http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14011-a-tale-of-a-finger-hueco-and-abs-mirko-caballero http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14011-a-tale-of-a-finger-hueco-and-abs-mirko-caballero Packing for Hueco was, to say the least, a little stressful for me. Not knowing whether or not I could climb or not… Would I be able to compete at Nationals the following week? Even if I did, would I have a chance to win? Ok, let's rewind a little... ]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:25:00 -0400 14011 2013-04-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0032-1365578711.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0448-1365578712.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0226-1365578712.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0459-1365578713.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0247-1365578713.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0473-1365578713.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0351-1365578714.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13926-return-to-hueco-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13926-return-to-hueco-jon-cardwell I've been climbing in Hueco ever since I can remember. I grew up in the desert expanse of New Mexico and the soaring syenite formations of Hueco Tanks were never too far away. My coach at the time and good friend, Lance Hadfield first introduced me to the boulders. I was twelve years old and it was my first time climbing outdoors. My mind raced, and I was hooked immediately. That first trip open my eyes to what climbing is about. I subconsciously made the decision to visit these rocks as often as I could in... ]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:15:00 -0500 13926 2013-03-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1351-1362330905.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1470-1362330905.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1599-1362330906.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1448-1362330907.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1485-1362330908.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-1451-1362330909.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13900-recap-of-the-last-weeks-sebastien-lazure http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13900-recap-of-the-last-weeks-sebastien-lazure Where to start… During the last few weeks I’ve been competing a lot while trying to figure out how I would manage to do all my school works… Finally, I just finished everything and I’m now packing up for Hueco Tanks! Can’t be more psyched!! ]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:48:00 -0500 13900 2013-02-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_vinceshaefer2-dhc-1361198901.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13765-happy-days-in-hueco-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13765-happy-days-in-hueco-nina-williams In the midst of moving from Fort Collins to Boulder, Beau and I decided to drop our boxes and high-tail it to the desert for some New Years festivities and sending. It turned out to be a great decision, as the trip started out strong and is finishing up even stronger, and I still have a couple more climbing days before we have to leave! ]]> Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:52:00 -0500 13765 2013-01-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-9909-1358304726.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-9930-1358304726.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0135-1358304727.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13718-hueco-bro-part-1-of-2-emily-dudley http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13718-hueco-bro-part-1-of-2-emily-dudley Over Thanksgiving I decided to forgo football and over-eating to go to the desert and climb in Hueco Tanks, TX. Paul and I packed up the Prius and drove down, stopping on the way at the Hard Rock Casino to eat lunch and gamble. Let me just put it out there, I don’t like camping on a climbing trip. I like camping but only for about two days. Any longer and I feel achy, tired, dirty, and just plain gross. Thus I was relieved when we pulled into the Hueco Hacienda. ( http://www.huecohacienda.com/) The Hacienda is... ]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:31:00 -0500 13718 2012-12-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hueco-think-tank-1356294706.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13665-a-hueco-thanksgiving-matt-lubar http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13665-a-hueco-thanksgiving-matt-lubar When November in Colorado rolls around, the leaves have fallen and the rockies are permanently white. It also means that the single greatest holiday is right around the corner: Thanksgiving. What could be better than a day devoted solely to the mass consumption of turkey and pumpkin pie? Well, actually, a day devoted solely to the mass consumption of turkey and pumpkin pie spent in Hueco Tanks, Texas! ]]> Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:23:00 -0500 13665 2012-11-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_62508-10152297119625556-811572879-n-1354148623.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0106-1354148624.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13036-pullin-rock-and-plastic-nicholas-milburn http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13036-pullin-rock-and-plastic-nicholas-milburn My very first blog post! This is an exciting time in my climbing career. Five Ten is my first sponsor which is great because Five Ten has the best rubber hands down. I am not the greatest writer, but I will try to make my posts interesting, so please bare with me.  Today's post will be about the Hueco Tanks trip I took during Easter and Central Rocks amazing Pro comp. ]]> Sat, 05 May 2012 04:32:00 -0400 13036 2012-05-05 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hukl-1-1336192327.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hukl-4-1336192327.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hukl-2-1336192327.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hukl-3-1336192327.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13013-febuary-through-april-kyle-francis http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13013-febuary-through-april-kyle-francis Wow, so the past few months have been all over the place! I went through a stretch where I wasn’t in town for 5 weekends in a row. I competed in adult and youth ABS, went to Hueco for a week, and started training for rope. ]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:48:00 -0400 13013 2012-04-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_412669-10150589854327877-557262876-9365149-542248183-o-1335757722.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_471607-3540942842821-1249945189-33593717-2034568524-o-1335757723.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_419194-3519044656004-1268663194-3484968-372713318-n-1335757723.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_478330-3540930042501-1249945189-33593691-1770016980-o-1335757723.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_424535-3519097577327-1268663194-3485057-723114797-n-1335757724.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12797-the-warrior-path-david-graham http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12797-the-warrior-path-david-graham The last months of my life have been consumed by climbing, exploring, brushing up new climbs, making music, driving, thinking, and healing a knee injury I gave myself while drop-kneeing down in Hueco Tanks back at the end of January. The last time I chimed in here in Five Ten, I tried to play it cool, writing about how fit I had felt before the Trade Show, my syke for all the classics in Hueco, and rambling about some other nonsense I have already forgotten. In reality, I was in full desperation mode, limping around, spending way too... ]]> Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:57:00 -0400 12797 2012-03-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_black-vortex-project-1333141056.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_paint-it-black-8c-1333141057.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hueco-1333141059.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bandersnatch-8b-1333141059.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bastard-in-a-basket-8b-1333141059.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nagual-8b-1333141059.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_chillin-with-the-benz-1333141060.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12790-the-rules-of-chaos-patrick-krieger http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12790-the-rules-of-chaos-patrick-krieger Bomb, bomber, bombing; I bombed off the lip of a tall boulder. With the depression of injury slowly starting to wane its way out of my life, I feel confident enough in my return to touching rocks to write about the hairy encounter I had with Jason Kehl's widowmaker, or, The Rules of Chaos. ]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:16:00 -0400 12790 2012-03-29 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1618-1332980169.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1766-1332980169.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-1921-1332980170.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2007-1332980170.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12734-hueco-rock-rodeo-2012-natasha-barnes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12734-hueco-rock-rodeo-2012-natasha-barnes This weekend I had the privilege to attend the Annual Hueco Rock Rodeo in El Paso, Texas. I flew there to teach a clinic on injury prevention for climbing but I also participated in the competition while I was there. ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:57:00 -0400 12734 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12734_img-2078-1331826430.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2029-1331611041.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12733-2012-hueco-rock-rodeo-a-first-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12733-2012-hueco-rock-rodeo-a-first-nina-williams A couple months back I enjoyed my first-ever trip to Hueco, and now one week ago I attended my first Rock Rodeo! It was my first outdoor competition I'd participated in and was quite the experience. I'm glad I went down a week beforehand to toughen up my skin and get used to the climbing style; I had some great days with sends of Free Willy, Purple Flowers, This Is Your Brain On Drugs, Better Eat Your Wheaties, and New Religion before the weekend had even started. With these reinforcing my confidence I went into the Rodeo relaxed and... ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:42:00 -0400 12733 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nina-emilia-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_free-willy-1331602922.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_glas-roof-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_open-girls-1331602922.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_sending-gear-1331602923.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_afterparty-crowd-2-1331602923.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12731-hueco-tanks-2012-bryan-boyko http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12731-hueco-tanks-2012-bryan-boyko Stage 1 of the mega trip, which is within the US, is almost complete.  I just finished a month in Hueco and am now sitting in The Looney Bean in Bishop, where I'll be for a little over another week before heading back home to Seattle.  One month in Seattle, then Switzerland on April 24th! ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:16:00 -0400 12731 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_me-1331597801.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_diaphanous-sea-1331597802.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_east-spur-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_hueco-flapper-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_power-of-the-landjager-1331597803.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slashface-damage-1331597805.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_terre-de-sienne-1331597805.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12730-mega-trip-bryan-boyko http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12730-mega-trip-bryan-boyko Trip plans for the next 6 months! ]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:12:00 -0400 12730 2012-03-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bret-johnston-on-the-maze-of-death-1331597542.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_buttermilker-1331597542.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_chris-sinatra-on-rogered-in-the-shower-1331597543.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_snow-at-the-pit-1331597544.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_brian-sweeney-on-the-maze-of-death-1331597545.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_the-swarm-1331597546.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12718-hueco-rock-rodeo-angela-payne http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12718-hueco-rock-rodeo-angela-payne The Hueco Rock Rodeo was last weekend and I had decided to go on a last-minute whim (well, last-minute in my world).  When the time came to head down to El Paso just 5 days after returning from Nationals, I still felt tired and beat up and I wasn’t quite ready to try hard again.  I’m glad I mustered enough motivation to get on the plane, because the Rodeo was a blast. ]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:53:00 -0500 12718 2012-03-09 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0442-1331319204.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0441-1331319205.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0445-1331319206.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12709-chris-sinatras-hueco-wrap-up http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12709-chris-sinatras-hueco-wrap-up I was initially struck by the beauty of the area, an oasis in the deserts of greater El Paso, as much as the fun, gymnastic style of movement. This area put my foot trickery to the test, forcing me to expand my heel-toe cam skills like never before. Hueco was everything I had hoped it would be and more, which is a lot to say considering I’ve been hearing about this place for over a decade. With Hueco as my first stop I’m feeling stronger than ever and with sends of my first and second V13s behind me my... ]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:51:00 -0500 12709 2012-03-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4792-1331146281.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4864-1331146282.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4900-1331146284.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12703-chris-sinatra-sends-crown-of-aragorn-v13-chris-sinatra http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12703-chris-sinatra-sends-crown-of-aragorn-v13-chris-sinatra Latching the ear, my body listed dangerously to the left, my foot miraculously finding its berth on the long, thin edge. With a split grip that was far from ideal, I struggled to readjust and salvage the attempt. It crossed my mind to abandon this go, but this was my first time sticking the crux move from the start and I was not going to give up without a fight. Swapping feet and latching the next crimp, then transitioning into the beginning sequence of Better Eat Your Wheaties, the send was anything but a given. It would be a... ]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:45:00 -0500 12703 2012-03-06 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4955-resize-1331063115.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4957-resize-1331063117.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4958-resize-1331063118.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-4966-resize-1331063120.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12568-hueco-tanks-trip-joseph-gifford http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12568-hueco-tanks-trip-joseph-gifford Last winter break me and my climbing team took a trip to Hueco Tanks for a little more than week. The first day at Hueco was a successful day. I got a send on “Mojo” and did a repeat on “Ten ten”, this was all on East mountain. We traveled to East probley the most because so many of us on the team had projects out there. But my best day at Hueco was defiantly the last day on West mountain, I felt super good and was sending hard climbs really quickly, on one of my attempts I almost... ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:31:00 -0500 12568 2012-01-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gopr0245-1-1327890714.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12549-hueco-tanks-and-divisionals-kyle-francis http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12549-hueco-tanks-and-divisionals-kyle-francis Sorry for the late blog post, I've just been super busy lately! so i managed to get four climbing days in Hueco tanks over Christmas break and i climbed out of my mind, by far the best trip I've ever taken. ]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:12:00 -0500 12549 2012-01-24 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_373788-3009198432838-1348772472-3266745-1824429072-n-1327381920.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12543-hueco-tanks-a-first-time-for-everything-nina-williams http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12543-hueco-tanks-a-first-time-for-everything-nina-williams I'll be the first to admit it: I am a born-and-bred gym rat. For 5 or 6 years I climbed almost exclusively on plastic, and even afterwards only in New England. But once I moved to Colorado a whole new world opened up to me, including the opportunity for a trip to Hueco Tanks in El Paso, Texas! ]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:22:00 -0500 12543 2012-01-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_betweenthesheets-1-1327249354.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nobody-gets-out-of-here-alive-1327249355.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_nina-hueco-1327249355.JPG