On the road again….or the plane, rather. I’m in Europe now. Racking up the frequent flyer miles, probably need to buy some carbon credits to make up for all of that flying….This time I’m here for two bouldering World Cups, one in Slovenia and one in Vienna. I am traveling with Ethan Pringle and his girlfriend, which makes the entire trip possible. I don’t know that I would much enjoy coming to Europe on my own for these events, because coming to these events is, needless to say, just a little more difficult than traveling...

Last weekend I hopped on another plane and headed West to instruct a PCI clinic at Mesa Rim Climbing Center in San Diego. This was my first time being involved in one of these events, so I was excited to see what they are all about. While the PCI (Professional Climbers International) has been around for a while, they have only started to offer youth and adult clinics in the past year. (For more info about the PCI visit www.proclimbers.com). Some of my friends had worked as instructors at a few of the first clinics,...

Hey Everyone!I'm happy to say that on March 23, 24, and 25, I will be at Mesa Rim Climbing and Fitness Center with Angie Payne, Daniel Woods, and Ethan Pringle! Aside from being great friends, this is a class act gathering of athletes who are all super stoked to work and climb with the community in Southern California.

The 2012 Bouldering Nationals, held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, saw one of the strongest fields that North America could have provided. I was fortunate enough to score a press pass for the event, and got a pretty edifying, behind-the-scenes perspective on what is going through the minds of a number of Five Ten athletes as they line up time and effort for the annual showdown.

When we think about Five Ten, two words come to mind: hard and impressive. (That's not what we meant, so get your mind out of the gutter.) Hard and impressive sends was the story of the week when Five Ten invaded the Getu Valley in China. (probably shouldn't put "invade" and "China" in the same sentence. But, what are you gonna do?) Gabriel Moroni sended the 9a (5.14d) project "Coup de Bamboo" for the first ascent; Ethan Pringle and Sean Villanueva are getting so very close to finishing "Dancing with the...

We’ve been here in China for exactly one week and despite what I worried about for the first couple of days we got here, it has flown by. That’s right when confronted with the reality of smelly quarters, cold showers, first days of cloudy skies and drizzly rain, my severely jet-lagged self started to say, “Hum, OK, is it over yet?” Luckily it only took a few sleeping pill induced nights, immediate love of the local cuisine and one look at the “out-of-control-would-only-exist-in-China” limestone caves, to start really having fun and start seeing our time slip away before my...