http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13326-june-july-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13326-june-july-michaela-kiersch Well it definitely has been a long time sine I last updated! I can credit that to living at Miguel's for most of June. I spent about a month down in Kentucky climbing outside in the Red River Gorge trying to get stronger. I have spent a great deal of time down there this year, I think that is the reason I am climbing as well as I am. I feel stronger than ever! Living in a tent for almost a month is nothing glorious, but I can proudly say that I grew to love it.... ]]> Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:33:00 -0400 13326 2012-08-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_250902-518871383741-773653895-n-1344044029.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_311659-4411073275538-1956123467-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_528073-10151078643505781-452183070-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_552426-4188346387848-1141686147-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_541479-518862247051-1965635253-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_541380-4301711426188-1404341702-n-1344044031.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13320-edyta-ropek-no-1-in-daone-wc http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13320-edyta-ropek-no-1-in-daone-wc The fourth victory of Polish athlete on the dam in Daone. Supported by Five Ten Edyta Ropek is the first in the world who made this. During her 9 years starts in the valley, she won 4 gold, and 2 bronze medals! No one else has achieved so much. Speed World Cup in Daone is one of the hardest from the IFSC speed competition calendar. ]]> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:29:00 -0400 13320 2012-08-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-29-1343824160.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-46-1343824160.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-43-1343824161.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-63-1343824161.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-70-1343824161.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-82-1343824162.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120730-87-1343824162.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13318-summer-climbing-eric-sethna http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13318-summer-climbing-eric-sethna So much has been going on this summer it’s been hard to keep track of everything: Lots of comps, busy at work, and plenty of training and outdoor climbing.Most recently, I’ve been competing at the Summer Sweat Fests. This competition series is not sanctioned for CEC points, but competitors from across Ontario come out and have their shot at the title and big prize money. Aside from cash and bragging rights, this series serves as an excellent tool to practice my competition mentality. When the beach weather hits and the real rock becomes climbable it can be harder to... ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:00:00 -0400 13318 2012-07-31 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_5.10-photo-1343761218.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13253-progression-and-competition-nick-bradley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13253-progression-and-competition-nick-bradley Recently I've been training and training for the SCS 2012 Youth National Championships in Atlanta, Georgia at Stone Summit. I've learned a lot about myself, and gained much more confidence (which is key to competitions, and routes at the limit of my capabilities). I did my normal routines: Laps on 13's, circuits, bouldering intervals, endurance, endurance, and more endurance. I felt great, the best I ever had been, and right before the competition too. The competition itself didn't go as well I would have liked, but I'm not complaining; I've been getting both exponentially mentally and physically better this... ]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:26:00 -0400 13253 2012-07-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-scs-nationals-1342034813.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Fiveten pic.-1342034814.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13197-unusual-training-edyta-ropek http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13197-unusual-training-edyta-ropek Today I had very unusually training, I was climbing with the measuring instruments. This is a part of my preparation to the world championships. We had to know how my body consumes oxygen while speed climbing. We also used the accelerator which measures the position of my body in different planes during the day. The pulse was mastered as well. The entire study will last seven days. Good, that climbing with the mask was only today. But the rest instruments accompany me 24 hours a day! After completion of studies, I have to wait to analyze the... ]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:29:00 -0400 13197 2012-06-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-01-1340742592.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-02-1340742592.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-03-1340742592.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-04-1340742593.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-05-1340742593.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-07-1340742593.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-06-1340742594.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13196-training-in-daone-edyta-ropek http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13196-training-in-daone-edyta-ropek I’m back Home, after two weeks of intensive training in Daone. I’m really satisfied with the result, I worked well time spend in the valley. Specially last days of my stay were very effective.  Now I back home, and concentrate on preparation to the Chamonix world cup. ]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:10:00 -0400 13196 2012-06-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-01-1340741419.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-02-1340741419.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-03-1340741420.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-04-1340741420.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-05-1340741421.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120626-06-1340741421.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13180-after-school-garrett-gregor http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13180-after-school-garrett-gregor Spring usually signifies life, rebirth, flowers, etcetera. For me - it was death. Spring semester 2012 was complete mayhem. School is alright if you stay on top of things, but as soon as those things start to slip, it creates a landslide of work you are constantly battling to try and get to the top of. I'm normally on top of the hill, but after March madness, I was left scrambling to get back up all semester long. ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 21:21:00 -0400 13180 2012-06-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abs13-1340313690.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hangar-18-abclinic-1340313691.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abc-girls-at-beach-1340313692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_abc-beach-day-1340313692.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_youth-abs13-interning-1340313693.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_new-facility-setting-1340313693.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_macey-routesetter-1340313694.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13177-international-comeback-and-updates-tina-johnsen-hafsaas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13177-international-comeback-and-updates-tina-johnsen-hafsaas My competition season started six weeks ago in Edinburgh, Scotland. The first competition of the European Youth Cup-circuit started there, and that was also my international comeback after my injury last fall. After that I’ve been to Russia, Switzerland, France and in the northern Norway where the sun never hides. The last six weeks has been filled with training, travelling, competitions and school. But school is finally finished, and now I can focus on the things I love the most; training and competitions. ]]> Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:44:00 -0400 13177 2012-06-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1141-2red-1340268240.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1145-2red-1340268240.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13160-josh-larson-at-the-2012-vail-world-cup http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13160-josh-larson-at-the-2012-vail-world-cup The 2012 Vail World Cup experience was amazing! When one thinks of Vail they might think of skiing and fur coat shops, when I think of Vail I think of rad competitive climbing and expensive pasta. Last year the wall was at a prime location near the center of the village and at the foot of the mountain, (Mt. unknown) and this year it was near the end of the village next to a soccer field….not ideal for spectating but it all worked out perfect in the end. Good job to all the setters, USA Climbing and comp coordinators... ]]> Sat, 16 Jun 2012 00:20:00 -0400 13160 2012-06-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7339757932-9381a6bc0e-b-1339806030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7154556267-fe36bec9de-b-1339806030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_7325774972-08e871b428-o-1339806031.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13157-snow-in-daone-edyta-ropek http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13157-snow-in-daone-edyta-ropek Training camp in Daone is really hard. Not because of hard training on the dam, but because of the variable weather. I’m in the middle of my stay in the valley, most of the time was raining. To the extent that it was snowing on Tuesday.  ]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 12:24:00 -0400 13157 2012-06-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-04-1339676661.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-08-1339676661.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-09-1339676661.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-17-1339676662.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-14-1339676662.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9754-1339676662.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120613-19-1339676662.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13141-training-in-italy-edyta-ropek http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13141-training-in-italy-edyta-ropek So I started my preparation to the summer world cups. Few days ago me and my boyfriend, we arrived in Vale di Daone, 1700 amsl somewhere in the Italian Alps. Weather is not so nice, raining most of the time, so it’s hard to find two hours to do training. ]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:14:00 -0400 13141 2012-06-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120608-01-m-1339427698.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120608-02-m-1339427699.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120608-03-m-1339427699.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9752-1339427699.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9752-1339427699.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0069-1339427700.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2393-1339427700.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13098-overall-winning-of-the-national-cup-toma-binter http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13098-overall-winning-of-the-national-cup-toma-binter In Prague took place the third competition of the Czech national Cup. I won again and that means I won the overall Cup, even before all competitions took place.  On Friday I had the most important exam at school I've ever had.. And on Saturday I competed in very important competition - this should determine the national team.  Luckilly I passed the exam very successfully. That also lightened my mind and allowed me to focus only on saturday's competing. ]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 19:51:00 -0400 13098 2012-05-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc9677-1338321078.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc9674-1338321079.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc9682-1338321080.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-dsc9680-1338321080.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13085-news-from-americas-largest-outdoor-sports-and-music-festival-sasha-digiulian http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13085-news-from-americas-largest-outdoor-sports-and-music-festival-sasha-digiulian This past weekend the largest outdoor sports and music festival took place in Richmond, VA. Totaling an estimated 75,000 people at the event over the course of three days, The Dominion Riverrock Festival was without a doubt a huge success. Joyfully, for me, too! For the second year in a row, the Dominion Boulder Bash took form with unique “cage-like” volumes composing two steep, impressive structures. The competition began on Friday with Qualifiers in the evening, then Saturday were Quarterfinals in the morning and Semifinals at night, followed by a fourth round (Finals) on Sunday. Having four rounds of... ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:29:00 -0400 13085 2012-05-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1534-1337794187.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0281-1337794187.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13057-behind-the-scenes-at-scs-youth-regionals-michael-plesser http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13057-behind-the-scenes-at-scs-youth-regionals-michael-plesser My name is Michael, and this is my first ever 5.10 blog post! Hello! So, the SCS regionals at Triangle Rock Club in North Carolina was an amazing competition with some great routes, but the really impressive thing was the setting behind the scenes. Me and a few others fore ran routes ranging from 5.10 to 5.12 to give the setters feedback and see if the routes need tweaking. Walking into TRC as they were setting was awe inspiring, it looked like a jungle of ladders stretching floor to ceiling.There was the constant clicking of impact drivers and the... ]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 21:16:00 -0400 13057 2012-05-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13057_26958-341824397465-323416402465-4021634-2829642-n-1337114022.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13006-2012-canadian-nationals-and-season-wrap-up-sebastien-lazure http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13006-2012-canadian-nationals-and-season-wrap-up-sebastien-lazure April 14th-April 15th was the 9th TDB Canadian Nationals.  It has been my 6th Nationals and Approximately my 85th comp since I began competing at the end of 2004. ]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:09:00 -0400 13006 2012-04-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_528061-3782006669510-1210031931-n-1335499774.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_562617-3718281516421-1257253525-33660671-544152900-n-1335499774.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-9609-1335499774.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_380343-3739929417605-1257253525-33665756-2111206625-n-1335499775.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_523813-3724984683996-1257253525-33663161-144111877-n-1335499775.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_538783-3782009229574-1257253525-33683055-6373059-n-1335499776.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12998-busy-as-always-school-climbing-and-life-isabelle-faus http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12998-busy-as-always-school-climbing-and-life-isabelle-faus Its been very spazzy weather out here, 90 degree weather last week, raining and cold this week. Not the greatest for climbing, but I have been keeping my self busy with gym sessions and doing school work (or trying to). I have been to a few places out here, the hide away, happy valley, and farley are all super cool spots. Im real excited to do Y2K9, speed of life, and Im really psyched to check out Great Barrington. Anyone know anything about the fire at farley???This past weekend was Central Rock Gyms pro comp. They did a great... ]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:18:00 -0400 12998 2012-04-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_578062-794638775368-705045-35282152-468574926-n-1335298703.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12985-national-cup-in-zlin-cze-toma-binter http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12985-national-cup-in-zlin-cze-toma-binter  I’m quite pleased with the performance I did last weekend. 2nd round of the Czech national cup took place in Zlin. It’s been one of the best comps I’ve ever been to, thanks to the atmosphere of the crowded auditorium and what’s more, I won and got myself to the leading of the Cup. ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:41:00 -0400 12985 2012-04-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12985_binter-1335209547.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12985_binter2-1335209548.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12981-canadian-bouldering-national-2012-in-montreal-melissa-lacasse http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12981-canadian-bouldering-national-2012-in-montreal-melissa-lacasse I have been competing for a long time. I have taken breaks throughout the years but I always get back to it because I enjoy it. I have always liked to have a direction or a goal to work towards. This is how I get myself motivated for the 6 months winter we have in Montreal. Comps allow me to keep training, see my weakness and it is such a good challenge. The hard part is staying injury free. I have only gotten hurt at bouldering comps. Basically, I go one comp at the time. If I am too... ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:05:00 -0400 12981 2012-04-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vertical-team-1334930728.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_qualifiers-1334930728.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12978-jomopro-brian-yellow-gavagan http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12978-jomopro-brian-yellow-gavagan Yellow Designs on the road to JoMoPro to compete in Flatland Freestyle ]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:35:00 -0400 12978 2012-04-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-04-11 14.45.40-1334856912.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-04-11 14.32.52-1334856912.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12851-austrian-bouldering-nationals-2012-emi-moosburger http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12851-austrian-bouldering-nationals-2012-emi-moosburger This year I decided to take a break of the comp scene because I am doing my diploma at Uni besides working half time so there would not be much room and time flexibility for comps and I'd rather spend my free time on the rock than on comp walls. But the nationals were one of the events I wanted to attend anyway so I was well excited when the day came and we drove to the comp site.I trained a lot indoors the past months and felt in good shape, but had no clue what to expect, just... ]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:35:00 -0400 12851 2012-04-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-worst-enemy-1334496939.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-time-check-1334496939.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-problem-3-1334496940.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-problem-3-2-1334496940.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-volume-wrestling-on-problem-4-1334496940.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_flomurnig-curious-looks-after-the-last-bloc-1334496940.jpg