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A good weekend for team 5:10 at the trecherous Champery track. Steeper than anything else on the circuit, mixed with roots, tonnes of mud, meant chaos come race time. Manon held it together for an amazing 5th place in quali and a 6th in the Final. Jess broke her finger! So fix up soon! Harry continued his good run of... Read more about Champery world cup 2010

LineKing review over on Singletrackworld.com   http://www.singletrackworld.com/reviews/fiveten-line-kings/ Read more about LineKing review on Singletrackworld

Steve McClure has added the low finish to the recent Paul Smitton boulder traverse Pedigree Chum on the Dog's Dinner Buttress opposite the Cornice at Cheedale on Peak limestone. Paul's original traverse weighed in at approximately F8c+ (although the traverse is a boulder problem, it is so long that route grades are a... Read more about Steve McClure - Arm Snapping boulder problem.

Karin Magog feeling the burn, Quicksilver at The Burren (E5 6a),   Read more about Quicksilver at The Burren (E5 6a),

Bigstone's Jenny Johnson finished runner-up in the Women's final of 'EUROPE's Fastest Trail Runner' at OutDoor in Friedrichshafen. Starting slowly to find herself in 3rd at the water feature and still at midway Jenny was spurred on by massive support from Arc'teryx to overtake 3rd place and finish just behind first as... Read more about EUROPE's Fastest Trail Runner at OutDoor

Last week Jenny had a break from her Bigstone office duties to travel to the Junior World Orienteering Champs in Denmark to coach the British Team. The team picked up its first ever Junior Men's medal with Sheffield University's Kris Jones taking Silver in the sprint, several other top 20s and some solid top 40s meant... Read more about Jenny at the Junior World Orienteering Champs

Five Ten Athlete Jack Reading reports:   Unfortunately I had a four week period of study and exams at the end of May and beginning of June. This resulted in me losing a lot of strength due to no gym training as well as sharpness on the bike as I barely had time to ride. Almost immediately after the exams were over it... Read more about British Downhill Series 2010

July 15th - 18th we will be at OutDoor in Friedrichshafen. Please give us a call to arrange an appointment to view the Spring 2011 ranges. The brands are at the following locations, but make sure you get an appointment! Arc'teryx B2 - 300 Edelweiss B2 - 503 FiveTen B2 - 401 Smartwool B4 302 Read more about OutDoor 2010 - come and see us!

Jukola is the single largest orienteering competition in the world and the largest relay in any sport, and last weekend around 20,000 people gathered in the forests around Kytaja near Helsinki in Finland. Venla (the women's competition of teams of 4) took part in the afternoon with the men's race starting in the... Read more about Jukola orienteering relay - Helsinki 2010

Fort William World Cup 2010 Credit: Ianlinton.com This track is probably the most enjoyable course to ride on the World Cup circuit and although is probably the hardest one to race – I definitely enjoy practice and going fast! It was awesome to be joined with my sponsors Trek for this race and they had been so... Read more about Jess Stone: Fort William.

Reviews on Military morons.... http://militarymorons.com/gear/clothes.3.html#alphabib Read more about Arcteryx Leaf

As you all know the Mountain Bike World Cup descended onto Aonach Moor this weekend for the 2nd round. The track is famous for it's physical and mental toughness, being 5 minutes in length for the Downhill, 1 minute of that being a lung busting pedal, before jumping into the natural amphitheatre to the finish line. ... Read more about Fort William report.

Preparation is everything. But I keep screwing it up over and over. Friends of mine have pointed out my lack of preparation before and I listened but still don’t seem to have sorted it out. Just a few days ago I messed up big time, but I’ll tell you about that later, and last weekend I made my usual... Read more about Steve Mcclure reports: Dogs-Dinner

Mr Greg Minnaar making an appearence this month in Dirt. You should see these hit the shelves late 2010.   Read more about Dirt Magazine Advert

So it started with clipicicles and snow AGAIN, climbing down at the cave in down jackets, hats and thermals. Doesn't sound like what you would expect from Spain in march, does it??!!!   Well anyway, I had a great start to the month, managed to do the super classic open your mind 8c+ and then the following day El ball... Read more about Tom Bolger in Spain.

Fort William is up in the north of Scotland and is the venue for the UCI World Cup when it visits the UK. Unfortunately I have a period of university exams which clashes horribly with the Fort William World Cup on the 5/6th of June this year so I’ll be missing it. However I’m currently sitting in my hotel... Read more about Jack reading reports: Fort William National.

With team riders Adam Brayton and Tom Deacon.....   Read more about World cup round 1 Track walk

Five Ten and Red Bull teamed up to host this epic Frerunning event in the heart of Vienna... Check out the highlights :   Read more about Red Bull art of Motion

A spectacular show in the heart of Venice... Red Bull and Five Ten team up to put on the worlds premier freerunning event. Check out a teaser here....   Read more about Red Bul/Five Ten team up...

After a disappointing individual race where early mistakes meant Jenny couldn't finish higher than 10th place it was on to the British Relay Orienteering Champs which were held in the hilly forests of Cannock Chase in the West Midlands on Sunday. South Yorkshire Orienteers were somewhat depleted with no less than 5... Read more about British Orienteering Championships 2010

Alpine Guides review of the Solo jacket. These guys test our stuff to the limit day after day in real world conditions, so you know you can trust them: Ok – we’ve been wearing these on the hill for a full season now, so it’s time for a review:  The Arcteryx Solo jacket is a high loft, lightweight... Read more about Arcteryx Solo Jacket Review

Five Ten Athlete Jess Stone reports from round 2 of the Pearce cycles series... Pearce Cycles Series Round 2 – Hopton The track looked pretty dusty when we rocked up for the race on the Saturday. First run down was eventful, that will teach me for now walking the track before riding! The top... Read more about Pearce Cycles round 2 Hopton/ New Team for Stone

Reporter Tarquin Cooper, is not only handy with a pen, but a vivid and successfull explorer. Read on for his article on his epic expedition, 621 miles across Norway. See if you can spot which pieces of Arcteryx he is wearing. HERE Check out the documentary here aswell, courtesy of the Telegraph. Read more about Norwegian Expedition.

Nice time lapse style edit to show how diverse this pack can be!     Read more about A day in the life. Arcteryx Aerios Pack.

Boy wonder, Dan Sheridan smashed the Junior catergory to pieces this weekend at the second round of the Irish NPS. 4 seconds up on second place secured the win for him and his Tomac. Check his Helmet cam of the track:     Read more about Dan Sheridan Irish NPS round 2

Sea Otter classic, one of the biggest events in the Mountain Biking Calendar has just wrapped up, but Dainese squeezed in at the last second with this video over on Pink Bike....     Read more about Dainese at Sea Otter

A nice edit of Five Ten team Athletes Ned Feehally and Dave Mason over on Planet Fear.   Check it out HERE Read more about Fontainbleau climbing with Ned Feehally and Dave Mason

Taken from Planet Fear: Five Ten Athlete Gaz Parry unleashes another ascent....       Big Issue for Gaz Parry - E9 6c   by Jack Geldard - Editor - UKC 16/Apr/2010 This news story has been read 6,903 times   ... Read more about Big Issue for Gaz Parry - E9 6c

5:10  athlete Tom Deacon got followed by the Dirt TV  for  a day. Here's the goods.......   Read more about Tom Deacon: A day in the life.

Words from Mr reading:   " April 10th and it was finally time for my season to really get going. It was the first round of the newly named British Downhill Series at Rheola in South Wales. This was the venue for the final round of the National Series in 2009 which went really well for me so I was feeling... Read more about British National Series round 1 Jack reports:

It's been a long winter here with loads of snow in Northumberland and the Pennines and without a four wheel drive we were unable to reach the crags.  Instead we spent plenty of time on the indoor walls doing a lot of bouldering.  I entered all the local competitions with plenty of success, winning every round I... Read more about Karin Magog reports...

Tom Bolger, a fully supported Bigstone Athlete has been pushing hard lately. He's pictured here on his second 9a F*** the System. Head over to his blog and see why and what's next.... HERE Read more about Tom Bolger

Five Ten athletes Jordan Romero and Sonnie Trotter featured in Outside magazine. Here's a few snippets....     Read more about Jordan Romero and Sonnie Trotter featured in Outside magazine.

Jamie's has been on an a bit of an adventure all over B.C snow hunting, with a few guys from some of our U.K stores. Here's what he had to say: "Hi Guys, I have logged about 7 days on the hill so far and the conditions have been near perfect.  Howard and I had a great spring day at Manning, then when we got to Big... Read more about Jamie Reid back in Canuckistan.

Taken form UK Climbing: American super-boulderer Paul Robinson has succeeded on the Rastaman Vibration Sit Start on the Grandpa Peabody Boulder in the Buttermilks, Bishop, Califonia. He has named the problem Lucid Dreaming and proposed a grade of V16, making this one of the very hardest boulder problems in the world.... Read more about Paul Robinson climbs a possible V16

5:10 Athlete Adam Brayton is featured in this months Dirtmag.co.uk 'winter training with the pros' Check out the sunny lake district and his Freerider Zebras in this awesome little edit.   Read more about Winter training with the pros: Adam Brayton

I used to compete internationally, for Britain on the British Lead Team. It was fun, but not for me, I’m an outdoor climber, not a competitor. Maybe I just can’t cope with the stress and rise to the challenge; not good enough. It’s a skill I lack, staying cool under pressure, being able to perform... Read more about Skymasters 2010 by Steve Mcclure

Five Ten Athletes Jess Stone and Jack Reading both stood on the podium this weekend with two 2nd places. Both happy to be up there, but obviously gutted to not have won... both crashing out in their second runs... The A.e forest track was new in places with a very man made feel, flat in sections but with a super steep... Read more about British Student Champs Downhill

Manon Carpenter, Five Ten Uk's most recent signing nailed a 2nd place in a hotly contested field out at Vigo Bike Festival, Spain. Check the report HERE Read more about Manon Stomps 2nd place at Vigo Bike Fest

Less of a review, more of a good quality teaching about Arcteryx. Check it.... HERE Read more about PTC Arcteryx Preaching

Not your average review, but a full insight from somone in the know about Arcteryx's latest pack.   Read more about Backpacker.com review of the Arcteryx Altra pack.

At the Alpine Bikes Winter Series round 3 up in Innerleithen Scotland... The snow and ice held off for this weekend and made for some fast racing. Check the vid:   Jacks race report: "It’s been a slow start to 2010 for racing in the UK with two cancelled races through February due to the... Read more about Jack Reading 2nd

Definitely worth a watch. Follow the Legend himself as he takes you through an 'average' day in his life, back home on the farm in Sheffield. Steve Peat everyone...  Read more about A day in the life of Steve Peat

As well as heaps of great films at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival there was a great new addition to the programme on Saturday night: The Arc'teryx Adventure Shot Competition. Held in the Showroom cinema bar with a great crowd attending. Alexandre Buisse came away with first place and below you can see his... Read more about Arc'teryx Adventure Shot Comp at SHAFF

  Stu from mtbcut.tv has created this awesome promo vid for Fort Bill 2010 check it out...     Read more about Fort William World Cup 2010

Check it out: HERE   Read more about Smartwool in Sweden? Ja!

Jenny went up to Scotland last week with the aim of doing some orienteering training but there was a bit too much snow in the forests around Aviemore. Not a bad second choice was to do a couple of days ski-ing and running up snowy mountains. After that she headed up to the Moray coast to train on the forested sand... Read more about Jenny in Scotland

"From the Mexican border to the Canadian border, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) weaves it's way through some of America's most breathtaking scenery. With sections of remote wilderness of more than 100 miles, bears, snakes, extremes of temperature, lack of water and food mean it's not only a huge physical undertaking,... Read more about 2,650 mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail

  Review over on Bikemagic.com  HERE Read more about Arcteryx Aerios Back pack review

Heason Events has once again pulled together the best Outdoor films of 2010 and thrown them into 2 days of none stop action at the Showroom Sheffield. This coming weekend expect to see the best in climbing, Mtb, kayak, base jumping, alpine and pretty much anything else adrenaline fueled. Arcteryx are showing support... Read more about Shaff Film Festival 2010

The legend himself put on an awesome show in near freezing conditions Sunday night down at the Works in Sheffield.   His new book 'Rock Athlete' takes you on a journey from childhood all the way through to the late 90's, with more than a few tales along the way. The next lecture will be at Outside in Hathersage on... Read more about Ron Fawcett Lecture: Climbing Works

Lots of amazing Trip reports and photos over at the Alpine Guides Blog HERE The x350a gets a review along with the Stingray pants. Read more about Alpine Guides Review

Coolhunting.com.... Check the review out..... http://www.coolhunting.com/tech/arcteryx-alpha.php Read more about Arcteryx Alpha Sv seen on.....

Five Ten Athlete Jess Stone hits the front page of PinkBike.com with an insight into her daily life,training and plans for the 2010 season. Check it out: http://www.pinkbike.com/news/jess-stone-interview-2010.html   Read more about Five Ten Athlete Jess Stone Interview.

This Episode shows a chiropractor turned Mountain Biker rip up some of the trails round Squamish.... Beautifully filmed in HD. If you've missed previou episodes, scroll down and check them out.   Read more about The Season Episode 5

Pinkbike posted up a long term review of the Freerider shoe.... check it out here Read more about Five Ten Freerider review over on Pinkbike.com

As the Dirt 100 series of the best Mountain Bike product continues.... Sam Hills find themselves on the homepage.     Read more about Five Ten on Dirt Website.

The torch relay went pass Arcteryx HQ today... Hope she had her Phase gear on, looks cold! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=11025525&id=28723810227 Read more about 2010 Winter olympics in Vancouver

Check out:   http://gloves.arcteryx.com/ for all new models of glove for Fall 10.   http://baselayer.arcteryx.com/ for the all new Phase and Eon line.   Joe   Read more about New Arcteryx Tech sites

Episode 3 and 4 from The Seasonn, an Arcteryx supported short film series.           Read more about The Season Episode 3 + 4

The second episode of 'The Season', a short series supported by Arcteryx, following different athletes all over the world.           Read more about The Season Episode 2

Following up the Dirt 100 issue, Dainese is back up on the dirtmountainbike.com site go check it out!     Read more about On the Dirt Mag home page.

So the Bigstone team is back in the office, fresh and ready for 2010 after seeing and meeting everyone at Ispo. All our brands had brillant set-ups which definitely attracted attention, leading to a busy but productive week. Here's a selection of shots from over the week....   Arc'teryx booth   Five Ten booth  ... Read more about ISPO: The Aftermath

  Carl from Arcteryx takes us through the Alpha sv glove for 2010.       Read more about Arcteryx ISPO 2010 Product Preview

Finally The Season has arrived. Follow five athletes through the course of a single season in the Northwest(or Southwest if you're in Canada). Enjoy.         Read more about The Season Episode 1

Episode 1: The first in a series of mini episodes of riding in and around Sheffield. From Downhill to DJ and even some X.C we'll hopefully be keeping the content original throughout the year. First up, a downhill trail located just south of the city. Originally built by Gee Hallam who's now moved overseas, we see Jack... Read more about This is Sheffield. Episode 1.

Few Images from Ispo.... The Hellcat. Expected Late 2010.  Line King also going to be available in Black late 2010.   Read more about ISPO Calling...

Shaff Film Fesitvals has had a little brother this year. Arcteryx sponsored climber Ian Parnell will be featured in of the films presented at this great, new event in the hope valley. The Hope Valley Adventure Film Festival is an annual event aiming to entertain and inspire using a mix of adventure films, guest... Read more about HVAFF Film Festival

Our new Smartwool man on the road Ian Loombe just got back from a trip to Ecrin. Here's what he had to say: "Just got back from Ecrin – had a great time – ice in great nick and not too much snow around so got loads done. Smartwool socks kept my feet warm and Arcteryx kept me dry and comfortable (what an... Read more about Ian Loombe TR

ARC’TERYX Signs Big Mountain Freeskier Eric Hjorleifson “Bow Valley Crew” Member and MSP Film Stalwart Joins Sayers, Hill and others on Arc’teryx Team For Immediate Release - January 27, 2010 ARC’TERYX EQUIPMENT INC. is proud to announce that Eric Hjorleifson... Read more about Arcteryx Signs Big Mountain Freeskier...

ShAFF is all about FILMS. We sometimes run lectures and panels, there are photo exhibitions, youth development projects, parties, live music and more, but above all, we concentrate on the films. Without a shadow of doubt ShAFF manages to pull together the best line up of adventure films over a single weekend,... Read more about Shaff Film Festival 2010

 Five Ten celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2010. With it, they have brought out a retro “Spiderman-sticky” Five Tennie tennis shoe that mimics a model released a quarter century ago. The shoe’s look is similar to the 1985 model. But the tech is upgraded with the company’s proprietary Stealth... Read more about Five Ten 25th Anniversary

Looks like the infamous Banff Film Festival is going Global this year with shows kicking off all aorund the world... England gets its fair share of events with showings at: Brighton Buxton Keswick Leeds Leeds London Manchester Don't miss it! Here's the preview.....     Read more about Banff Film Festival

Me and a few mates headed to the outskirts of Sheffield for a ride on Sunday. After a few laps and quite a bit of shooting, we came up with this..... Hope you like it.    Joe Read more about Winter Ride Edit.

A 22 Episode online TV show showcasing the lives of 5 Athletes all with a different story.... Supported by Arcteryx.   To subscribe via iTunes visit theseasontv.com Read more about The Season.

Why wash your Arc'teryx GORE-TEX® garment: Arc'teryx GORE-TEX® garments are designed to provide exceptional weather protection and breathability. Routine care and maintenance ensures the optimum performance of your Arc'teryx GORE-TEX® garment. The build-up of dirt and other surface contaminants such as body oil,... Read more about New Gore-Tex washing instuctions online.

Good things come to those who wait. Arcteryx athlete Ian Parnell describes some of his early season winter adventures in the UK.   There is something crazily unique about the first month or so of any winter season.  In the UK the rumours of the first specks of snow usually start filtering through by... Read more about Ian Parnell Trip Report

FiveTen/Smartwool Athlete Jess Stone, with her first interview in the Feburary issue of MBUK! Read more about Jess Stone in MBUK

Jenny and Oli hit up two different sections of the Peak this weekend, both covered in a blanket of thick snow. Check out the cornices high up on Stanage Edge. Oli headed over to Kinder... Looks wild. If the film 'Day After Tommorow' is anything to go by... I'm expecting Wolves tommorow.   Joe Read more about Snow Day MkII

So, for the last few weeks, the U.K has been receiving alot of snowfall. At least 2 feet of fresh snow clings to the hillsides in the Peak District right now, with more forecasted! There's a few of us in the office who love to ski/board and obviously you can't let crazy weather like this go to waste..... So here's a... Read more about Snow Day

Nothing like the original sample. Beefed up and Better. Greg Minaars very own pro model. Read more about Minaar

Great Shoe, Great name. I feel like humming Dam Busters. Read more about Spitfire

Oh looks like the super stiff one is back. Read more about Newton

Keep this one quiet, it’s a hush hush super sneek preview of 5.10’s super cool new high top. These will be on general release sometime in 2010. Bigstone will be receiving production samples in mid January. 3 more shoes to preview on this Blog over the next 3 days, check them out as the images are posted...... Read more about Line King

We have our diary open for appointments at ISPO with Arc'teryx, FiveTen and Smartwool. Please give the office a call or drop us a line if we haven't already been in touch! All four brands are close together in hall B5. 116 Smartwool 118b Edelweiss 209 Arc'teryx 215 FiveTen See you there...   Read more about ISPO - come and see us!