http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12988-back-in-europe-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12988-back-in-europe-angela-payne 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... ]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:32:00 -0400 12988 2012-04-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0877-1334997132.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0922-1334997133.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0987-1334997133.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0889-1334997133.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0982-1334997134.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0975-1334997134.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12804-pci-clinic-san-diego-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12804-pci-clinic-san-diego-angela-payne 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,... ]]> Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:16:00 -0400 12804 2012-04-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-7-1333307794.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-5-1333307794.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-6-1333307794.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12729-san-diego-clinic-kevin-jorgeson http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12729-san-diego-clinic-kevin-jorgeson 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. ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:09:00 -0400 12729 2012-03-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sandiegoposter-1331590171.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pic1-1331590171.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pic5-1331590172.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_pic2-1331590173.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12691-backstage-at-the-2012-bouldering-nationals-chris-schulte http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12691-backstage-at-the-2012-bouldering-nationals-chris-schulte 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. ]]> Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:06:00 -0500 12691 2012-03-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12691_cs-2-1330731146.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12240-update-from-the-five-ten-stowaway-tour-in-chinas-getu-valley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12240-update-from-the-five-ten-stowaway-tour-in-chinas-getu-valley 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... ]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:33:40 -0400 12240 2011-11-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12240_image6_1320187118.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12240_image_1320187118.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12240_image3_1320187118.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12240_image2_1320187118.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12240_image4_1320187118.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12238-colette-mcinerney-checks-in-from-getu-valley-china http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12238-colette-mcinerney-checks-in-from-getu-valley-china 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... ]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:43:55 -0400 12238 2011-11-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG8799_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG8250_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG8196_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG8039_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG8025_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG9133_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12238_IMG7735_1320180548.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/11695-2-days-in-vienna-part-2-saturday-the-14th http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/11695-2-days-in-vienna-part-2-saturday-the-14th I awoke on Saturday morning at a friend’s house after sleeping for about ten hours straight. Despite the long night’s sleep I still felt exhausted- the previous night’s lack of sleep had finally caught up with me. I didn’t have a key to my friend’s apartment, or the building, but I needed some food for breakfast and I didn’t want to wake him up, knowing he’d been up all night setting for the comp, so I left his front door slightly ajar and the held the lock to the door of the building open with a piece of paper... ]]> Sun, 22 May 2011 19:24:00 -0400 11695 2011-05-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0417_1306092295.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0464_1306092295.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0503_1306092295.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0513_1306092295.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/11661-ethan-pringles-2-days-in-vienna-part-1 http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/11661-ethan-pringles-2-days-in-vienna-part-1 After a month climbing at Ceuse, my legs needed a break from the hike- Party in Vienna! And I guess there was the World Cup as well. I figured since I was going to be in Europe for three months this spring that I’d consider attending one of the bouldering WC to get a sense of how strong I would need to be to do well in one in the future. Near the end of April, needing a break from the brutalities of Ceuse, I checked the competition schedule on the IFSC website and saw that there were two... ]]> Thu, 19 May 2011 12:28:00 -0400 11661 2011-05-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0411_1305808137.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0414_1305808137.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0415_1305808138.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0461_1305808138.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0441_1305808138.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0493_1305808138.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_IMG0517_1305808138.jpg