BANFF, Mountain Film Festival in Mexico. So last October 21,22,23 was presented BANFF festival in Mexico City. In this event was FIVE TEN, who control about rebuked them for this festival and support to achieve this. such events are very good for Mexico, since moive people and reminds them how far can human when striving to achieve his dream. this Eveno lasted three days, each day with 3 hours of video and mountain adventure. Mesner Reinol the last day he lectured.

The last couple of months One was for sure: After such great climbing in the Rocklands over six weeks there were two possibilities to go on. The first was to take a period of resting and just get over the really bad months in the Frankenjura while doing nothing! Especially doing nothing what has to do with rocks. Maybe you have some bbq, go a bit swimming and yes, relaxing! The alternative could have been trying to fight the bad conditions and to start a daily little war against creasy and wet rocks or boulders, tons of...

Nina Caprez does it all. From difficult  multipitch roped climbs to impossible bouldering, the Swiss-born Caprez is a climber’s climber. Born on November 15th, 1986 in Kueblis, Switzerland, a small town in the magnificent Praettigau Valley, Caprez quickly developed an appreciation of the outdoors. Caprez, with her two older siblings, explored the vast alpine environment. “Life took me everywhere from snowboarding and mountain biking to 4000 meter peaks,” reminisces Caprez, who also plays the flute and piano. But, she says, climbing is her great passion.

I briefly stopped back home in Wisconsin for a minute to attend a wedding during these last few hectic months, but the "doing" didn't quit. I saw another premier of Chuck Fryberger's newest flick "The Scene" at the Minneapolis showing. The difference this time was that my mother came along. Word of the wise to all of you out there, do not bring your mother to a movie featuring you. She will be obnoxiously proud...

This coming weekend I will be traveling to Dallas, Texas to teach a PCI Pro Clinic at Dallas Rocks.  Having helped sculpt the curriculum over the last few months, I'm very excited to put my 10 years of climbing knowledge to work.  I will be teaching the clinic with my two good friends/professional climbers Paul Robinson and fellow Five Ten Athlete Alex Johnson.  Should be a great weekend!  If you are going to be in the area, there are a few slots left, so sign up at www.proclimbers.com.

As every story ends sometimes somehow, also every trip has an end. Sometimes this end is funny, sometimes it is sad, sometimes you like to remember the time before the end, sometimes you try to forget - at least - that it finally ends! The last weeks in Spain where from this kind of material: were hard, were funny; we did some climbing and exploring, talked some stories and had some drinks. We where in Albarracín - my new/old home - exposed to the elements. But it (finally) ends as it began - with my friends! Kisses...