http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13530-summer-sweat-fest-finale-2012-eric-sethna http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13530-summer-sweat-fest-finale-2012-eric-sethna Hello again! The 2011/2012 competition season has finally come to a close – just in time for the first Tour de Bloc of season 10! The Summer Sweat Fest season wrapped up with the finale at True North Climbing a few weeks ago. I had been looking forward to the comp for weeks after having a ton of fun at last year’s finale event. The setters and organizers also had surprises up their sleeve for the comp format this year, which both excited and intimidated me. I managed to win all the Sweat Fest comps... ]]> Thu, 11 Oct 2012 20:31:00 -0400 13530 2012-10-11 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_259062-10152101086245357-953545596-o-1-1349987480.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