after a good long trip(6mo's), when you forget about all things that most "normal" people consider sacred how i have looked back at all the times i had the opportunity to climb and viewed current life events and how there were times i could have climbed and didnt. Whether it be because i said "well if we travel an 2 hours both ways or more to only climb for an hour before dark. Also i can remember more than once i said " we dont have the money for the gas it costs to head to the crag and i have to be up early" when in reality subconsciously i was not willing to give my all to the one thing besides my wife i love.
I remember grounding because some pro popped from a hold on a climb i shouldn't have been climbing on anyway due to a broken foot.
I remember driving 4 hours to climb and while on belay my wife was throwing up due to having gotten out of the hospital with a stomach virus
I remember taking a trip to the local crag and trying to climb with a torn tendon in my finger. but yet pushing 2 grades harder due to focus on footwork and not having to use the 3 finger hold.
In conclusion it took a 6 month climbing in many different places and giving up what most "normal" people would consider sacred for me to realize how many times i had to opportunity to climb and didn't due to lame excuses to make me realize how much i love what we do. I wont make this mistake again.
How many times have you had the opportunity to climb and use so called real life to not make one more climb. Just wondering
(This post was edited by shanz on May 6, 2008, 12:41 AM)
