http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14036-road-trip-post-1-red-river-gorge-vikki-weldon http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14036-road-trip-post-1-red-river-gorge-vikki-weldon The Red River Gorge! Ah, those words are music to my ears! Ever since I visited the area 3 years ago, I have yearned to come back. Yet unfortunately, the prime seasons for climbing (spring & fall) seem to also be the prime seasons for learning. So I put in my time, and I have emerged as a Registered Nurse! Yahoo! So did I jump straight into a full time job? Heck no. I have my whole life to work! Instead, my boyfriend Tom and I packed up our lives into a tiny storage locker, and said goodbye to... ]]> Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:54:00 -0400 14036 2013-04-22 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_drseus-vw033-1366660457.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130411-dsc-0027-1366660457.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_20130411-dsc-0042-1366660457.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14030-spring-break-at-the-red-zoe-steinberg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/14030-spring-break-at-the-red-zoe-steinberg Well, my spring break came and went just like any other year, and I’d have to say it was definitely one of the better ones. After three days of playing extreme catch-up at school because of nationals, I was so psyched for a solid ten days of climbing at one of my favorite places in the world: the Red River Gorge. Given that bouldering season had just ended for me, the red was pretty much the perfect place to go to get myself motivated, as well as somewhat in shape for the next few months of sport... ]]> Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:25:00 -0400 14030 2013-04-19 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_climbing-52-rrg-2013-1366334745.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_climbing-53-rrg-2013-1366334745.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13708-mirko-caballero-pum-fests-slabs-and-knobs http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13708-mirko-caballero-pum-fests-slabs-and-knobs From Red River Gorge Overhang Pumpfests... to scary Smith Rock Slabs... to the knobby walls of Pinnacles National Monument... or the story of My Climbing Adventures during the fall of 2012. Red River Gorge (November 9-12, Veteran's Day) After two two-hour flights and a two-hour drive we were finally back in Kentucky. The psych was high and I was ready to get to work! I had less than 4 days to climb, so the next morning we were up at 7:00 am... on a weekend (I know, crazy right?) to go climbing at the Bob... ]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:00:00 -0500 13708 2012-12-18 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ubermensch1-1355817619.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rudeboys-1355817619.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_melissa-mirko-jacopo-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_smith-rock-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_50-words-1355817620.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_scarface1-1355817621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kingsofrap-1355817621.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13698-petzl-roc-trip-and-beyond-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13698-petzl-roc-trip-and-beyond-jon-cardwell I just arrived in the States after a three week stint in South America. There were two plans layed out for this trip, the first being the 10th annual Petzl Roc Trip. I was fortunate enough to have been part of developing the Piedra Parada for the event back in March. I joined a small group from Petzl and others from Argentina to discover, bolt and clean new lines in the various rock formations that surround the Piedra. That first trip, even though not my first visit to South America, taught me a lot about myself and the unique... ]]> Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:54:00 -0500 13698 2012-12-12 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_ba-from-the-air-1355349282.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_critter-friend-1-1355349282.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-10-red-8141-1355349283.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-petzl-2-1355349283.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_esquel-childern-1355349283.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_-m3c7856-1355349283.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-1-1355349284.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13685-pneumonia-at-the-red-fred-charron http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13685-pneumonia-at-the-red-fred-charron I finally got the chance to go back to Red River Gorge in October. My first trip at the Red was in my worst shape ever! Now this time I made sure to be in the best shape possible. With a few hard lines in mind and my top shape after training for the Atlanta world cup, I was pretty confident I would crush!! Little did I know, all that hard work for the Opening of our new gym in September and all of my non-stop training was a little much for my body! I could feel... ]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:16:00 -0500 13685 2012-12-07 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-10-red-6534-1354900617.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-10-red-6645-1354900617.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2012-10-red-6937-1354900617.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13673-sacred-geometry-513c-second-ascent-urs-moosmuller http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13673-sacred-geometry-513c-second-ascent-urs-moosmuller For the past few weeks I have been staying in the Red River Gorge of central Kentucky. The climbing here is world class and this season has seen a strong group of climbers come and destroy every hard route in the area. Seeing a large group of some of the top athletes in the world is truly inspirational. Every day at the crag we saw athletes like John Cardwell, Adam Ondra, Daniel Woods, Nick Duttle, and many other athletes from all over the world. The energy was really high at the crags and every one was motivated to send... ]]> Sun, 02 Dec 2012 04:08:00 -0500 13673 2012-12-02 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/13673_12154-rrg9-1322771949-1354837498.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13547-red-river-gorge-2-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13547-red-river-gorge-2-jon-cardwell Well, we've climbed in the majestic Red River Gorge for almost two weeks now and my first impressions have only been superseded. The wonderful change of the leaves from vibrant greens to deep reds, yellows and oranges is a sight I had yet to see and is almost as impressive as the climbing.As far as the climbing goes, it goes well. I have sampled numerous rigs from the famous Mother Load to smaller cliffs like the Gold Coast, Bob Marley, Drive By and The Dark Side. Some of the nicer rigs that stand out are black... ]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 20:23:00 -0400 13547 2012-10-16 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gold-coast-1350419003.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_critter-friend-1-1350419004.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_gold-coast-2-1350419004.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13539-a-taste-of-america-alan-cassidy http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13539-a-taste-of-america-alan-cassidy I'm not long back from my road trip round the North East States. A trip which was both my honeymoon and first taste of America. I wish I was still there to tell you the truth. 3 weeks, 3 areas and 1600 miles of driving. A wonderful journey but not long enough to truly get to grips with any one area. The 28 degree heat didn't help matters, and to some extent the enormous choice of stunning routes didn't help either. I have written more extensively about each of the areas we... ]]> Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:40:00 -0400 13539 2012-10-13 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8044755673-922aed91ee-c-1350153638.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8039534938-1cbfb4dc5c-c-1350153638.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8039657635-8be09844ac-c-1350153638.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8044752038-d8c1c69134-c-1350153638.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8039661425-45dd16916c-c-1350153639.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_8039650905-2dfb727b54-c-1350153639.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13526-red-river-gorge-jon-cardwell http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13526-red-river-gorge-jon-cardwell The Red River Gorge has been looming in my mind for years now. I got my first guide book to the gorge probably 6 years ago for Christmas and since then I have scoured every page religiously but still, resisted a trip. It wasn't intentional, however, after being here for about a week now its crazy to think I haven't climbed here before! We started out at The Motherload, perhaps on of the most famous cliffs in the Red. Naturally, we began on the right side (under tow wall) and started making our way left. ... ]]> Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:21:00 -0400 13526 2012-10-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-3-1349893296.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-petzl-1-1349893296.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-petzl-3-1349893296.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rrg-petzl-2-1349893296.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13326-june-july-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13326-june-july-michaela-kiersch Well it definitely has been a long time sine I last updated! I can credit that to living at Miguel's for most of June. I spent about a month down in Kentucky climbing outside in the Red River Gorge trying to get stronger. I have spent a great deal of time down there this year, I think that is the reason I am climbing as well as I am. I feel stronger than ever! Living in a tent for almost a month is nothing glorious, but I can proudly say that I grew to love it.... ]]> Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:33:00 -0400 13326 2012-08-04 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_250902-518871383741-773653895-n-1344044029.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_311659-4411073275538-1956123467-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_528073-10151078643505781-452183070-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_552426-4188346387848-1141686147-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_541479-518862247051-1965635253-n-1344044030.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_541380-4301711426188-1404341702-n-1344044031.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13111-spring-to-summer-climbing-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13111-spring-to-summer-climbing-michaela-kiersch My last few trips to the Red River Gorge have not been as successful as the Spring season. The weather has turned pretty hot, and those of you who have climbed there in the summer know that hot weather is horrible down in Kentucky! I have been trying to battle it out with the 90 degree weather and smothering humidity. I have ticked a few hard 5.12 sends and onsights, but I really have my sights set on a climb at the Darkside called Swingline (5.13d). I have only tried it twice, and been able to do all of... ]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:46:00 -0400 13111 2012-06-01 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_540452-243852499056506-100002952748845-434420-1701908343-n-1338515206.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0817-1338515206.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_542087-243853515723071-1644114107-n-1338515208.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13048-gods-own-stone-mirko-caballero http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13048-gods-own-stone-mirko-caballero After ABS 13 Nationals, my Dad and Drew's Dad Rudy decided to plan a trip together to the Red River Gorge. Drew's parents organized the whole thing and invited some other friends from competition. Unfortunately Kai was hurt and couldn't make it, but we climbed with Jake, Timmy, and Drew's brother Jono, and also met with Michaela at the Red. ]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 07:03:00 -0400 13048 2012-05-10 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0517-2-1336633405.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0357-2-1336633406.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0303-2-1336633407.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0224-2-3-1336633407.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0357-2-1336633408.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0333-2-1336633409.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13026-spring-season-at-the-red-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13026-spring-season-at-the-red-michaela-kiersch Throughout the months of March and April I have been making regular weekend trips down to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. While the drive is about 7 hours, the climbing is definitely worth every minute! ]]> Thu, 03 May 2012 03:14:00 -0400 13026 2012-05-03 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_427848-10150835839678319-759743318-11800225-1036921961-n-1336014876.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_523190-10150783923731590-710171589-9425402-2146803207-n-1336014877.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_549194-10150783922691590-710171589-9425399-2131224380-n-1336014877.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_562453-10150783922431590-710171589-9425398-671531661-n-1336014877.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12785-spring-break-red-river-gorge-jessa-goebel http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12785-spring-break-red-river-gorge-jessa-goebel Pure endurance climbing and fitness is hard to come by in the New River. Usually routes consist of hard boulder problems between stances or rests, which makes it a little more difficult to built pure endurance. So, with the Red River Gorge being so close it has become customary to make the drive and spend a few weeks at the red. Normally, I come to the Red with the intentions to climb pitches and practice on- sighting, rarely do I spend time in the Red projecting. My time here has been spent just working on building climbing... ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:13:00 -0400 12785 2012-03-27 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_photo-2-1332872017.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_redriver1-1332872017.JPG http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12758-red-river-gorge-2012-michaela-kiersch http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12758-red-river-gorge-2012-michaela-kiersch I recently went on a weekend trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky! I was really psyched to head down, it was my first trip of the season.  I also wanted to know where I was at, as far as training.  The sport season has just begun for me, considering ABS Nationals ended just a few weeks ago.  Training for rope has been intense so far, I don't have much time before Adult SCS Nationals in early April. ]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:40:00 -0400 12758 2012-03-20 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_292625-10150617216068590-541963589-9208509-546121707-n-1332211213.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_306249-10150617215798590-541963589-9208508-951040847-n-1332211213.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12454-new-development-in-the-red-river-gorge-tim-rose http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12454-new-development-in-the-red-river-gorge-tim-rose We arrived in the Red River Gorge on the 17th of December for a short 4 day trip.  This will be my second trip to the NRG this season and I have still only seen a very small part of what the New has to offer in terms of bouldering. ]]> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:02:00 -0500 12454 2011-12-30 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_bitchs-trose-small-er-1325264565.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_slab-proj0002-1325264565.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12442-red-river-wrap-up-ben-spannuth http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12442-red-river-wrap-up-ben-spannuth Overall my first trip to the Red was fantastic, but one route in particular stands out in quality of rock and movement that parallels or exceeds the best climbs I've seen from around the world. ]]> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:13:00 -0500 12442 2011-12-28 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_omaha-1325056380.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0213-1325056380.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0231-1325056382.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_golden-ticket-tree-1325056383.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dsc-0244-1325056385.JPG http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_dave-gt-1325056386.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12432-sandstone-staples-colette-mcinerney http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12432-sandstone-staples-colette-mcinerney I remember getting bored on my first long road trips. I did my best to prepare with an arms load of books, journals, or playing cards. I would even try out new hobbies like knitting or baking or something. Usually I wouldn’t really like these hobby, the books would get read, my writing wasn’t all that notable and at the end of those long, long rest days I wanted something else to DO. ]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:00:00 -0500 12432 2011-12-21 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0427-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0925-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3520-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3107-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-0556-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-2204-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_img-3066-1324479621.jpg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12158-rocktoberfest-2011-jessa-goebel http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/12158-rocktoberfest-2011-jessa-goebel This years Rocktoberfest at the Red River Gorge was again a success. Great weather, great climbing, and a great event put on by the Red River Gorge Climbers Coalition. The purpose of the event is to help pay for the Pendergrass-Murry Recreational Preserve (AKA Muir Valley) which hosts some of the most aesthetic routes at the Red. Area legend and developer, Porter Jarrard once told me the climb Cell Block Six in the Muir Valley area is the best route he has climbed at the Red. ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:25:00 -0400 12158 2011-10-14 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_kentuckystateline_1318609516.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rocktober2_1318609516.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rocktober3_1318609516.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_rocktober4_1318609517.jpg