http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13917-edyta-ropek-will-start-at-the-2013-world-games http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13917-edyta-ropek-will-start-at-the-2013-world-games Edyta Ropek, athlete supported by Five Ten, will take part in prestigious World Games competitions, which will take place in late July and early August in Cali, Colombia. Champion of speed climbing is awarded a qualification from the International Federation of Sport Climbing.  ]]> Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:07:00 -0500 13917 2013-02-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130225-01-1361822842.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130225-02-1361822843.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130225-03-1361822843.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13804-take-five-with-five-ten-athlete-sasha-digiulian-colette-mcinerney http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13804-take-five-with-five-ten-athlete-sasha-digiulian-colette-mcinerney Sasha DiGiulian’s name is bound to ring a bell with just about anyone who has grazed the edges of the climbing scene in the past two years. With her groundbreaking tick-list of 5.14d redpoints and 5.14 onsights, coupled by a brutal competition year (for her competitors that is), Sasha’s last years in the climbing arena has put her pro-climbing career in full swing. Her poster girl image has gone beyond the climbing mags and graced the pages of more traditional media outlets like Vogue Magazine and The Washington Post. Sasha graciously “took five” with me amidst her new and... ]]> Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:57:00 -0500 13804 2013-02-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-7496-1360227443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sashcli-1360227443.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sashacl2-1360227443.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-7376-1360227444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-8791-1360227444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sash4-1360227444.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13801-vertical-rock-climbing-gym-hans-christian-montenegro http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13801-vertical-rock-climbing-gym-hans-christian-montenegro This is my third competition of the season. There were 63 climbers in the open category. This time the foreign climbers came from Toronto, New Brunswick and U.S.A. I met a very nice man, Josh Larson, who is on the U.S.A. climbing team.The competition had 50 problems for the qualifying round. The qualifying round was hard because the level of the climbers was higher than the last competition. I was amazed to flash problem 50 and this made me very pleased with the qualifying round. After three hours of climbing, I completed six problems beyond problem 41. This score... ]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:11:00 -0500 13801 2013-02-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vertical-1360167086.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13688-winter-coughs-comps-and-colds-alan-cassidy http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13688-winter-coughs-comps-and-colds-alan-cassidy Since I got back from the USA the time has flown by. October was a month of daydreaming that we had started our trip to the RRG a month later as I witnessed, from afar, just what the cutting edge climbers can do with lots of time and lots of good conditions. Back here in Scotland I have been busy and ill in about equal doses. Though the schedule all involves climbing, it is amazing how little climbing it leaves you time for yourself. The playful fun of coaching the TCA Glasgow Youth... ]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2012 08:47:00 -0500 13688 2012-12-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ilcc-rt2-1354956465.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gcc-boulder-comp-1354956466.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_thetouch-1354956466.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13668-the-competition-season-has-arrived-hans-christian-montenegro http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13668-the-competition-season-has-arrived-hans-christian-montenegro The competition season has arrived. I have decided to do five competitions. The first one was in Montreal at the gym Allez Up. There was a large number of participants. I think it was the biggest competition in the last two years or even more. In the open category there were 102 competitors. This is a huge number and the gym Allez Up managed it with no trouble. I saw some climber friends from Toronto, kingston and Ottawa. It is always nice to spend time with your friends while you climb.The competition had 60 problems for the qualifying round.... ]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:13:00 -0500 13668 2012-11-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_tdb-hans-2-1354209227.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13643-competition-lessons-erica-carlson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13643-competition-lessons-erica-carlson I’m two comps into the season so far and have done a lot of learning so far (or at least I feel I have, hopefully the lessons stick). It’s quite different having comps start this early for those of us in Western Canada. Typically at this point, we’ve only had 1-2 fun comps. Mentally, I don’t think I’ve been quite ready for it but the plus to that is that I haven’t focused so much on my week leading up to comp routine/prep. I’ve been able to pinpoint a few things that work for me and a few that... ]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2012 04:16:00 -0500 13643 2012-11-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_funny-face-1353557788.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_funny-face-2-1353557789.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_177013-10151248788093421-856326001-o-1353557789.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13606-new-personal-blog-and-first-stop-tdb-rockheads-sebastien-lazure http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13606-new-personal-blog-and-first-stop-tdb-rockheads-sebastien-lazure Just came back from Toronto and the first TDB comp of the season! It was a super great comp! Props to Ayo, Dave and the crew for the routesetting! It was cool to get problems of different styles with a lot of technical stuff! I was entering Joe Rockhead’s facility with no expectations and surprised myself doing a very good qualifier. I was feeling good and my climbing flowed pretty well, which is good to give you confidence and keep you climb well through all of the 6 problems you have to complete. I finished the first... ]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:23:00 -0500 13606 2012-11-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rubyphoto-joerh-1-1352236986.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13544-edyta-ropek-second-in-xining-speed-world-cup http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13544-edyta-ropek-second-in-xining-speed-world-cup The fifth edition of this year’s speed World Cup was held in amazing setting for Upland of Qinghai Plateau in China. Edyta wasn’t a favorite of that event. Qualifying round was a big challeng for her, during first run as a result of bad belaying she accidentally grabbed the rope, causing a slow-down run. She obtained time 9,56 seconds. In second race she unfortunately fell off the wall. She was classified in 10th place. The final spacing is the darkest of the possible scenarios. In all final races she was spaced with the strongest athletes in... ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 02:19:00 -0400 13544 2012-10-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-01-m-1350353986.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-02-m-1350353986.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-03-m-1350353987.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-04-m-1350353987.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-05-m-1350353987.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-06-m-1350353987.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20121015-07-m-1350353988.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13543-one-of-a-kind-24-hours-of-horseshoe-hell-stephen-meinhold http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13543-one-of-a-kind-24-hours-of-horseshoe-hell-stephen-meinhold 24 hours of horseshoe hell is truly an amazing event and a test of mental and physical toughness, there is nothing else like it out there. A grassroots, hometown event executed flawlessly by event coordinators. This was my first trip and a quick one, but along with my partner Brent Perkins, we finished 2nd overall in the team event being taken down by tough conditions and the power team of Sonnie Trotter and Tommy Caldwell. This year over 40 competitors completed over 100 pitches during the 24 hour period.  ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:39:00 -0400 13543 2012-10-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0204-1350351579.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0015-1350351580.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1423-1350351581.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1433-1350351583.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13518-surreality-garrett-gregor http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13518-surreality-garrett-gregor I never imagined I'd be where I'm at today. I can remember the incessant nagging from my father about how rock climbing was just a hobby and that I should focus on something that would actually benefit me. I tried working for him. I tried working at a restaurant, a lawyer's office, a retailer - none of them seemed to fit. I finally committed to climbing about three years ago when I made the emotional journey from where I grew up in Southern California to the welcoming arms of Boulder, Colorado. I didn't know what I was going to... ]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:46:00 -0400 13518 2012-10-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_133375-439329136112797-1217420390-o-1349711160.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_297853-433467363365641-1353388925-n-1349711161.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_416183-433467313365646-1852310209-o-1349711161.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_487006-475280235836837-2072641623-n-1349711162.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_Screen Shot 2012-10-08 at 9.37.46-am-1349711162.png http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13486-world-championships-edyta-ropek-5-th-in-speed http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13486-world-championships-edyta-ropek-5-th-in-speed I’m after Championships in Paris. Those were my 7-th world championships in career.  Great climbing show, on its way to the world of big sport events. For me championships are always important, I prepare for them all the year, doing everything to build form on exact day of my start.  ]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:14:00 -0400 13486 2012-09-26 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-06-1348650893.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-02-1348650894.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-03-1348650894.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-05-1348650894.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-07-1348650894.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-01-1348650895.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20120916-03-1348650895.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13471-ubc-pro-tour-comp-part-1-of-4-natasha-barnes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13471-ubc-pro-tour-comp-part-1-of-4-natasha-barnes Five Ten Athlete Natasha Barnes goes on a road trip to the UBC Pro Tour stop in Seattle and stops in Gold Bar, Index and Leavenworth on the way. About 3 months ago I decided to compete in my first big comp since doing the Dark Horse last Fall/Winter, the UBC Pro Tour stop in Seattle. This time I had been training for the competition under the guidance of Kris Peters and with some strength training help from my friends at Anthropos Performance. A couple weeks ago I got to test myself against some of the best... ]]> Thu, 20 Sep 2012 00:36:00 -0400 13471 2012-09-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3233-1348101369.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3258-1348101370.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3263-1348101370.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3280-1348101371.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3329-1348101371.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3223-1348101372.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3358-1348101373.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13401-super-huck-jam-dyno-competition-aaron-de-la-cruz http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13401-super-huck-jam-dyno-competition-aaron-de-la-cruz So this past Thursday, my home gym Thresh|Hold had their 4th annual Super Hero Huck Jam Dyno Competition! The competition format was top 5 competitors place into finals with the highest point value out of 27 climbs! Finals problems consisted of 3 Final Competition Problems. We collaborated on setting all 3 climbs but set the entire 2nd finals problem. The 3rd and Last Finals Problem was a Three-Part Dyno on our Lead Cave Wall ON TOP ROPE! It was our first time integrating this idea for the Dyno comp so it was something that everyone was looking forward to!... ]]> Mon, 27 Aug 2012 02:59:00 -0400 13401 2012-08-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1346036358.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-1-1346036358.JPG