Inspiration
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Should You Walk Away From Your Project?
There have been a remarkable amount of shifts in my climbing since I hit the 10-year-mark. In the past, I felt that I was entirely focused on the idea of ‘proving’ myself to my peers. This in itself is a stressful, and nearly unachievable thing – because this idea of proving yourself to others, is…
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Remembering How to Grow
Sometimes things are not what they seem on social media. Sometimes in order for me to move upward, I have to first hit rock bottom. I’ve seen this reflected in my climbing, my diet and health, my career goals and even in friendships or relationships. My theme of 2019 was tainted sourly by a feeling…
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How to Climb Your First 14a
There are things about sport climbing and redpointing that no other person can instill in one another, or at least no one had ever told me. Some people say trying hard is the only thing that you can’t teach, but in my own life I found more than that to be missing. There’s a drive,…
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What Projecting Your First 8A Looks Like
[Feature photo by: Lans Hansen. Shoes by Barrabes. Clothes by 3RD ROCK.] The rumour mill of sending. Every time we hear that someone has sent something, the air is filled with questions. How long did it take, how many tries, how did they get that strong —- basically just how. If you are anything like me, you…
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Why You Should Start Projecting & Stop Playing it Safe
[Feature photo by: James Taylor] A little context: for me projecting my first 8A was a very emotional process. I don’t know how to describe this fully other than through this series of paragraphs. Not your thing? For details of the actual climbing, my blog on the session by session breakdown to climbing 8A is…
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