SEATTLE!!! It was awesome to have such a HUGE Pro event in the Pacific Northwest. We haven't had a Pro Bouldering Competition there in my lifetime, and it was awesome to break free from the typical geographical locations. Seattle was awesome, it's a cool city. We had GREAT weather (surprisingly enough). The Unified Bouldering Championships Competition was held at Stone Gardens, a new gym that just opened up in Seattle. I have no doubt that after we cleared all our comp mess out of the way Stone Gardens is going to be one amazing bouldering gym. There...

Five Ten Athlete Natasha Barnes goes on a road trip to the UBC Pro Tour stop in Seattle and stops in Gold Bar, Index and Leavenworth on the way. About 3 months ago I decided to compete in my first big comp since doing the Dark Horse last Fall/Winter, the UBC Pro Tour stop in Seattle. This time I had been training for the competition under the guidance of Kris Peters and with some strength training help from my friends at Anthropos Performance. A couple weeks ago I got to test myself against some of the best...

A few weeks ago, Go Pro and Harley Davidson called me and proposed the following: How would you like to ride a Harley from Seattle to Sturgis in 4 days with other athletes Chad Kagy, Brian Lopes, Eric Jackson, Aaron Chase and others. Bottom line: Open road. Great people. Mountain Biking, Kayaking, Skydiving, and partying. How could I say no?! Sign me up. Such a killer trip and amazing experience. A huge Thanks goes out to Go Pro, Harley Davidson, and the Schauf Brothers for making my first Sturgis experience happen....