dingus wrote:
USnavy wrote:
Almost every time I climb, I take a lead fall because I try to lead at or above my limit so I can get better.
Why? What's the goal in getting better?
Consider a marathoner - does she have to run 26 miles every time out?
Does she afford herself a pleasant Sunday morning jog? A hike with the kids?
I'm still fascinated by the 'must get better' performance focus of a lot of climbers (most?).
Do you ever climb that 5.8 you're lecturing about? Not just to string a top rope for some friends - I mean do you slow down enough from your relentless improvement schedule to actually ENJOY the skills you have on a route that is perhaps easy for you... just for fun?
Or is your improvement the sort that requires dogged determination, few smiles and lots of suffering?
Cause it takes ALL KINDS, I've larnt.
DMT
Ok let me rephrase, every time I lead a route that is at or above my limit, I fall.
