I feel like a first-year at varsity. The year before I was a child, suddenly grown up. All of a sudden there were girls in mini-skirts and I had to fend for myself. I pretended to be adult but had no clue. Last year we could hug, now we are distant. How can the worldContinue reading “Points of Reference”
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Integrity part 1
I might disappoint you, even piss you off. I might take 2 steps back, for every 1 forward. I might change direction. I might make dumb mistakes. I might say (and post) stuff that I am embarrassed about later. I might push boundaries, only to step back. I might say sorry, I might not. IContinue reading “Integrity part 1”
Friends
With friends now gone I first looked into the deep blue sea. From the relative safety of the Frontal we traced the lines of the Horror Crack, Zig-zags Into Infinity Base and where Jeremy and Jeremy had played in the sky. The stained glass windows of a cathedral are meant to be experienced from insideContinue reading “Friends”
What are you measuring?
Whereas the tape measure is the most basic there are many other measurables at our disposal. My sports watch measures Heart Rate, Heart Rate Variability, how fast I ran, how far I ran, how many steps I took, how well I slept, how much stress I experienced, how well I am recovered, what I wasContinue reading “What are you measuring?”
On Balance
It is only natural to want to grow, learn, gain knowledge, improve. This is truly living. Every improvement, insight, gain in enlightenment even, comes at a cost. That cost might be time to learn a skill, experience, attention or purely financial. Often however we think that we can cut out the time required to learn.Continue reading “On Balance”
Gradient – some thoughts
Many years ago I was walking towards the North Six Shooter outside Moab with my climbing partner. By far I was the weaker climber – on paper at least. Finally we got to the base of our first tower climb together and I realised something was wrong, my partner had been lagging all morning andContinue reading “Gradient – some thoughts”
Surfing the Line
Maybe a better description would be “balancing the line” or something similar. I want to convey the feeling of dynamic movement, of back and forth, zig-zagging, carving back sharply then more smoothly. Adjusting course. But rather than dropping down one side of the wave as in surfing I want to describe riding the sharp crestContinue reading “Surfing the Line”
Add a title of your choosing
My preconceptions were the wall. I had done this before. I had felt the holds. I remember the awkward move even from years ago. I knew I wanted to do it. To do the tick. I knew the consequences of pushing on and backing off. Backing off meant quite a lot when it was meaningContinue reading “Add a title of your choosing”
“Rise to the occasion” they say
A cure all, magic spell. A hope even. The problem with such a simple explanation is that it might just be too simple. And hope does not provoke action but rather complacency. Sure, just the right amount of stress can lift us to heights previously unachievable. But this requires us to be able to throttleContinue reading ““Rise to the occasion” they say”
10 Burpees
That is what my program said. Does not seem so hard does it? I skipped over what came before or what after. The X3 rounds should have been a warning. There were others. There always are. I thought, I knew, I ignored. Suddenly I was at the place when things did not go the wayContinue reading “10 Burpees”