http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12290-training-studying-and-competing-luke-muller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12290-training-studying-and-competing-luke-muller So last week was my first competition and it was a great success.  It was the first competition the Calgary Climbing Centre had had put on in two years and it was amazing. There were sixty routes, over 150 competitors and people came out from all over including BC, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Canmore. Lots of fun with great people.  The competition was finished with a slack line competition. I would have thought I would have won the slack lining with my strip tease performance, but apparently no one wants to see that. ]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:38:00 -0500 12290 2011-11-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12290_IMG1643_1321377977.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12275-2012-red-rock-rendezvous http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12275-2012-red-rock-rendezvous Red Rock Rendezvous is the country's largest outdoor climbing festival. There are clinics for all climbers, regardless of skill level. The beautiful backdrop of the Red Rock Canyon, located 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip, brings climbers from across the globe to experience the Rendezvous. Some are here for the first time, others haven’t missed a year. Registration is now open! ]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:50:00 -0500 12275 2011-11-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_BradsRRRphotos0301_1320875453.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_BradsRRRphotos3951_1320875453.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_BradsRRRphotos0741_1320875454.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_BradsRRRphotos2171_1320875454.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12272-horse-pens-40-triple-crown-competition-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12272-horse-pens-40-triple-crown-competition-angela-payne Horse Pens 40 in Alabama was one of the first places I ever bouldered outside. I remember going there for one of the first Mortal Kombat competitions at least 10 years ago. I still carry an old sock in my chalk bucket that was handed out during that competition for chalking up the bubbly slopers for which Horse Pens is now famous. I always thought the sandstone at Horse Pens was amazing, and after traveling to many other areas around the country and world, I still think Horse Pens has the best sandstone I have ever seen. ... ]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:04:00 -0500 12272 2011-11-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_HorsePens40_1320818690.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12249-first-competition-luke-muller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12249-first-competition-luke-muller Its Wednesday the second.  This weekend it the first climbing competition for me of the season.  Getting pretty stoked.  Its just a small local comp put on by my local gym. DJ's, tonnes of problems, and a lot of friends.  Not to mention an awesome after party.  Can't complain. ]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:44:00 -0400 12249 2011-11-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0411_1320266684.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12244-summer-sweat-fest-finale-and-coyote-fall-classic-competition http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12244-summer-sweat-fest-finale-and-coyote-fall-classic-competition Just a quick update on a couple comps before the Tour de Bloc season starts! The Summer Sweat Fest Season is now over. The season finale competition that I was talking about earlier went really well. I ended up winning the competition and had so much fun. My buddy Dustin Curtis was setting for the comp and he always impresses with new movements and really creative sequences. Check out this link he posted of me flashing Mens final number 4: ]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:26:58 -0400 12244 2011-11-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12244_pic2_1320251637.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12244_pic7_1320251637.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12244_pic11_1320251637.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12200-ifsc-world-cup-boulder-co-josh-levin http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12200-ifsc-world-cup-boulder-co-josh-levin Two weeks ago, I headed off to Boulder, Colorado (again) for my second World Cup of the season! I had a great time and placed a respectable 23rd. I feel that I did well for how stacked the competition was, but I know I could definitely have done better.The weekend started off by flying out with my mom to Denver on Friday morning, then driving out to Boulder that afternoon for the opening ceremonies. The competition was kicked off in grand style by a parade straight through downtown Pearl Street with all 13 National Teams present, and a bongo-playing... ]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:23:00 -0400 12200 2011-10-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin01_1319437380.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin02_1319437380.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin03_1319437381.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin04_1319437381.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin05_1319437382.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin06_1319437382.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20111020agrworldcupjlevin08_1319437382.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12185-15th-annual-yank-n-yard-in-albuquerque-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12185-15th-annual-yank-n-yard-in-albuquerque-jon-cardwell Last weekend I headed down to Albuquerque for the 15th Annual Yank-N-Yard competition.  I remember competing in this event in my first few years of climbing.  I feel like it was this event in the past that shaped my idea of competition climbing long before USA Climbing, the pca and UBC.  I guess everyone has their own first real competition experience, professional or not at the time, this was mine. ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:26:00 -0400 12185 2011-10-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12185_gsm2146edit_1319216365.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12181-northwest-boulderfest-alex-fritz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12181-northwest-boulderfest-alex-fritz Hey guys - I realize that since I'm back to updating my personal blog, I should update this one, too! Last weekend was the NORTHWEST BOULDERFEST at the brand new Seattle Bouldering Project (the largest bouldering gym IN THE WORLD!). The gym opened earlier this summer but it was going to be my first time there so I was psyched to take on the new terrain and try to win some money in Open. There were a lot of strong climbers in Open this year, with Five Ten Athletes like Johnny Goicoechea, Stephen Meinhold, Brian Boyko, and a lot... ]]> Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:25:00 -0400 12181 2011-10-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ALEX_1319052344.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_JOHNNY_1319052344.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_STEPHEN_1319052344.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_STEPHEN2_1319052345.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12163-september-october-update-kyle-francis http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12163-september-october-update-kyle-francis Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:52:00 -0400 12163 2011-10-16 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12157-ifsc-lead-world-cup-in-boulder-co-carlo-traversi http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12157-ifsc-lead-world-cup-in-boulder-co-carlo-traversi This past weekend I competed in the IFSC Lead World Cup in Boulder, CO. It was my first Lead World Cup competition and it was nice to be on home turf. The host gym, Movement Climbing & Fitness, is only a few blocks from my house, and it certainly made the whole experience far more pleasant. After competing in Arco this summer, after some heinous travel days getting there, it was nice to compete in an event of that caliber in a more comfortable environment. That's not to say the competition was easy. The... ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:03:00 -0400 12157 2011-10-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_SemisCarlo_1318550591.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12113-triple-crown-bouldering-series-hound-ears http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12113-triple-crown-bouldering-series-hound-ears Last weekend was the first leg of the Triple Crown Bouldering Series. The first stop was Hound Ears in Banner Elk, NC. The event started off with registration and vendor fair Friday night. Everyone was super psych on the cold temps for the comp. More and more people were asking questions and giving praises of the new Five Ten shoes. The next morning we woke up before the rooster could crow and setup the demo fleet at Hound Ears. It was super cold and all of a sudden it started to snow. The topouts were completely soaked and they... ]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:40:08 -0400 12113 2011-10-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12113_2011102TripleCrownHoundEarsfiveten02_1318002322.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12113_2011102TripleCrownHoundEarsfiveten06_1318002323.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12113_2011102TripleCrownHoundEarsfiveten09_1318002325.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12113_2011102TripleCrownHoundEarsfiveten14_1318002326.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12113_2011102TripleCrownHoundEarsfiveten21_1318002327.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12096-intro-to-autumn-2011-alex-johnson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12096-intro-to-autumn-2011-alex-johnson This Autumn for me has been the busiest one of my life. I kicked things off in early September in Sonoma, CA for a clinic instructors' course. Our goal was to tear down climbing; moves, techniques, training ideas, competition strategies, efficient teaching skills, all leading towards producing the best clinics possible. With the additional help of Beth Rodden, Emmy Surma, Rusty Klassen and Andrew McDermott we were able to come up with an incredible and unique clinic program that we could pack up and take with us like Cirque du Soleil. ]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:43:00 -0400 12096 2011-10-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_clinics_1317609802.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8_1317609802.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_311722205759183929412295513633175096661101781n_1317609802.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3109862057592879320122955136331750975127914321n_1317609802.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12092-first-abs-competition-of-the-season-sierra-carroll http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12092-first-abs-competition-of-the-season-sierra-carroll This past weekend was the first competition in the Spot Bouldering Series for this season as well as an ABS competition. The competition had almost 200 youth competitors in the morning and as far as I have heard somewhere in the range of one to two hundred adult competitors as well at night. It turned out to be a great competition, tons a great problems and music with the typical competition atmosphere that comes with competing at the Spot Bouldering Gym. ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:04:00 -0400 12092 2011-09-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12092_11945climbingone1312239078_1317422468.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12090-the-north-face-open-2011-ian-dory http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12090-the-north-face-open-2011-ian-dory Ne2c Day before the before the comp: 9/22/11 After months of climbing out side with friends it’s time to shift gears and crush some plastic, in this year’s 2011 Nor’easter climbing conservation and music festival/ The North Face Open. The UBC pro tour is in Vermont, and the itch to take first place begins as I take on some of best of the best of the best. Climbing out side is my passion and I love the feel of real rock but, cant wait to see what the dedicated crew at Ne2c troughs at me plus the... ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:10:00 -0400 12090 2011-09-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0151_1317265844.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0156_1317265844.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12082-my-summer-eric-sethna http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12082-my-summer-eric-sethna So it has been a crazy hectic summer with competitions and training and now the season is starting allll over again... Psyched! So the first major comp over the summer was Canadian Youth Nationals as a qualification for World Championships. I ended up finishing the comp in 2nd by 1 move. I was a little disappointed because it was my last year in youth, but my track record stands: I have won 6 out of 9 Youth National titles in my career as a youth climber. And although that isn’t the best Canada has seen in the history... ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:59:33 -0400 12082 2011-09-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12082_3133081015029877437439056363438975813261408127n_1316801126.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12082_29426910150431463229478784714477109444735213868n_1316801127.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12066-prepping-for-the-noreaster-phillip-schaal http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12066-prepping-for-the-noreaster-phillip-schaal Summer has been hot and rainy. It seams like Fall arrived last week and now the air feels crisp and the heat is coolin' off!I've spent most of my time lately preparing for the competition at the Nor'easter in Burlington, Vermont. I know it will be a fun time but like any competition I've competed in, I'm feeling a bit nervous about it. I just hope I can represent for myself in a strong way.After the Nor'easter I'm going to be shifting into more outdoor climbing and forget about the gym for a while.I’ll be doing my best to... ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:43:50 -0400 12066 2011-09-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12066_philCarolOfTheBone4_1316119910.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12066_PhilSchallEsperanzaV14_1316119685.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12063-noreaster-powered-by-eastern-mountain-sports-sep-23rd-25th http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12063-noreaster-powered-by-eastern-mountain-sports-sep-23rd-25th The Nor'easter powered by Eastern Mountain Sports is the spiritual home of the active outdoor community. It's a 3-day celebration of outdoor culture showcasing the sports we play, the music we listen, the food we eat, the beer we drink and the environmental issues that concern us. This year's Nor'easter will sprawl out across Burlington with a Cyclocross race at North Beach, concerts and satellite events on Church St, and the festival Base Camp at Waterfront Park. ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:05:03 -0400 12063 2011-09-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_NOREASTER2011BURLINGTONVTSEPTEMBER232520110915100406_1316106495.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_ScheduleSlide_1316106495.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_OkkervilRiver_1316106495.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_GLoveHomeSlide2_1316106495.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_NectarsSlide_1316106495.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_Sponsors2_1316106496.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12063_RJD2_1316106842.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12047-2011-youth-world-championchips-austria-kyle-francis http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12047-2011-youth-world-championchips-austria-kyle-francis Well, first off id like to apologize for the tardiness on this post, I've been trying to catch up on school, with my immense amount of makeup work. the best part was, whilst i was working straight from 3:30 till 10 purely on makeup work, i got behind on the assignments that were getting assigned for that night. i think slash hope that now I'm on schedule with everyone else! ]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2011 00:44:00 -0400 12047 2011-09-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2996152604441073118751000003886377288973143745361n_1315701893.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_3164292604472106448981000003886377288973564683448n_1315701893.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12024-3rd-at-the-world-championship-in-imst-loic-timmermans http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12024-3rd-at-the-world-championship-in-imst-loic-timmermans This weekend ended on World Championship in Imst, which was pretty hot ... With climatic variations from 30 to 7, climbers from 5 continents and the key, a bronze medal! ]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:55:00 -0400 12024 2011-08-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12024_DSC9315_1314818660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12024_DSC9866_1314818660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12024_DSC9455_1314818660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12024_DSC9814_1314818660.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12024_DSC9837_1314818660.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12021-matthew-barnes-and-calvin-sauer-red-bull-art-of-motion http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12021-matthew-barnes-and-calvin-sauer-red-bull-art-of-motion Barnes and Sauer of Team Momenta competed in the Detroit Art of Motion this past weekend. The event's MC was none other than team's Nicholas Zaleski. Here is their tale... ]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:00 -0400 12021 2011-08-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_270811PA0151_1314795619.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_260811PA005_1314795619.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_260811PA013_1314795619.jpg