Why does climbing have to be so ego driven? It seems everything is about putting up big numbers no matter what the discipline is…….and then talking about it……don’t get me wrong…..I have an ego as well.
I have found that I am getting farther away from climbing all the time and closer to parenting that……..
Its not about the send itself……..it’s about the attempt! For me at least.
There is nothing better than hiking out to your car after a great day of climbing. Thinking about your last attempt on your project or onsight.,….thinking about every move and every clip or piece and how you were about to rip off the wall……yet you fought through it in your mind and found a better rest and kept moving up the wall until you send…….
Even if I did not get the send……as long as I gave it my all why trying….I am happy as a clam.