CURIOSITY AND PERSISTENCE: the top two skills living legend Johnny Dawes describes as the reasons behind his success. What is clear to me is that climbing and movement for Johnny is a deeply immersive process wrapped up in his every day happenings. "It seems like your imagination makes the world how you want". Enjoy.
Read MoreDEALING WITH BREAKS FROM CLIMBING Lucy was THE leading female climber of her generation, pushing standards across the board. It was a fine line though because pushing this hard also resulted in a number of accidents (a lot!!) and injury leading to long stretches of time off. Her philosophical approach meant each time she came back stronger and better.
Read MoreVISUALISATION AND MINDSET 25 years after climbing Hubble (the world's first 9a), Ben Moon did his second of the grade, Rainshadow at Malham Cove. Something else amazing happened that day. Prior to the ascent he fell asleep and afterwards accessed a state of consciousness that put him in the perfect frame of mind for success. We talked about this day and the ascent and his overall visualisation process and mindset for climbing.
Read MoreMAXIMISING MEMORY Abbie Robinson is a 2 time World Champion paraclimber in the B2 category (as of 2020). Her visual impairment gives her a unique view of the world. Our brain makes images based on memory and experience of the world. Abbie uses many tactics to improve her memory and ingrain perfect technique.
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A fear of falling in climbing is evolutionary natural. It may not be something everyone admits to, but I can assume you the vast majority of climbers struggle with this. It’s quite normal and it’s absolutely not related to climbing grade. The following 5 reasons came out of a survey I did on instagram.