http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13741-rest-for-recovery-erica-carlson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13741-rest-for-recovery-erica-carlson Over New Years, I took a few day break from climbing to relax the body, let certain aches heal (at least a bit) and hang out with friends. We headed to Golden for about 3 days to snowshoe and try backcountry snowboarding for the first time!I felt certain that snowshoeing was going to be the most awkward experience of my life... My feet are like 8 times their normal size and the snowshoe is like a flipflop that doesn’t properly fit your foot... At least I thought. Turns out, it’s easy... And fun, in a relaxing way. And more... ]]> Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:01:00 -0500 13741 2013-01-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_737030-10151258415167961-688835051-o-1357516892.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_737141-10151258419047961-1641467675-o-1357516892.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_738323-10151256654017961-1546984103-o-1357516892.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13738-totxo-de-can-jorba-and-aresta-arcarons-185-m-7a-ferran-guerrero-hervas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13738-totxo-de-can-jorba-and-aresta-arcarons-185-m-7a-ferran-guerrero-hervas "Who runs for the first time this region and has a sensitive spirit will be very happy to receive the call of beauty that emanates from everything around him: rocks, nature and life seems to offer us their humble energy as friendship, as if for the sake of their own is involved. those who have climbed there, we perceived ourselves came from that mysterious something of our being, and sleeplessness was probably produced by direct contact, to the grace of our essence nomadic lead us to this little known "mystical sanctuary escalation", where is its dome Montgròs and tranquility... ]]> Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:43:00 -0500 13738 2013-01-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_003-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_004-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_000-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_012-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_aresta-arcarons-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_011-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13738_016-1357581808.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13735-baby-its-cold-outside-aicacia-young http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13735-baby-its-cold-outside-aicacia-young So, it’s been WAYYY too cold for me to climb outside recently, and I’ve resorted to other means of warmer, indoor exercise. However, many people don’t mind climbing in the cold. If you’re one of those thicker-skinned climbers, here are some common tips I’ve picked up through the years to help you stay warm:  ]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:14:00 -0500 13735 2013-01-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-12-23-12-40-26-1357262067.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2013-01-01-16-08-19-1357262066.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-12-23-12-14-25-1357262066.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13734-something-old-something-new-ben-spannuth http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13734-something-old-something-new-ben-spannuth Well it looks like I’m behind the curve on this one but here’s some back story for the Something Old, Something New NRG video. ]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:07:00 -0500 13734 2013-01-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13734_ben1-1357324128.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13729-ben-spannuth-favorite-fas-of-2012 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13729-ben-spannuth-favorite-fas-of-2012 Here are some of the my most memorable climbs from the past year with their location and a short description. Sometimes there's a fun back story to what routes get called so I've also included their name inspirations. ]]> Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:43:00 -0500 13729 2013-01-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_timeout-abisharat-photo-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_powerbait-jglassbreg-screenshot-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_cobra-strike-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rjc-20120731-theabyss-0110-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_graduate-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_spannuth3-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_home-bruin-hummel-photo-1357001035.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13726-the-pallers-free-old-school-climbing-montserrat-ferran-guerrero-hervas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13726-the-pallers-free-old-school-climbing-montserrat-ferran-guerrero-hervas Escalating Last year, another year, another year of climbing, another year of new sensations in the rock, another year to continue enjoying what I love to do, climb.So, what better way to finish it, in Montserrat, with two friends and fellow adventurers, Kalvin and Quo, the proposal was to go to the sector Kalvin Pallers Free Els, on the south side of Montserrat and the lower Agulles region, took life hearing stories of this sector and we had to check in situ, and all of them are not always true, because if so, nor break the rock still in... ]]> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:40:00 -0500 13726 2012-12-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_003-1357145116.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_006-1357145116.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_005-1357145116.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_008-1357145116.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_019-1357145117.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_014-1357145117.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13726_laia-ferran-i-arlet-1357145117.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13723-fall-winter-2012-squamish-horne-lake-and-colorado-jesse-warren http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13723-fall-winter-2012-squamish-horne-lake-and-colorado-jesse-warren This is my first post since joining the Five Ten Team, so here's a run down of what I've been up to this fall and winter. September I headed back up to Squamish for the start of the school year. September and October continued a stretch of amazing weather in the Pacific Northwest, which allowed for a ton of climbing in Squamish. I got on the amazing Eurasian Eyes, a 5.13 knife edge arete climb about a third of the way up the face of the 2000 foot tall chief. ]]> Thu, 27 Dec 2012 03:26:00 -0500 13723 2012-12-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_541272-10151095912972809-1642064474-n-1356578812.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_398303-10151104711047809-179001296-n-1356578812.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_384309-10151104711902809-2011933652-n-1356578812.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1392-10151186304227809-227116617-n-1356578813.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_563606-10151218207322809-1308577269-n-1356578813.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13722-back-on-the-right-track-tobias-haller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13722-back-on-the-right-track-tobias-haller It’s been a while since I last wrote something for the blog. The reason for this silence was that there wasn’t much to tell from me as a climber – due to injuries and a resulting lack of motivation, in terms of climbing, this year has probably been the most boring one since I started with this sport some 16 years ago. Here is the story in a nutshell: 2012 started just as 2011 ended – with tons of snow, endless motivation for skiing and still a nasty infection in my heel that prevented me from wearing climbing shoes... ]]> Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:57:00 -0500 13722 2012-12-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc0054-1356537444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc0145-1356537444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc02192-1356537444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_naxos2012-3697-1356537444.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13720-dark-horse-2012-francesca-metcalf http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13720-dark-horse-2012-francesca-metcalf I finally finished up a very busy but ultimately successful fall semester at GA Tech. I decided to kick off the winter break with one of my favorite competitions- The Dark Horse. As always it was held at my home gym, MetroRock in Boston. However, it was a much different competition than previous years- the field of girls was by far the strongest ever at the comp. There were at least 12 girls who were strong enough to climb in finals, which made the red point very crucial since there were only 8 places in finals. I got to... ]]> Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:47:00 -0500 13720 2012-12-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_francesca-problem-3-1356374838.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_francesca-problem-2-1356374839.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_francesca-heel-hook-prob-2-1356374839.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_francesca-metcalf-problem-1-1356374839.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13719-finals-regionals-and-an-old-classic-matt-lubar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13719-finals-regionals-and-an-old-classic-matt-lubar The last two weeks have been pretty insane. I've always thought that I do more schoolwork in the last two weeks of the semester than I do all year, and this year it felt no different. Studying for finals, writing papers, starting (and finishing) projects the night before they're due, it all gets pretty exhausting. Somehow though I've made it through, but not before coming down with an evil little cold. Luckily I've got a couple weeks to kick back, relax, and recover through Mom's delicious Christmas cookies. ]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 22:27:00 -0500 13719 2012-12-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0281-1356301678.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0283-1356301678.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0285-1356301678.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13718-hueco-bro-part-1-of-2-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13718-hueco-bro-part-1-of-2-emily-dudley Over Thanksgiving I decided to forgo football and over-eating to go to the desert and climb in Hueco Tanks, TX. Paul and I packed up the Prius and drove down, stopping on the way at the Hard Rock Casino to eat lunch and gamble. Let me just put it out there, I don’t like camping on a climbing trip. I like camping but only for about two days. Any longer and I feel achy, tired, dirty, and just plain gross. Thus I was relieved when we pulled into the Hueco Hacienda. ( http://www.huecohacienda.com/) The Hacienda is... ]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:31:00 -0500 13718 2012-12-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hueco-think-tank-1356294706.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13714-bozeman-ice-fest-andres-marin http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13714-bozeman-ice-fest-andres-marin I juts came back from the Bozeman Ice fest. It was an incredible event with tons of people. I got to teach a clinic on how to climb steep ice. We all had a great time swinging and kicking. On Saturday the speed comp and the elite mixed climbing took place in down town. The structure was very cool just like the ones that you see in Europe for the world cup. The goal with this event it is to help make more presence in the mixed climbing comps in the US and keep promoting the sport.... ]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 19:17:00 -0500 13714 2012-12-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2535-1356117468.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13713-back-to-my-roots-olivia-brumwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13713-back-to-my-roots-olivia-brumwell I was the little baby with the tie-dye beanie sitting in the sand at the base of The Galley, popping little red stones into my mouth 3 at a time. I loved the way the tasted. They way the rubbed against my gums. My parents never intervened when i was "tasting" nature. They always told me it would "strengthen" my immune system. Like most 1 year olds I didn't know what an Immune System was, I just liked the rocks. ]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:25:00 -0500 13713 2012-12-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dscn2060-1356107159.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13710-510-dome-mid-colette-mcinerney http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13710-510-dome-mid-colette-mcinerney My second solo attempt at video making. I still had a little help with this one. Hope you like! ]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:33:00 -0500 13710 2012-12-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13710_dome-mid-1356022627.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13709-mayan-smith-gobat-times-of-change http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13709-mayan-smith-gobat-times-of-change The Mayan Calendar ends on the 21st Dec 2012… It is a little unclear exactly what will happen. As far as I can see their prophecy was not for the end of the world, but rather a time of renewal – A new error. One prophecy speaks of the return of Kukulkan (the snake deity), which they claim will bring about an age of spiritual enlightenment. The shaman, Miguel Angel Vergara said ‘Kukulkan shines in the infinite. Kukulkan is the sacred energy beating in every atom. Kukulkan is the feathered serpent living in your heart forever.” ... ]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:54:00 -0500 13709 2012-12-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2259-1355849673.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2329-1355849673.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2406-1355849673.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2265-1355849674.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2373-1355849674.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13708-mirko-caballero-pum-fests-slabs-and-knobs http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13708-mirko-caballero-pum-fests-slabs-and-knobs From Red River Gorge Overhang Pumpfests... to scary Smith Rock Slabs... to the knobby walls of Pinnacles National Monument... or the story of My Climbing Adventures during the fall of 2012. Red River Gorge (November 9-12, Veteran's Day) After two two-hour flights and a two-hour drive we were finally back in Kentucky. The psych was high and I was ready to get to work! I had less than 4 days to climb, so the next morning we were up at 7:00 am... on a weekend (I know, crazy right?) to go climbing at the Bob... ]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0500 13708 2012-12-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ubermensch1-1355817619.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rudeboys-1355817619.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_melissa-mirko-jacopo-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_smith-rock-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_50-words-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_scarface1-1355817621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kingsofrap-1355817621.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13707-route-setting-at-climb-soill-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13707-route-setting-at-climb-soill-jon-cardwell In the last year I have had the opportunity to visit and set in Climb Soill. David Chancellor and crew invited me over, with Jamie Emerson to begin the initial setting for the grand opening of this awesome gym back in March. We learned a lot as a team, and helped spread our knowledge to the eager setters in St. Louis. Awesome and motivated crew, by the way! Anyway, I visited a couple more times throughout the year and St. Louis and climb Soill will always my on my list while traveling through or simply wanting... ]]> Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:19:00 -0500 13707 2012-12-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_climb-soill-1-1355771963.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13706-bouldering-in-varazze-and-donnas-ita-niccolo-ceria http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13706-bouldering-in-varazze-and-donnas-ita-niccolo-ceria Hi there! After a month and over my blog reborn with new words about my bouldering adventures. The main topic is about the first half of December, since in November no important things happened. In fact November was a month of training except some little rock times with poor results. I had three weeks really full of mixed training sessions, with 6/7 sessions per week, by using different kind of trainings like fingerboard, pan gullich, climbing gym, a bit of rock and in addition of these things also three or four hours of stretching per week. After this period... ]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:33:00 -0500 13706 2012-12-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_alphacentauri-8a-varazze-3-fileminimizer-1355668387.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_klettermachine-8a-donnas-foto-max-buovli-2-fileminimizer-1355668387.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_klettermachine-8a-donnas-foto-max-buovli-4-fileminimizer-1355668388.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_niccol-ceria-raptor-standing-start-8a-varazze-f-c-core02-fileminimizer-1355668388.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_niccol-ceria-raptor-standing-start-8a-varazze-f-c-core01-fileminimizer-1355668388.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13705-the-year-of-2012-tina-johnsen-hafsaas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13705-the-year-of-2012-tina-johnsen-hafsaas Quite some time since my last update here, which I apologize for. But better late than never, right!?I spent the summer training for the competitions in the fall, but I still participated in some comps during the summer to gain more experience. All in all I had a great season, considering the fact that my training during the winter and spring was not at all like I planned because of the injury. Instead of working on my weaknesses, get stronger and become a better climber, I had to start from scratch with many months of easy and medium climbing.... ]]> Sun, 16 Dec 2012 09:34:00 -0500 13705 2012-12-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_foto-hannelore-smitz-1355650455.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3807-2-1355650456.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bilde-3-1355650457.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13704-finishing-up-one-year-looking-towards-another-brian-dunnohew http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13704-finishing-up-one-year-looking-towards-another-brian-dunnohew I am currently watching weather and road conditions for South Pass, which sits around 9000’ and is always snowy and windy. South Pass sits between me and a good winter climbing destination; Sinks Canyon. I am hoping to make at least on more trip to Lander before the end of the year to squeeze out a couple more routes. No pressure though, we still have 5 more months of climbing at Sinks before it gets too warm and the annual rattlesnake migration begins. Then its off to one of the many summer/fall crags that surround Lander. ... ]]> Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:26:00 -0500 13704 2012-12-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_008-2-1355592377.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_022-1355592378.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_025-1355592378.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9577-1355592378.JPG