I'm in Joe's Valley, Utah, for the second time this month. Shannon is making breakfast in the van (sausage, eggs and broccoli). I've got a hot cup of coffee and the air is crisp and clear. If I weren't in such poor physical shape, today would probably turn out to be a fantastic climbing day.

April 2013 - Redlands, CaliforniaFive Ten, the leader in high-friction, technical bike, climbing and outdoor footwear, announces the addition of Steve Smith, Brook Macdonald to our Elite Team and Cedric Gracia to our European Downhill Team. Smith, Macdonald and Gracia will be joining Five Ten riders Greg Minnaar, Sam Hill, Danny Hart, Jill Kintner, Emmeline Ragot, Steve Peat, and Troy Brosnan.

In the final competition of the year Mina Markovic (SLO) and Sachi Amma (JPN) clinched their titles as the world‘ best Lead climbers in 2012. Slovenia’s Lead queen fixed her second success in a row with place 1 in Kranj, the men’s stage victory went to Jakob Schubert (AUT), fledgling winner of the Overall World Cup 2012 (Lead, Speed, Boulder).A long, thrilling, diversified and successful sport climbing year 2012 is now history. With the last competition in Kranj (SLO) from November 17th-18th the last decisions in the IFSC World Cup were made – and that in a quite gripping...

I'm long past being 'in' Squamish, that infernal rain has started, and the climbing season there has come to it's yearly close. Squamish holds a dear place in my heart, the destination of my first international climbing trip, the first hard boulder problems I flashed, the start of my first solo road trip. The forest didn't disappoint this go around, either. It was my third time there and most extended visit yet. 

It’s been a whirlwind for me this year. My summer was filled with great guiding experiences, climbing, and establishing new routes. I put up so many first ascents it was hard to keep track of. Often times I had moved on to something else before I could document the climbs from the week before. Squamish is booming with new route activity, and we are in the golden age of it all. There were no less than 6 new crags discovered this year and I tried to climb at all of them, yet, to no...

I recently got a pair of the new Team 5.10 shoes, and oh my goodness do I love them. First of all, it looks badass, you put them on and you just feel cool. They’re very sleek with dark colors, and just the overall appearance is great. The way they perform is like no other shoe. I have been climbing in the dragons for multiple years and there was a noticeable difference the instant I put them on and got on the wall. They combine the aggressiveness of the dragons with the softness of the moccasins to accommodate for...