http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13455-2nd-place-qthe-battleq-in-lillehammer-norway-carlo-traversi http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13455-2nd-place-qthe-battleq-in-lillehammer-norway-carlo-traversi Fresh off the plane from South Africa and it was off to Lillehammer, Norway for the invitational bouldering competition dubbed “The Battle”. I’d been contacted and invited by the organizers of the event many months ago and to be honest I was very unsure about the event from the start. Having never been to Norway and with this being the first “Battle” in Lillehammer, expectations were nonexistent. As the cast of athletes for the event grew and included some of my better friends and climbing partners, excitement for the event continued to build throughout the summer.... ]]> Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:14:00 -0400 13455 2012-09-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-8534-1347635663.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_carlo-battle-1347635664.png http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-8493-1347635665.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-8503-1347635667.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13375-norwegian-dws-rockmaster-daniel-jung http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13375-norwegian-dws-rockmaster-daniel-jung The Rockmaster was fun again!! This year the wall was located in Kristiansand. Everything was well organized again. Just the weather wasn’t that good, some rain. But the route setter dried the holds and so the two qualification rounds and the final worked fine.I met some more 5.10 climbers there, Mayan and David and Helena from Spain. So There probably will some more blogs about the Rockmaster.The first round I climbed a bit shy because of some bad landings in the past. But it couldn’t be more perfect, I fall of at the last move, so the highest... ]]> Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:58:00 -0400 13375 2012-08-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_snapshot-20120821-1345467482.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13365-norway-magic-chris-korbulic http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13365-norway-magic-chris-korbulic There are some places with magical associations and almost mythical character; Norway is one of those places to me. Endless sunlight, cliff-lined fjords, lightning blue rivers flowing from glaciers into the sea, it’s easy to see why. Since I started kayaking I have seen and heard about this Scandinavian kayaking oasis and its unbelievable rivers, but I never thought I would get to paddle here. It is one of the most expensive places to travel, and for a kayaker used to sleeping in the back of a mid-90’s hatchback, this fact was extremely daunting. This is where our friend... ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:30:00 -0400 13365 2012-08-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2.1-cko-5522-2-1345163443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2.2-cko-8895-2-1345163443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_6-cko-1524-3-1345163444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_alesocci-ben-entering-lagan-river-rapid-first-descent-1345163444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_9-alesocci-greenpixel-kaiak4-4543-1345163444.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_13-cko-2643-2-1345163445.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_alesocci-greenpixel-kaiak4-5263-1345163445.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13340-summer-victory-at-veko-and-upcoming-comps-therese-johansen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13340-summer-victory-at-veko-and-upcoming-comps-therese-johansen My summer has not been exactly how I hoped it would be, it has been raining quite a lot in Norway! Really hope the fall will get better. But we´ve gotten some nice days, and I have some new projects and some I still haven't been able to try, but are psyked for this fall. We where supposed to have a 2-3 weeks road trip in summer, starting with the competition at ekstremsportsveko, the bouldering around Voss, in Aurland and then drive on to other places. Well, I got to compete, climb in Voss and in Aurland, and I... ]]> Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:03:00 -0400 13340 2012-08-08 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13340_dsc-0031-1344440700.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13340_dsc-0145-1344440702.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13340_dsc-0117-1344440703.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13340_dsc-0039-1344440704.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13340_dsc-0188-1344440706.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13210-summertime-therese-johansen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13210-summertime-therese-johansen The summer is on here in Norway, and it is either warm or wet usually. But climbing works well in the shadow, and i shore prefer it to be to warm than wet. this past time I have been bouldering outside, and participated in my first deep water soloing contest. And my first DWS climbing ever.A wall where put up in Bergen over the sea, and I was nervous but also excited to try this for my first time. My psyke on rope climbing is not the best, I get scared, and I would think I would get even... ]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:17:00 -0400 13210 2012-06-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13210_dsc-0003-1344354994.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13192-bouldering-in-norway-markus-eder http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13192-bouldering-in-norway-markus-eder Midnight sun, elks, stockfish and mosquitos – that is how I pictured Norway. Now, after a six week roadtrip throuh this beautiful land, I know that it has plenty of other things to offer, amongst others the best granite climbing I have seen so farWe skipped the area around Oslo because we already knew the climbing there and headed to Trøndelag, the district around Trondheim. The village and crag of Hell has not only an extraordinary name, also the rock is special - granite conglomerate! The steep, powerful routes really fitted my style and I made some quick repeats... ]]> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:32:00 -0400 13192 2012-06-25 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01173-1340613148.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01147-1340613149.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01272-1340613151.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01180-1340613152.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc01073-1340613154.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13102-spring-part-2-popsicle-therese-johansen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13102-spring-part-2-popsicle-therese-johansen 28. april I did my first hard first ascent, which was the Icebreaker project. But I am going to call it Popsicle. I was bouldering with Tore, Torstein as well was there, but his fingers don't allow him to try that boulder. It really helped climbing with someone, and Tore made me realize that a beta I had given up after one try earlier was supergood after all. Even though I were screaming as usual, it felt a lot better then the previous tries at it, and I sent it in the first try of the day (after testing... ]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 13:57:00 -0400 13102 2012-05-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13102_dsc-0115-1338483106.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13102_dsc-0093-1338483107.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13055-spring-part-one-therese-johansen http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13055-spring-part-one-therese-johansen The 23.march I finally sent Rule of thumb, 8A, a boulder that have cost me quite a lot of work, and also one of the most fun and coolest boulders I have ever done. On this boulder I found new betas on every single session, also the session where I sent it. The crux on this boulder has for me been a task about patient and precise footwork. I needed to use extra time to get the heel and the toe on the exact right place, and if I did it a tiny bit wrong, I would... ]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 10:04:00 -0400 13055 2012-05-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0093-1336989881.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0112-1336989883.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13055_dsc-0147-1337038316.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13055_dsc-0182-1337038317.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13055_dsc-0212-1337038319.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13055_therese-profil-1337038319.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13035-a-rest-week-in-france-tina-johnsen-hafsaas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13035-a-rest-week-in-france-tina-johnsen-hafsaas I just got home from a week of rest in France. I had five days of great climbing in the sun, and I really enjoyed it. All the hard training the last couple of months, has caused me a finger injury. It is nothing serious, but it kept on getting worse every day. My coach and physiotherapist told me to take it easy for a whole week with easy climbing and a lot of alternative training. And honestly, I feel like I have done enough of that kind of training for a LOOOOONG time (because of the accident last... ]]> Fri, 04 May 2012 19:53:00 -0400 13035 2012-05-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1tina-2red-1336161239.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1tina-3red-1336161239.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_1tina-4red-1336161239.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12811-presentation-tina-johnsen-hafsaas http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12811-presentation-tina-johnsen-hafsaas I am a Norwegian competition climber from Norway who loves to climb, train and compete. I am a lead climber, but I also compete in boulder comps, because it's a great experience. Even though I look at my self as a competition climber, I try to climb outdoor as well. Nothing is like a day out in the sun climbing some beautiful routes. ]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:41:00 -0400 12811 2012-04-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_285505-184177371646946-118191908245493-516452-5171199-n-1333442516.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_270397-10150239962666297-618391296-7820426-1671542-n-1333442516.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12531-fun-times-in-norway-with-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12531-fun-times-in-norway-with-jt-holmes I wanted to share an edit from some fun times had in Norway this year. It is awesome to visit Romsdalen each year for its beautiful hikes, jumps and people. Observant visitors to Romsdalen inevitably become privy to the happenings at the cutting edge of the sport of base jumping. The world, via intraweb, has been wow'd by the local jumpers like Jokke Sommer and Tom Erik Heimen carving lines down huge mountains inches from the earth often flying between and below trees. Wingsuited base jumpers are confident in their ability to catch a glide more and more immediately... ]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:31 -0500 12531 2012-01-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12531_norway-2-1326819758.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/12531_norway-1-1326819758.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12417-soul-flyers-base-jumpings-modern-day-pioneers-jt-holmes http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12417-soul-flyers-base-jumpings-modern-day-pioneers-jt-holmes Vince Reffet, Fred Fugen together with filmer Jean-Phi Teffaut are an elite crew in BASE who actually are doing things that no one else is. I was lucky to get to go on some hikes with them in Norway this September.  Even the jumps that they "messed up" blew me away.  Way to charge boys!   They are joined on a couple jumps by Norwegian Kristian Moxnes and Haavard Flaat.  And thanks for throwing props to Five Ten in the video! ]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:37:00 -0500 12417 2011-12-15 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soul-flyers-take-flight-off-spire-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_happy-mnkey-on-spire-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_laughing-at-radio-1323963439.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_library-0389-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soul-flyers-take-flight-off-spire-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_soulflyers-step-off-spire-1323963440.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_two-monkeys-track-troll-spire-1323963440.jpg