citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message five ten industry sportswear founded 1985 headquarters redlands california united states key people charles cole founder products athletic shoes parent adidas slogan brand of the brave website www.fiveten.com five ten is an american manufacturer of outdoor and athletic footwear . founded in 1985 by charles cole five ten is one of the top selling climbing shoe manufacturers worldwide . 1 the company s headquarters are located in the city of redlands california 50 miles east of los angeles . the company s european offices are in herzogenaurach germany . 2 in november 2011 adidas purchased the company for 25 million usd in cash . 3 sponsorship edit five ten actively sponsors events and athletes . five ten has a number of professional athletes and teams to focus attention on their products . five ten has signed top athletes such as professional rock climbers dean potter dave graham sasha digiulian tyler landman and ammon mcneely as well as mountain bikers sam hill and nathan rennie in addition to top athletes in other sports . five ten also sponsors events related to the specific sports for which their products are made . references edit outdoor magazine website . biz journal website . adidas group to acquire outdoor specialist five ten . five ten on modern marvels . rock & ice magazine ; july 27 2007 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help five ten turns 20 . pinkbike.com ; november 2 2005 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help scott doggett 2006 06 05 . innovators ; sticking with it ; even though it s called stealth the sticky rubber sole that charles cole developed and the climbing world has been clinging to is no secret . . los angeles times . v t e climbing types aid bouldering clean competition crack deep water solo direttissima face free free solo grass ice indoor lead rock mixed mountaineering slab speed sport top rope trad tree lists alpine clubs climbers deaths on eight thousanders equipment everest deaths first ascents knots mount hood incidents terminology terminology abseiling alpenstock anchor approach shoe ascender bachar ladder belay device belaying bolt bouldering mat cam carabiner crampons dry tooling dynamic rope exposure fifi hook grades grade bouldering harness head for heights mountaineering boot hex ice axe ice screw ice tool nut picket sure footedness pitch piton protection quickdraw self locking device shoes sling snow fluke snow protection snowshoe spotting tricam webbing media climber climbing rock & ice companies black diamond camp five ten grivel kouba la sportiva lanex mammut mountain safety research singing rock sir joseph the north face therm a rest triop ocun petzl rab red chili rock empire wild country organizations alpine club alpine club of canada american alpine club appalachian mountain club austrian alpine club austrian tourist club club alpin fran ais club alpino italiano den norske turistforening federaci n espa ola de deportes de monta a y escalada f d ration fran aise de la montagne et de l escalade german alpine club international federation of sport climbing international mountaineering and climbing federation south tyrol alpine club swiss alpine club svenska turistf reningen usa climbing category commons wikiproject portal this climbing related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title five ten footwear & oldid 719861149 categories climbing equipmentshoe companies of the united statesclimbing stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2008all articles needing additional referencescs1 errors missing author or editorall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages italiano edit links this page was last modified on 12 may 2016 at 06 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view