summed up very succinctly: I love the desert. Really, that’s all I have to say. But since that doesn’t make for very compelling reading--however authentic and pure the sentiment is--let me elaborate. After a fairly mild and dry winter during which I got outside climbing and running often, I hadn’t realized how much I needed the wide open spaces, unmatched colors, and warm sun the desert offers until we ventured to Moab for the first trip of the year. As soon as we turned off pavement onto the dirt road in Long... ]]> Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:50:00 -0400 12737 2012-03-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_long-canyon-1331733001.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_venetian-1331733001.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_crackhouse-1331733002.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_snowy-creek-1331733002.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12734-hueco-rock-rodeo-2012-natasha-barnes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12734-hueco-rock-rodeo-2012-natasha-barnes This weekend I had the privilege to attend the Annual Hueco Rock Rodeo in El Paso, Texas. I flew there to teach a clinic on injury prevention for climbing but I also participated in the competition while I was there. ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:57:00 -0400 12734 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12734_img-2078-1331826430.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2029-1331611041.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12733-2012-hueco-rock-rodeo-a-first-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12733-2012-hueco-rock-rodeo-a-first-nina-williams A couple months back I enjoyed my first-ever trip to Hueco, and now one week ago I attended my first Rock Rodeo! It was my first outdoor competition I'd participated in and was quite the experience. I'm glad I went down a week beforehand to toughen up my skin and get used to the climbing style; I had some great days with sends of Free Willy, Purple Flowers, This Is Your Brain On Drugs, Better Eat Your Wheaties, and New Religion before the weekend had even started. With these reinforcing my confidence I went into the Rodeo relaxed and... ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:42:00 -0400 12733 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nina-emilia-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_free-willy-1331602922.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_glas-roof-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_open-girls-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sending-gear-1331602923.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_afterparty-crowd-2-1331602923.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12731-hueco-tanks-2012-bryan-boyko http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12731-hueco-tanks-2012-bryan-boyko Stage 1 of the mega trip, which is within the US, is almost complete.  I just finished a month in Hueco and am now sitting in The Looney Bean in Bishop, where I'll be for a little over another week before heading back home to Seattle.  One month in Seattle, then Switzerland on April 24th! ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:16:00 -0400 12731 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_me-1331597801.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_diaphanous-sea-1331597802.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_east-spur-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hueco-flapper-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_power-of-the-landjager-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slashface-damage-1331597805.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_terre-de-sienne-1331597805.jpg